Supporting Stress, Coping and Wellbeing
Supporting Stress, Coping and Wellbeing
What You’ll Learn
Stress affects us all; but how we experience and manage it varies. This course looks at how stress presents in both ourselves and those around us, offering insight into different coping styles and practical ways to reduce stress and support overall wellbeing in everyday situations.
In this course, you’ll build a deeper awareness of your own stress and wellbeing, as well as that of the people you support. You’ll explore the concept of stress signatures — recognising that stress can look different from person to person — and gain an understanding of transactional stress and how it can affect interactions. The course also covers a range of coping styles and offers practical strategies to help manage stress and create a calmer, more supportive environment for everyone.
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Understanding Stress
You’ll start by exploring what stress really is and how it affects both yourself and the people you support. By developing greater self-awareness, you’ll begin to recognise the signs of stress in everyday situations and understand how it can impact overall wellbeing.
Stress Signatures & Transactional Stress
Next, you’ll learn how to identify unique stress signatures – the personal ways people show they’re under pressure. We’ll also look at transactional stress, understanding how stress responses can influence and escalate between individuals, and the wider impact this can have.
Coping Styles & Strategies
Finally, we’ll explore the different coping styles people use to manage stress and how these can vary from person to person. You’ll gain practical strategies and tools that can help reduce stress and support resilience and wellbeing in yourself and those you work with.
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This course is designed for anyone supporting or working alongside autistic people who wants to build their confidence in recognising and managing stress – both their own and in others.
Please note: Participants should complete our Understanding Autism course before attending, as this course builds on the key concepts introduced there.
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By the end of this course, you will
- Be more aware of your own stress responses and overall wellbeing
- Recognise stress in the people you support and understand it’s wider impact
- Identify personal stress signatures and how transactional stress develops
- Understand different coping styles and why they vary between individuals
- Gain practical strategies to reduce stress and promote wellbeing in everyday situations
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To further your knowledge, you can explore our other Step 2 courses, including Autism and Sensory Processing and Autism and Communication.
Together, these courses build a deeper understanding of the key areas that shape autistic experience and support more inclusive practice.
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We also offer autism consultancy in this sector.
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