Stress, Mental Health and Resilience

Duration: 7.5 hours online

Discover how to manage stress and build mental resilience. Learn that stress is a natural process that can be controlled through awareness. The course explores the definition of resilience in mental health, showing that resilience is a skill anyone can develop. You’ll discover how maladaptive defences can lead to mental health issues and how to use neuroplasticity to create better responses to stress.

This course also covers the meaning of mental resilience and how to define it in the context of mental health. You’ll gain tools to assess your relationship with stress, improve mental health resilience, and understand the importance of self-awareness. By developing these skills, you’ll become more mentally resilient, better equipped to handle life’s challenges, and able to promote well-being.

Whether you’re in a high-pressure environment or want to enhance your mental fitness, this beginner-level course provides valuable insights and practical strategies. Join us to learn about resilience training in mental health and how to overcome stigma, manage stress, and achieve balance in life.

Prerequisites & Completion
At the end of each module, there is a test. Participants must successfully complete the test before continuing to the next module.

Participants who do not achieve 100% can review the module content and try as many times as necessary to advance and complete the course.

Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a downloadable certificate of completion.

In addition: This course qualifies for 7.5 CPD credits of the CCPA. Upon completion of the course, you may download the CCPA certificate and submit it to the CCPA for registration.

Course Content

1. Understanding Stress and Awareness:This module helps you identify stress as a natural process that can be controlled through increased awareness. It also explains the importance of recognizing stress early to manage it effectively.
   2. Defences and Mental Health: Discover how certain defences can lead to mental health issues, causing illness and suffering. Gain insights into managing these defences to improve your mental health resilience.
   3. Developing Mental Resilience: View resilience as a skill that anyone can develop. Learn the definition of resilience in mental health and how building this skill can fundamentally shift your relationship with stress, helping you become more mentally resilient.
   4. The Predictive Brain and Neuroplasticity: Understand that while the predictive brain is in control, we have the ability to shape it through consistent practice. This module covers establishing new neural pathways for better mental health outcomes.
   5. Self-Awareness and the Resilience Spectrum: Explore the role of self-awareness in mental health resilience. Learn how the resilience spectrum can be a pivotal tool for assessing one’s current state, locating stressors, and navigating through challenges, helping one find balance in life.

Non-refundable course. Meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR QUEBEC: Please note that while the general information contained in all our occupational health and safety courses meets provincial and federal requirements, our courses are not recognized by CNESST and are not intended to replace job-specific training.