Outline for an 8 hours course

1.     Stress defined: the way you react physically and emotionally to change

2.     Managing Stress
--------a. Stress is a fact of life, should not be a way of life.
------------There are many things in life you can’t control but very few you can’t learn to manage

3.     Short stress test (self checked)

4.     Short video (Stress in the work place)

5.     Stress awareness
--------a. Recognizing the problem
--------b. Finding a solution
--------c. Developing a positive attitude
--------d. Developing a positive lifestyle

6.     Stress management
--------a. Positive stress
--------b. Negative stress

7.     Stress burnout: 3 stages of stress exhaustion and intervention
--------a. Confusion
--------b. Frustration
--------c. Despair

8.     Burnout symptoms

9.     Stages of burnout

10.  -Technostress and change
--------a. Techno types
--------b. 7 steps to overcome technostress

11.  -Wellness defined: The condition of good physical and mental health especially
------ when maintained by proper diet, exercise and habits.
--------a. Performance and alertness
--------b. Supportive sleep measures
--------c. Total fitness
--------d. Changing shifts
--------e. Relationship maintenance
--------f. Critical incidents stress
--------g. Post traumatic stress disorder

12.  -Six myths of living longer

13.  -Making ethical decisions

14.  -10 reasons that law enforcement officers are different

15.  -Pursing life outside the job

16.  -Dismantling superman
--------a. Average life expectancy of as police officer is ------ years old
--------b. Average life expectancy of a non policeman is -----years
--------c. Post retirement life expectancy for a police officer is just ----- years
--------d. Suicide rate among police officers :------- per 1000,000, 52% higher than non
------------police officers

17.  -Officer family survival Tips