Stress Management 101

Stress Management 101 (2HR)

$32.00

Course Description

This introductory training provides psychotherapists with a comprehensive overview of stress—its physiological, psychological, and behavioral components—and equips them with practical, evidence-based tools to support clients in managing stress more effectively. Participants will explore the differences between acute and chronic stress, understand the stress response system, and examine how stress interacts with mental health conditions. The training will introduce a range of intervention strategies, including cognitive restructuring, relaxation techniques, lifestyle adjustments, and mindfulness practices, with a focus on helping clients build resilience and develop sustainable coping skills.

Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to:

Describe the biological and psychological mechanisms involved in the human stress response.
Identify the differences between acute and chronic stress and identify their potential impacts on mental health.
Describe how to implement at least three evidence-based stress management techniques to support clients in reducing distress and enhancing resilience.

Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 2 hours of Clinical continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Dreya Blume, LCSW

Recording Date: 04/30/2026

Course Format

NBCC ACEP # 7091, CE Training Workshops has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7091. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CE Training Workshops designates this continuing education activity for 3 continuing education hours.

CE Training Workshops, LLC, #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/02/2025 to 08/02/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical continuing education credits.

Meet Your Facilitator

Dreya Blume, LCSW, has traveled a long and winding road to arrive where she is today,as a therapist, coach, author, and group facilitator.

She has taught English in Thailand, Japan, Australia, and Hawaii. She has worked in psychiatric wards, served as a case manager, and eventually launched her own private therapy practice.

She has taught part-time as an adjunct professor for over twenty years, led multi-day international retreats, and written seventeen books, with an eighteenth on the way.

Syllabus

Introduction

This course explores the impact of stress on the mind and body, including how chronic stress affects emotional, cognitive, and physical functioning. Participants will examine the nervous system’s response to stress and learn practical regulation strategies to support resilience and well-being.

Objective 1: Understand Stress and Its Impact

Participants will explore what stress is, how it presents, and the effects it can have on physical health, emotions, and thinking patterns. The course will also examine how stress shifts from an adaptive response to a chronic condition.

Objective 2: Examine the Body’s Stress Response

This section focuses on the fight, flight, and freeze response and how the nervous system reacts under stress. Participants will examine how stress impacts brain functioning, decision-making, and emotional regulation.

Objective 3: Identify Barriers to Managing Stress

Participants will explore how automatic reactions, learned habits, and reduced cognitive processing can interfere with stress management. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of awareness in recognizing and interrupting stress patterns.

Objective 4: Apply Practical Stress Regulation Strategies

Participants will learn practical tools for stress regulation, including breathing exercises, grounding techniques, and somatic interventions. The course will focus on building awareness and strengthening emotional and physiological regulation skills.

Summary and Q&A

The course concludes with a review of key concepts and an opportunity for reflection and discussion to support integration into daily and clinical practice.