Managing Anxiety

Learning outcomes

• An understanding of CBT, how it works and some simple techniques
• An understanding of what anxiety is and how differently it can affect different people
• Knowing how to recognise and approach anxious thoughts

About this course

In 2018/19, there were at least 602,000 workers who suffered from work-related stress, depression, or anxiety.

This Managing Anxiety Training course provides ideas and techniques to help people to manage their anxiety, this includes belly breathing techniques, strengthening your resilience and ABC forms that help people to highlight how they felt and behaved during an anxiety-provoking event.

CBT, or cognitive behavioural therapy, can play a key part in helping people better manage anxious thoughts. Recognised by the NHS, here is how they describe the process:

"Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. It's most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for other mental and physical health problems." - NHS

When users complete our IOSH Approved course, we hope that they feel more confident in addressing uncomfortable or upsetting situations, so they can lessen the impact they have on them.

Want to know more about mental health as a whole in UK workplaces? Download our free white paper today that covers mental ill-health in UK workplace and ISO 45003 & wellbeing at work.

The importance of Managing Anxiety Training

It’s important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organization and employees.

Certificate

Download and print

Each of our courses ends with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This Managing Anxiety Training course concludes with a 10 question multiple-choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

What does my certificate include?

Your Managing Anxiety Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.

Why is this training important?

Business benefits

Whether an employee's anxiety is induced by a heavy workload, lack of support, changes to the workplace, or bullying, it is absolutely crucial that your employees are aware of how to best deal with anxious thoughts whilst at work.

With roughly 602,000 workers suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in the UK in 2018/19 alone, it is clear to see that some employees aren't as good at handling their anxious thoughts as others. Hence the importance of this training course.

The course aims to provide the user with the right techniques and tools to manage anxious thoughts safely and effectively.

As a result of employees being more informed on this topic, you could see a boost in productivity amongst your employees! In fact, for every £1 you invest in the wellbeing of your employees, you can see an average of a £4.20 return!