Stress Control Programme
As part of our PSE programme, learners are taught strategiesto help manage their emotional and mental health and wellbeing. This includes the Stress Control Programme.
All teachers delivering the Stress Control Programme have received training from Dr Jim White, clinical psychologist and creator of the programme. His Stress Control Programme is delivered by teachers in Turnbull High School. It is also delivered by colleagues within the NHS in a variety of settings.
Given the circumstances with Covid 19, Dr White has given permission for the school to share the programme with our wider school community.
The Stress Control Programme is delivered by trained teachers in school as part of our wider PSE and Wellbeing curriculum. By sharing the programme, please be aware that the school is not advocating in any way that this replace existing advice from CAMHS or NHS colleagues where this is appropriate and relevant.
Stress Control online Stress is a normal reaction to the rapidly changing and uncertain times we are all living in at the moment. If you are feeling a bit more stressed than usual and would like to learn some great ways, free-of-charge, to deal with common problems like anxiety, depression, panicky feelings, poor sleep and poor wellbeing then come along to our online Stress Control class.
‘Stress Control’ is a six-session cognitive-behavioural therapy class used extensively in community-settings bythe NHS (UK) and HSE (Ireland) and across the world. It is also part of our school’s Wellbeing curriculum.
You can find out more here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVRme6oWZT2hsCYaSergGw.
As you can’t come to a regular class due to the current circumstances, Stress Control will come to you and live stream the sessions. Each session will play twice a day (at 2pm and repeated at 8.30 pm) on Mondays and Thursdays beginning on the 13thApril (Session 1 will also repeat on Tuesday 14th). The sessions will be led by Dr Jim White, consultant clinical psychologist, who created the class and who has taught most of the NHS (UK) and HSE (Ireland) trainers who would normally be running classes across the country.He has also trained the staff in THS.
To take part:
1)Go to www.stresscontrol.org where you can learn more about the classand get the dates. Everything you need to successfully complete the class –the booklets, self-assessment, relaxation and mindfulness-can be found in the ‘Free zone’. If you can, please read, and start working on, the booklets in the ‘Preparing for the course’ sectionbefore Session 1.
2)On the homepage,click on the ‘Stress Control2020’ link to access our YouTube channel where the classes will be available to view at the scheduled times.If you click the ‘Subscribe’button on our YouTube page(free), you will receive notifications when a new session is available. You can also follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_BKErJ_jlSQHKFtHPCRmEctDtcNCCowB3) The session will begin exactly on time,so make sure you are there fromthe start. Sessions run for about 90 minutes and there will be a 10-minute break in the middle.
4)Each session is one piece of the jigsaw in tackling your Stress. By coming to each class, the jigsaw will form,and the big picture can emerge, making you better able to handle your stress. This is cognitive-behavioural therapy so it is crucial you practise the skills you will learnbetween sessions.
Stress Control Programme Life is very hard for us just now and there are no easy solutions or magic cures,but, with hardworkand determination, we can boost our resilience to cope with these difficult times and come out the other end stronger.
