Identifying stressors and techniques on how to handle them

Completing the word searching quizz

I don’t have any

The training is well structured and very informative

I enjoyed the crosswords

none

no

no

It confirms and make you aware of things that you actually already know. It helps one to then do something proactive about it.

It is a good course, although not everything is applicable to everyone.

No

No

Knowing what stress is and that having no signs of mental illness does not mean you have good well being or health but need to dig deeper and also that you can always get help to manage stress you are not alone.

Took long to complete but it was quite worth it.

Yes, listening to ASMR videos did help and also joining support groups did help to see you are not alone.

Yes try to summarise some of the information, but besides that, this was very helpful.

Different kind of stressors – I was amazed at how many stressors there really are and how you often experience them without necessarily being aware of it. I also found the coping strategies very uselful.

None

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Thank you for this training. It offers the opportunity for self-reflection and to slow down and evaluate your functioning within the workplace and how it affects your emotional wellbeing and mental health. The coping strategies are practical, making is more useful to implement.

How to manage stress levels

Attending an online course

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The links and activities.

It was long to get through some sections with the tabs. Shorter section would be better and maybe converting some sections to audio.

N/A

Overall it was a lovely training and I have learnt a lot. Well done ADSA Learn. Maybe converting some sections to audio.

Ways to deal with stress

None

Food to eat when stressed

No

Self reflection and awareness

It is quite long

Rest and setting boundaries. Avoiding doing too much and taking on too many things.
Trying to achieve a balance between the demands of work and home.
Being ok with saying no to things

N/A

The practical tools like Map your stressors and the SMARTER goal setting tool.

None

no

Video bases courses are always nice.

The practical applications.

None.

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I like that so many different resources were provided.

Some activities took me a little long, causing slight frustration.

https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene

I love the Yoga with Adriene Youtube channel, you can always search for specific videos (e.g. 10 minute stretching)

No comments at this time.

I found it very eye opening that factors that I struggle with at work is identified as stressors which I did not necessarily consider to be seen as stressors. I found the coping mechanisms and links to further sources very helpful.

None

Mindfullness meditation app

None

Excellent and a wide variety of strategies to assist with stressors.

Nothing. 🙂

I use exercise to combat stress, as well as having a clear line between work and personal life.

None, thank you for the course. 🙂

The links and resources

Not very geared for private practice settings / those who own their own practices.
Would be great to include some recognition of burnout for neurodivergent health professionals and how this adds an additional layer of overwhelm, people pleasing, sensory issues, etc.

N/A

Resources for neurodivergent health professionals

Practical ways to address stressors

None

None

Amazing. Thank you

Strategies to manage stress and be resilient.

None

No i don’t have any.

No I think this training is okay like this.

The most useful part of this course is learning practical strategies to manage stress and build emotional resilience in healthcare work.

A common challenge is balancing the time needed to practice self-care techniques consistently alongside a demanding healthcare workload.

5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique for anxiety relief

Mindfulness apps like Insight Timer and Headspace

Self-compassion exercises from Kristin Neff

Reflective journaling prompts for emotional processing

NO

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, STRESSORS AND HOW TO MANAGE THEM .

TO QUESTION MYSELF ABOUT MY WEELBEING

NOTHING FROM ME

NOTHING FROM ME ALL THAT IS HERE TO ME IS VERY HELPFUL SO NOTHING TO IMPROVE FROM

Doing questions after learning something

time

No

no

Being able to identify burnout and compassion fatigue along side their signs and symptoms.

Understand most words.

Taking an afternoon walk and talking to myself out loud every now and then, it calms me down.

Make it available in different languages in order to understand more

Strategies to help me with managing stress. Being able to identify different kind of stressors.

N/A

No

no

It was useful to know types of stress and getting to know the strategies to address stress

no challenges but there was lot of content which was important know

no

try to add more videos that explains each course

it teaches on how to be confident and be self-aware and how to be self-knowing and manage stress

the crosswording had incomplete words which i could not highlight all of them

no i dont

this training is good and should continue

All the resources and links, and video clips, and just all the various factors to consider listed here in one place.

I didnt always have time to complete large sections of it so had to come back a few times to complete it

Nothing that is different or over and above what has already been provided.

Thank you this course was excellent. Would be nice to have a half day or one day workshop on all of this to really take it in and action or share things with others as i am sure many of us are in the same ‘boat’. Thank you again!! Great resources!!

The information provided is definitely going to help me in the long run and in identifying and managing stress and burnouts in either myself or a colleague.

it is a long course and there’s alot of reading as well but other than that it was fun and helpful

i eat when under stress sometimes but as a student dietitian i have learnt that it is unhealthy so i would not want to share this information

no everything was perfect

Everything

It was too long, yet very informative

Yes

Make it short

Being able to identify different types of stressors and how to manage each stressor

Not being able to find the all the words in the word puzzle

I do not have any useful ways to manage stress i am just grateful i got to learn that in this course

Adding a few stressors that students can also relate to

Strategies to manage your stressors

a lot of reading

I find it useful to pray about it and sit in the sun once in a while without any devices

less reading, more audio

all the different ways to cope with stress

none

none

none, i enjoyed the training

the ways to manage & cope with your stressors

none

meditation

none

Practical stress relieving mechanism.
Examples of different stressors and how to deal with them.

None

None

None

Self care strategies provided and frequent self-reflection activities throughout the course. Links to external resources to access and download material

Nothing the course was perfect. Many things that we have heard before, but should be reminded of.

When I feel overwhelmed I use the acronym HONEYS: H – Hydration O – Organization N – Nutrition E – Exercise Y – Your “Y” S – Sleep

More suggestions for peer support, especially for remote working teams.

The practical examples

not applicable

I use most of the tool already provide in this course

Thanks you for the practical examples

How to identify your stressors.

None

No

More video or audio and less reading.

Strategies and definitions

none

No

No

I found the range of practical tools to deal with stressors most useful. These are things I can implement daily and only requires a few minutes.

Some of the resources referred to e.g. websites spam you with ads.
It would be helpful if you can provide one or two examples of how the SMART goal approach is applied using a case example for instance. Further, a little more detail of each letter would be helpful.

One of my favourite free apps to use is “How you feel”. Its been a game changer and I even recommend it to my patients.

Have interactive case studies where participants have to identify stressors of the individual, select the tools the person in the case study can use etc.

Interesting insights on how to manage stress

none

no

no

Understanding stressors.
Giving a list helped me identify with them.

Struggled to get all the words in the word search diagram.

Going for TPM sessions. Christian based therapy.

Training was good. Well done.

I truly liked that there was an explanation and a practical tip on every type of stressor mentioned. There were some things I did not even think about that could help me.

None. It was very simple and straightforward.

My only outlet currently is physical activity. I always went to the gym, but I am going to start jogging. I took it up as a hobby.

None that I can think of now.

Techniques to help

Not cellphone friendly.

no

no

The detail it provided.
The links to resources, useful videos, audio and practical information that can be applied instantly.
Well-written.

It is quite long but I do feel it is a requirement in order to fully understand this topic.
Too few CPD points for the content and length of the course.

Add a meditation app for readers to go to, like the free Insight Timer Meditation app.

Please provide more of these soft, but essential tools for healthcare providers.

Makes me feel that I am not alone and that it is normal to feel like you are failing at things but to just be aware and to make use of different strategies to help you get back on board.

Many of the things cannot be changed and they still get to me.

Not necessarily.

A handout to print at the end would be useful

Strategies to manage stress and be resilient. I liked the fact that there were specific practical examples for us to implement in our daily lives. This course has given me a lot of ideas and tools to learn how to manage my work-life balance.

One technical issue – the last form (SMARTER-plan_fillable) would not allow me to fill in each block without automatically copying/filling in what I had typed in another block.
Otherwise, the course was great. Having to look inward and realise how much work I need to do is challenging but I am hopeful that introducing a few strategies (a couple at a time) will help me to manage my stress.

Unfortunately I do not have anything extra to add at this point. I am only at the beginning of my journey and still finding ways to manage stress.

I think this training was great. It is a good idea to incorporate quizzes and fillable forms to make sure that people are putting in the work to help themselves. The extra links to different podcasts and websites etc are also helpful.

Identifying stressors in my life and prioritising it on a map, and then practical strategies to manage it.

Started feeling tired while watching video on perfection.
The video about the stress bucket (to the point with lots of visuals) on the other hand kept my attention well.

Starting a hobby by doing something that relaxes you and is therapeutic for you e.g. painting.

I enjoyed the training, you can please provide more such training opportunities.

The concise manner in which the information was presented and the additional links that added to explaining concepts that were kept short

The first questionnaire that started with questions related to the content of the course and I wasn’t sure if I had missed lessons and learning material that was supposed to be done prior to the assessment

One of my useful tool is catching up on Wild Earth and connect with nature. I love nature and wildlife so for several minutes a day I get to immerse myself into nature and relax

No comment

I have a keen interest in nervous system regulation and personally have gone through burnout. So, a lot of the different strategies are things I have not only come across but implemented in my own life. Those techniques and strategies are also things I share with friends and clients alike. I found the breakdown of different ‘stressors’ very useful as it provided additional information that I can use; especially regarding environmental and workplace stressors.

N/A

Additional considerations for mental health:
– ‘Grounding/earthing’ – being in nature (ideally barefoot).
– Healthy sun exposure

This is a very comprehensive list of stressors and strategies. No other suggestions. Thank you so much.

Practical applications of information – stressor mapping

Long lists of strategies.

N/A

Less lists/information and more practical application and implementation of the information. Topics like these don’t always need lots of information (intellectual understanding) rather have more practical ideas/time for self-reflection and step-by-step guidance for these.
But otherwise, thank you for identifying the need for this very important topic.

The useful resources which were shared and the stressor map. Additionally, the fact I could stop and return to the course was very helpful.

It was a lot of reading, perhaps a guided video at some points would have eased that burden.

None at this stage.

See comments above.

The strategies for coping with stress, such as reflective journaling (I started journaling and planning to do it on a daily basis), prayer etc. I also enjoyed the section on assertiveness, need to practice that a lot.

The word quiz activity

Engaging in adventurous activities often helps to calm me down.

No I do not. I really enjoyed it and it was very helpful. I feel better actually, I was feeling very anxious before taking the training.

The resources provided with the links when sharing strategies and information with reagrds to stressors and managing stressors and setting up a self care plan.

I did not have any particular frustrations or challenges with this course. It was helpful I will be sharing this course with my colleagues.

There isn’t any that I can add to what was given in this course.

No I found that the course was set up very well. I could follow well and there is very helpful tools and strategies provided.

Strategies to manage stress
The differentiation between types of stressors
Learning that compassion fatigue is an actual thing – I did not know that at all

None

No, but I did learn a few useful exercises/tools from this course that I will start using to manage my stress

Thank you! This course was VERY informative and helpful. I really enjoyed it a lot. I will be sharing this course with other healthcare practitioners that I work with.

the tools shared

none

Adult Coloring
Mindfulness activities
Free exercise Apps like FitOn

Well designed

How to identify stressor abd classify them so we can easily break them down and find strategies to deal with them

None

None

None

I like the SMARTER printout

None

N/A

N/A

Coping Techniques

None

N/A

N/A

The downloadable planners and fill-in forms – helps organise things visually and makes sense of things more

Picking the most important things to focus on as many factors influence daily life.

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definitions, that it didnt take up a lot of time and add to the work stress load.

The word search was a waste of time and completely irrelevant. I didnt know that I didnt have to finish it. It was a frustration and totally unrelated to the topic. Slow lagging time when trying to move onto next sections.

Helpful training I have done was personality testing to understand the motivations behind certain behaviours, helpful and unhelpful behaviours. This was related to health care wellbeing. Very insightful.

I personally prefer the video talking to the reading sections

Strategies to cope

Admitting/identifying stress or burnout habits in own life

None

None, thanks very much.

The examples on how to deal with stressors

None

N/A

N/A

Identifying stressors and how to manage them

Alot of reading, rather use more videos

Sorry, do not have

Use more visuals

Stress management tools

Word search!

None

None

The Strategies to Manage Stress and be Resilient, as well as Putting Ideas into Practice and staying accountable

None

None

None

Different strategies

None

None

None

Difference between burnout and compassion fatigue

Loading of internet

.

Thank you for making us more aware

The resources

None

none

none

That a-lot of the feeling I was experiencing are in fact normal and common.

Knowing a few of the strategies-but now I need to go an implement them. Knowing we don’t have control of numerous factors and can’t fix everybody’s problems and take away everyone’s pain.

Try attend regular therapy- not only when you are in a crisis.

No 🙂

The practical strategies provided and the array of useful tools, websites and resources

None

The ones I use were mentioned in teh training – SADAG and Healthcare workers Network

Thank you for creating this valuable training

The various strategies & tips on how to address various stressors.

The SMARTER fillable form gave some problems. When I insert info in one block, it copies it to all the others, and my previous answer is erased.
This was a well put together course and very helpful thank you!

None at the moment.

No

coping mechanism strategies for various stressors

NONE

The stress code – find link below to book
https://www.panmacmillan.co.za/authors/richard-sutton/the-stress-code/9781770106574

None

Suggestions on how to manage stress and burnout

None

N/A

Provide PDFs that can be printed to refer to for self-care

Different strategies to manage stress

None

NA

NA

practical tips

the system was a bot slow in loading

n/a

n/a

Delving more into the differences between burnout and compassion fatigue

Making enough time for the self-reflection activities

Thank you, will do

This is great, thanks

Test

Test

Test

Test

Test

Test

No

No

N/A

A lot

No

No Thanks