Stress Management

Human Resources - Stress Management Support

Human Resources (HR) provide a wide range of support services to staff on stress management. HR Advisers are available to provide advice and guidance on stress and are well placed to make links with other support providers such as the Counselling Service or Occupational Health. All consulations and discussions are in strict confidence. HR also provides stress management training - the training is open to all staff and gives advice and guidance on how the University monitors stress and how individuals can manage their own stress. A course overview can be viewed here. HR also has responsibility for conducting stress risk assessments - carried out in conjunction with the annual staff survey. Individual and team stress risk assessments can also be carried out in areas where the volume of casework may be high or the level of stress-related sickness absence is high. For further information on risk assessments or to book a course please contact:

Gordon Robertson, HR Organisational Development,  Email: g.m.robertson@abdn.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1224 273692.

Details of stress training can be accessed from the Stress Management documentation.

Free Stress Downloads

• Download Steps for stress Free booklet
• Download Coping with Stress

HR also has a small stock of the'Steps for Stress' and 'Coping With Stress' booklets - these are free and can be collected from Room HR 124, University Office. The booklets are also provided with the training courses.

Contacting HR

Your HR Adviser can be contacted here: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/hr/about/team/

Our Stress Policy

Read the University's Stress Management policy

University Counselling Service

Work-related stress and a poor work/life balance can have an adverse affect on your mental health and well-being. The University's Counselling Service offers staff free, confidential counselling on issues of a personal or professional nature which are causing distress and inhibiting effectiveness at work or in an individual's personal life. You do not have to be in crisis to use counselling. Some people want to talk about an issue or problem of long standing; others come because a recent event or issue has caused distress. The counselling service produces a well-being review, which highlights mental health issues including stress. For more information about the Counselling Service please visit their website: www.abdn.ac.uk/counselling/

Mental Health and Stress Resources:

• Scottish Association for Mental Health
  www.samh.org.uk

• The Mental Health Foundation
  www.mentalhealth.org.uk

• BBC Mental Health Page
  www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/mental_health

• Breathing Space
  Breathing Space is a free, confidential phoneline service for any individual who is experiencing low mood or depression, or who is unusually worried and in need of someone to talk to.
  Breathing Space operates Mon - Thurs between 6pm and 2am and Fri - Mon between 6pm - 6am
  • Call: 0800 83 85 87
  • Visit: http://www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk/

• NHS Stress Page
  www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress/Pages/Introduction.aspx

• Health & Safety Executive Stress Page
  www.hse.gov.uk/stress

• British Heart Foundation Stress Page
  www.bhf.org.uk/stress

• Steps for Stress
  www.stepsforstress.org