Stress Management for Today's Policing

Introduction

“Stress and unhappiness come not from situations, but how you respond to situations” - Brian Tracy

Recent research shows that damage caused by negative stress is increasing all the time. Now is the time to take countermeasures. The increase of work-related stress can partly be explained by the increasingly hectic society, as well as the steadily growing economic restraints. Ever striving for further competitiveness forces many organizations to carry through structural changes and cut costs. Besides the increasing workload, there is also an increasing sense of insecurity that emotionally burdens officers.

For today's police departments, work-related stress is one of the causes of high expenditure. It is the greatest threat to improved productivity and staff wellbeing. When the demands and the emotional pressure on the job become too high, nervousness, anxiety, fear, addictions, depression, and burn-out are possible results. The consequences for the business could be, among others:

• Absences through illness and accidents
• Mistakes, poor organisation, and greater risks
• Unhappy community
• The conflict between colleagues and the community
• Lack of motivation and less involvement
• Low productivity and innovation

This Stress Management for Today's Policing training course will develop the techniques and proven stress reduction methods that the participants can apply at work and in their daily lives. Thus, they will be able to manage better any physical and mental situation that triggers individual stress and perform their duties with greater capacity.

Objectives

At the end of this Stress Management for Today's Policing training course, the participants will learn to: 

• Sources & triggers of stress in our life
• Management techniques to combat stress at work
• Manage your mind & body effectively to overcome stress
• Transform toxic thoughts into positive thoughts
• Transform conflict into collaboration
• Deal effectively with stressful situations