Course Outline
Session 1 — Understanding Stress and Building Awareness
- What is stress? An exploration of the biological and psychological mechanisms behind it.
- Identifying individual stress triggers and recognizing early warning signs.
- Understanding resilience as a skill that can be cultivated for government employees.
- Guided reflection: Mapping your current stress response to enhance self-awareness.
- Practice: Techniques for quick grounding and breathing to provide immediate relief.
- Between-session task: Establish a daily 5-minute de-stress routine to maintain balance.
Session 2 — Managing Personal Challenges and Reframing Stress
- How personal issues (health, finances, relationships) impact workplace stress for government personnel.
- Tools for compartmentalizing and prioritizing personal concerns to improve focus at work.
- Introduction to cognitive reframing and fostering positive self-dialogue in a professional setting.
- Paired activity: Reframing common workplace stress scenarios to promote constructive thinking.
- Experiential exercise: “Perspective Shift” guided reflection to gain new insights.
- Between-session task: Practice reframing one stressor per day to build resilience.
Session 3 — Resilience, Adaptability, and Feedback Readiness
- Understanding emotional intelligence in decision-making under stress for government roles.
- Developing adaptability and openness to change in a rapidly evolving work environment.
- Practical feedback model: Techniques for receiving and integrating feedback constructively in a professional setting.
- Role play: Managing stressful feedback or change conversations to enhance communication skills.
- Group reflection: Sharing key insights and personal resilience strategies to foster a supportive community.
- Final activity: Creating your personal Resilience Action Plan for ongoing development.
Summary and Next Steps
- Review of personal progress and techniques learned to ensure sustained improvement.
- Commitment to one ongoing resilience practice to maintain long-term well-being for government employees.
- Optional follow-up or coaching session for continued support and accountability.
Testimonials (2)
SMART Goal session was the most enjoyable part of the training that helped me manage my time properly. it helps me set my goal clearer and i could really see that setting SMART Goal can relate to almost everything such as Finance, Social Life, Career and Personal Growth.
Manot Sae - MVCI (Thailand) Limited
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I liked the involvement of the trainer and how her energy involved also the participants, the training was interesting, with many practical supporting facts and examples, practical exercises. It was great!
