Health and Wellness

Duration: 0.25 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MobileReady

Learn to safely share a workspace to keep you and your coworkers healthy The spread of COVID-19 led many offices to institute new rules and guidelines. This type of event underscores the importance of a clean environment in which employees are considerate about sharing space. By the end of this course, you will feel confident about sharing a workspace effectively to keep you and your coworkers healthy and safe. Brain Bites micro-learning courses are information-rich and convey important topics with an engaging mix of video and animation. With 5-minute video lessons and 30-minute-or-less courses, Brain Bites are the perfect tool to educate today’s busy workforce.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Share a workspace safely and effectively with your coworkers.
• Create an environment of open communication about employee health that encourages people to take care of themselves.
• Describe ways to limit the spread of germs in office hotspots like the breakroom, bathroom, and general office area.
• Understand the importance of having your own equipment even when sharing spaces with coworkers.
• List common government guidelines for keeping an office area clean and disinfected.
• Describe how a neater office space can improve both physical and mental wellbeing.

Duration: 0.25 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MoblieReady

Protecting your health against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) starts with getting the right information. This interactive online course features critical information about how COVID-19 spreads, how to recognize its symptoms, how to prevent and treat the virus, and what to do if you become sick with the virus.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify how COVID-19 spreads
• Recognize its symptoms
• Explain how to prevent and treat the virus
• Determine what to do if you become sick with COVID-19

Duration: 0.25 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MoblieReady

A COVID-19 outbreak could last for a long time in your community. Creating a household plan can help protect your health and the health of those you care about in the event of an outbreak in your community. This interactive online course will provide you with practical guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help you get your household ready for community transmission of the disease in the United States.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify actions you should take to before an outbreak occurs in your community
• Identify actions you should execute during an outbreak
• Identify actions you should take after an outbreak occurs

Duration: 0.25 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MoblieReady

Crises such as the COVID-19 outbreak can certainly induce an incredible amount of worry and stress on anyone. Stress is our body’s way of responding to physical, emotional, or mental demands, such as those imposed by COVID-19 pandemic. This interactive online course discusses signs and symptoms of stress and explains the physical and emotional effects of built up stress, such as anxiety. This course also discusses stress management techniques, treatment options, and lifestyle changes to help alleviate stress during such difficult times.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define stress and anxiety
• Identify common signs and symptoms
• Explain how to reduce stress for yourself and others

Duration: 0.25 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MoblieReady

Advancements in technology and 24/7 internet access have dramatically changed strategies for workforce management, providing flexible, remote working opportunities for some workplaces in times of crisis like the COVID-19 outbreak. This interactive online course describes the factors that contribute to the need for a remote workforce, discusses the advantages and challenges of transitioning to a remote workforce environment, and lists best practices for successful remote workforce management.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• List best practices for leadership when transitioning to a remote workforce
• List best practices for working remotely
• Identify pitfalls to avoid during the transition

Duration: 0.25 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MoblieReady

Cleaning of visibly dirty surfaces followed by disinfection is a best practice measure for prevention of COVID-19 and other viral respiratory illnesses in community settings. This interactive online course will provide you with practical guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for cleaning and disinfecting rooms or areas where those with confirmed COVID-19 have visited.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the differences between cleaning and disinfection
• Identify best practices for cleaning and disinfecting
• Identify PPE and hand hygiene best practices

Duration: 0.25 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MoblieReady

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidelines for the use of cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. This interactive online course covers best practices for wearing cloth face coverings and includes tutorials for sew and no sew methods for creating face coverings as recommended by the CDC.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• List the steps for creating a sewn cloth face covering
• List the steps for creating a non sewn cloth face covering
• Identify best practices for wearing a cloth face covering

Duration: 0.25 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

Are you considering reopening your business? The CDC has released guidance to help organizations make reopening decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially to protect vulnerable workers. It is important to check with state and local health officials to determine the most appropriate actions that are unique to your community. This interactive online course will provide you with practical guidance from the CDC to help get your organization ready to reopen.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Determine if you should reopen your business

Duration: 0.25 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Spanish
Capability: Audio, Video

Employees constantly encounter conflicts with bosses, changing responsibilities, financial pressures and many other situations that can lead to stress. Workplace stress can negatively affect a company due to decreased attendance, proficiency, and productivity. This course will help workers identify potential stressful situations, become aware of the effects stress can have on their health, relationships, and careers, as well as list ways to manage stress.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Current statistics about the impact of stress in the workplace 
• Positive and negative aspects of stress 
• Types of stressors 
• Symptoms of stress 
• Stress and work performance 
• When stress is out of control 
• Techniques for managing stress

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

Drug addiction is when an individual is involved in compulsive drug seeking and use, regardless of any negative health or social consequences. This compulsive drug use can cause employees to be more likely to miss work, be less productive, or even be involved in on-the-job accidents. This course raises awareness by discussing the effects of different types of drugs and alcohol as well as how to recognize and deal with symptoms of abuse.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• The risk factors and process of addiction 
• The impact of addiction in the workplace 
• The most common types of abused drugs  Recognizing the symptoms of addiction 
• Workplace drug policies and testing 
• Helping an employee overcome abuse and addiction 
• Common types of addiction treatment

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MobileReady

Being unorganized can lead to a stressful and less productive career and life. This interactive online course will teach you how to improve time management efforts to bring more balance and focus to your career and life. You will learn three specific rules for effective time management and better work life balance. You will also learn seven things you can do to increase your ability to focus.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Differentiate between efficiency and effectiveness
• List the three rules to time management and work-life balance
• Describe how the 80/20 Rule works
• Identify seven things you can do to increase your ability to focus

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Video

We all know it is important to have healthy habits in our lives, but there is a big difference between knowing, and doing. Through application exercises and a rich multimedia process, this course teaches simple strategies to help you implement simple daily practices that lead to a healthy life.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Video

Have time set aside, but no energy to use the time well? Learn the skills of managing your energy to find yourself getting more done and feeling better while you do it! Through the effective use of application exercises and a rich multimedia process, this course will take you on a journey of discovery to implement a workable plan to energize your life and get more done.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Video

Eu-stress and Di-stress. One positive, one negative. One can push us to new levels of achievement, the other can kill. In this course, learn the difference between positive and negative stress, and how to manage both to help you achieve the results you desire. Reduce the negative stress in your world by using application exercises and a rich multimedia process. Check process to identify pain points and take action to regulate the stress you experience.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Video

Do you live to work or work to live? In this course you will explore your motivation and priorities, and discover how the answers to strategic questions can help you create a healthy rewarding balance between the activities in your life. Through interactive assignments and a rich multimedia process, this course will help you realign with your priorities and experience the life you desire.

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

The modern workplace is often thought of as a strictly professional, rational, logical environment. Cooperation is key—personal opinions and emotions must be put aside in the name of teamwork, which may be easier said than done! No one can expect to connect with fellow colleagues the way they do their own friends or family members. One crossed word or bad mood can damage corporate relations, sometimes irreparably. The uncertainty of the business environment of today, and resulting stress that follows only adds to the pressure workers feel in performing their level best. Feeling overworked and overwhelmed is natural in the workplace, especially when it comes to dealing with change.

The purpose of this course is to illustrate ways you can overcome the emotional barriers you may face in the workplace. This course will guide you through various exercises and give you tips to help you manage your emotions at work so you can perform to the best of your abilities.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Discuss why it’s important to manage your emotions, especially at work
• Recognize common workplace emotions, their symptoms, and consequences
• Explain how stress can affect individuals both positively and negatively
• Discuss anger management, such as understanding emotional triggers, and the best ways to handle confrontations
• Describe ways to manage emotions at work

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

What if a third of our employees could not come to work because they were sick – or were caring for sick family members? What if the companies that we rely on to do business – suppliers, staffing companies, even banking – could not take care of our business due to flu absences in their own companies?

An outbreak of influenza can cripple a business’s productivity if a large percentage of its employees are infected all at once. As the threat of a pandemic flu increases, business managers and HR professionals should take steps now to create and implement a pandemic influenza response plan. If done properly, an influenza response plan can help businesses reduce the risk of a large percentage of absenteeism and maintain crucial operations, as influenza is more widely transmitted.

This course will explain the latest CDC and Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines, as well as provide checklists and sample communications to help business and HR professionals assemble a pandemic influenza response plan. The training provided in this course will help employers to determine how to avoid adverse effects on other entities in their supply chains while also reducing transmission among staff.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain how a flu outbreak may affect your business
• Describe the components of an Influenza Plan for your business
• List the action steps you can take to prevent the spread of flu in your business

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Common workplace health and safety issues can take a toll on staff and the company budget, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Many of the problems workers encounter on the job are preventable if steps are taken to avoid injuries before they happen. This online course explores methods used to design safe workspaces and examines work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs), which are a leading cause of injury in the workplace. You’ll also learn specific ergonomically correct techniques for heavy lifting, setting up a computer station and more.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the risk factors for MSDs and the process for addressing ergonomics issues in your workplace
• Identify problem areas and minimize hazards to prevent MSDs
• List specific ergonomic guidelines
• Explain the best way to set up a computer workstation to help prevent the development of MSDs

Duration: 3.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoking accounts for approximately 443,000 deaths every year in the United States—roughly one out of every five people. It is the leading cause of preventable death among Americans, yet an estimated 46 million U.S. adults continue to smoke, and an alarming number of young adults and teens are following suit.
Quitting smoking is the single best thing you can do to protect and improve your health and the health of those around you, and those who are able to quit greatly reduce their risk for heart disease, stroke, cancer and other tobacco-related health illnesses. Although quitting isn’t easy, it is possible with the right combination of knowledge, support, and aids/medications. This interactive online course provides the latest in evidence-based research on proven practices and coping strategies to help you quit smoking. All the information is presented in an easy-to-follow format that will walk you through the key elements you need to quit smoking forever.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the real facts about nicotine
• Be knowledgeable of nicotine addiction and its effects on your health
• Evaluate the different cessation methods and determine which might be best for you
• Be prepared for the unique obstacles that nicotine addicts face
• Recognize your smoking triggers and provide a plan to deal with them
• Put together a personal plan to quit smoking
• Celebrate your decision, your success, and your new life

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Stress is our body’s way of responding to physical, emotional, or mental demands. Although typically associated with negative circumstances, stress can be caused by both good and bad experiences. Our bodies react to stress by releasing chemicals into the blood to give us energy and strength to handle the situation. This evolutionary reaction can be a good thing when stress is caused by real physical danger; however, this survival response can wreak havoc if it builds up without a proper outlet. This interactive online course discusses signs and symptoms of stress, and explains the physical and emotional effects of built up stress, such as pain and anxiety. The course also describes stress management techniques, treatment options, and lifestyle changes to help alleviate stress.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Define what stress is and identify different sources of stress
• Discuss common signs and symptoms of anxiety
• Describe the physical and emotional effects of stress
• Explain the effect of lifestyle habits on stress
• Describe stress management techniques and strategies to prevent stress and anxiety

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Do you take sleep for granted? Many of us can fall asleep quickly anywhere while others struggle. If you want information about proven tools for getting the rest you need, this is the course that will supply your wish list. You will get foundational information, myth busters, and facts. You will also receive tools and methods from experts to use in your individualized solution for a good night’s sleep.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the different stages of sleep
• Demonstrate knowledge of both acute and chronic insomnia
• Explain how diet and exercise have a direct affect on sleep
• Understand how sleep can be affected by depression
• Discuss the medical risks associated with sleep apnea
• Explain the positives and negatives of napping
• Understand the risks associated with lack of sleep

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Drinking responsibly has a number of benefits, such as stress reduction, enhanced mood and improved mental health, the experience of pleasure, increased creativity, social benefits, and positive effects on quality of life. Your ability to drink responsibly depends on genetics, age at which you started drinking, culture, family environment, and mental health. This interactive course provides you with tips for drinking responsibly, as well as what drinking responsibly involves, and does not involve.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the physical and mental effects of alcohol on the body
• Identify alcohol units and safe drinking limits
• Identify what drinking responsibly involves, and does not involve
• Identify tips for drinking responsibly
• Identify sources of help if you feel that alcohol has become a problem in your life

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Every time you turn around it seems that there is a new fad, diet, or piece of exercise equipment on the market. With so many things to choose from, how do you know where to begin? The goal of this course is to introduce you to the basics of exercise, and provide you with a program that will help you take that first step toward fitness. We will look at the physical and mental benefits of excise, and discuss how to create a successful exercise program that you can use to get started.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the physical and mental benefits of exercise
• Describe the different types of exercise
• Identify the principles of a successful exercise program
• Identify ways that you can prevent injury

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Understanding the common pitfalls of parenting, how to provide constructive discipline, and how to develop a healthy relationship with your child are just a few ways to identify areas for connection and improvement. This course is intended to help you as parents not only define your role and style, but to improve upon problem areas. You will be able to identify with the content and then think about how you can apply it to your own experience.

Most parents recognize that this role can be a challenging one and that those who serve in it are often a work in progress. Identifying areas for improvement and understanding what it takes to raise successful children is pivotal. You will get examples to consider what you can do to be more helpful to your children, create a loving and nurturing environment, and help their development in the most effective way possible.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• List the various parenting styles and name which one most closely relates to your own
• Identify potential issues within your parenting style and plan behavior accordingly
• Discuss common problem areas, implications, and methods to modify them Understand what it truly takes to create a loving and nurturing environment for your child
• Describe effective ways to speak to your child
• Explain forms of constructive successful discipline
• Recognize an appropriate relationship with your child and how it changes through the years
• Expound on the positive and negative implications of your role as a parent and the actions that you take

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

We all have personal health information, and many of us are responsible for the health and personal information of others. Most of us agree that information should be private and therefore, protected. The HIPAA Privacy Standards were created for that purpose. Criminal charges can be brought against anyone in healthcare who is not in compliance. You can be knowledgeable and better protected by being familiar with these standards.

This interactive course gives you definitions and ways to recognize non-compliance. We’ll discuss how to protect private health information and we’ll give you examples of situations you could face and how to handle them correctly.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain HIPAA and its purpose
• Define PHI and other confidential information and when it can be used
• Recognize possible situations of non-compliance
• Describe the result of breaking HIPAA

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Yoga is a form of exercise that can be used to reduce stress in our lives. Benefits include improving posture, learning better breathing and relaxation techniques, and balancing the “Chi” using exercise. In this course, you will learn ways of finding stillness, the 7 chakras, and the meditation techniques associated with each.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Define what yoga is and name four paths of yoga.
• Identify proper sitting postures for beginners.
• Summarize and explain breathing basics and irregularities caused by the mind.
• Identify the four major categories of breathing.
• Demonstrate at least two types of balanced breathing techniques.
• Identify why complete relaxation is crucial for beginner yoga and meditation.
• Identify the six steps of relaxation.
• Understand the meaning of Chi and the energy meridians in the body.
• Identify the meaning of harmonizing and balancing the body.
• Identify exercises that work to balance and harmonize.
• Demonstrate the ability to find their “center”.
• Identify the process of “finding stillness”.
• Identify the four major levels of meaning and experience associated with the OM mantra.
• Identify the ways that you can allow your mind to flow with the So hum Mantra.
• Identify all seven chakras, their locations in the body, and what they are associated with.

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Childhood obesity is alive and real. In fact, it is triple the rate from just one generation ago. While there are several causes of obesity in today’s youth, the possibilities for prevention are literally endless! By teaching your child how to make healthier food choices and encouraging active play (yes, play!), you can help him or her grow into a fit and healthy adult. What a gift!

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• List the most common culprits of obesity in children
• Describe the health consequences of being an obese child
• Use the food label to help make better food choices
• Identify proper portion sizes of food from each of the food groups
• Identify healthy ways to reward your child without food
• Recognize the presence of artificial sweeteners in your child’s food

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

In a world of fad diets, quick fixes and fast food, eating right and staying healthy can be a real challenge. The goal of this course is to give you all the tools you need to get all the good nutrition your body requires to maintain a lifetime of health and wellness. If you want to shed unwanted pounds, you can use these guidelines to reduce your caloric intake, increase your activity and reduce your consumption of fat and sodium in the process.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand what fruits, vegetables and sources of protein offer optimal nutrition
• Choose which carbohydrates to include in your diet to maintain health
• Determine which drinks will keep you hydrated, reduce sodium intake and offer your body health benefits
• Limit your consumption of prepared, processed and fast foods
  Select a sensible eating plan that meets your own personal preferences and health goals
• Lose weight, if you wish, through a combination of healthy eating and regular exercise

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Are you one of the 1 in 3 adults suffering from high blood pressure or high cholesterol? If left untreated, both can cause serious harm to your health—including heart disease and stroke! Did you know there are simple, painless steps you can put into practice today to improve your numbers? The power to achieve a healthier body is in your hands!

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Define healthy cholesterol and blood pressure levels
• Explain the negative side effects of high blood pressure and cholesterol to your health
• Identify sources of healthy and unhealthy fats in your diet
• Describe how to identify a whole grain by looking at a food label
• Identify food sources of cholesterol-lowering soluble fiber
• Name three health benefits of exercise
• Identify common and hidden sources of sodium in your diet
• Describe one stress-relief technique that can help reduce the tension in your life

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Poor posture, typically defined as having excessive curvatures of the spine, slumped shoulders and a forward projecting chin, are common ailments in today’s society. Improper posture inhibits proper breathing patterns by limiting the room the diaphragm has to push down into the abdomen to make room for the lungs. And breathing is one of the basic requirements of life; it is the first thing we do when we are born and the last thing upon death. Each minute, the average person breathes 12 times, inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide. These processes are controlled by the autonomic nervous system and unless you are actively listening to or watching for breathing, you are essentially unaware of it.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify improper posture for both sitting and standing positions and demonstrate knowledge of proper posture and its benefits
• Identify the basics of breathing, including the different components that make up the respiratory system, where they are located and their general function
• Identify the four different types of “breathers” and what category they fall under
• Identify the advantages of nose breathing versus mouth breathing
• Identify differences between chest, diaphragmatic and belly breathing
• Identify the advantages of controlled breathing techniques
• Identify the significance and use of nose breathing exercises
• Identify various breathing techniques

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

If you ever felt uncomfortable in a relationship or out of place in your company but didn’t know why, it could be that the person or the corporation has core values that are different from yours. If this situation sounds familiar, or if you’d like to know more about values and how to get clearer on your life’s purpose, then this is the course for you.

We will guide you to define your core values and your life’s purpose, and explore practical ways to create a personal and professional life in harmony with the inner you.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the importance of core values and where they come from
• Identify personal & professional core values
• Recognize corporate core values and their importance to business, staff and customer
• Describe some practical ways of using visioning to achieve life’s purpose
• Discuss a practical action plan to live life’s purpose

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

Goal setting is the foundation of all successful endeavours. When we set a goal, what we are really doing is defining the roadmap of our life. With each goal we set, we establish the path we wish to take towards our objectives.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Define what a goal is and how it can help you achieve success
• Discuss how we can program our subconscious minds to achieve our goals
• Name the five criteria referenced by the SMART acronym
• Define short, medium, and long term goals
• Explain the purpose of writing down your goals
• Describe visualization techniques
• Name the characteristics of an effective affirmation
• Discuss what you should do when you reach an important goal
• Describe reasons you might fail to achieve a goal and how develop an overall plan for success

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, MobileReady

This course will take us on a journey through five core areas of our human experience: the physical, the psychological, the spiritual, the social, and the occupational elements of being human that make up our lives. In each area we will learn about a tried and true pathway leading to greater happiness. For each of these pathways, we will offer tips and tools to help implement strategies to build happy and contented lives.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe helpful and informative facts and ideas about five pathways that lead to living a more a joyful life
• Explain how exercise, nutrition and your environment affect your well-being
• Understand and practice new ideas about how to create happiness through Positive Psychology
• Identify the practice of Self-Inquiry to transform internal dialogue and uncover inner happiness
• Describe how to use relationships to foster joy and gratitude

Duration: 4.00 Hrs

Course Level: Fundamental
Languages: English
Capability: MobileReady, Responsive

Stress can be defined as a chronic imbalance of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). This 4-hour interactive online course discusses the dangerous effects of stress and how to control stress through a Stress Management and Relaxation Training Program (SMART). This course is divided into three parts, providing the student with a background study of stress, reasons why it is a problem and practical tested information and techniques concerning stress. These techniques can improve the quality and, very likely, the length of your life.

There will be a test included at the end of this course.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe several theories that define stress and how it affects general health.
• Using the BREAD formula, identify how stress affects both your physical and psychological health.
• Using the BREAD formula, identify immediate relief from the symptoms of stress.
• Using the BREAD formula, identify techniques to gain permanent release from the underlying causes of stress.
• Learn and identify possible solutions to stress using the SMART approach.
• Develop a personal SMART program, using the BREAD formula.

This Course is Divided into Three Parts:

• Part One provides a brief background regarding stress and why it’s a problem. It also introduces the concept of Dynamic Pairs.
• Part Two introduces The BREAD Formula. This ten-part formula will provide you with simple, action-oriented techniques you can use to develop your own SMART Program.
• Part Three will help you put it all together to develop a S.M.A.R.T. plan that will work for you.

Purpose

This part of the course gives a background of the study of stress and explains why it is a real problem. Then it gives you practical, tested information and techniques concerning stress. The techniques can improve the quality and, very likely, the length of your life.

Format

Each section will follow the same five-step approach to determine:
1. The Problem: Define the situation
2. The Cause: Determine the reasons for the situation
3. The Cure: Identify possible solutions
4. The Techniques: List actual, practical methods in a how-to format
5. The Goal: The final desired result

At the end of each section, you”ll find an assignment to help you put into practice the techniques you will learn.