Overview of "People Like Us"

"People Like Us" (PLUS) will run on your organisation’s own intranet or web site, or can be hosted by a third party. So everyone has access when required.

Although it is computer based, for employees who really cannot use a personal computer PLUS can be used in group sessions instead, as a teaching aid.

Password-protected online management reports tell you:

• Who has started the course;

• How far they have progressed, and

• How well they have performed in some simple quizzes at the end of each module,

.. so a manager can tell who still needs to be encouraged to complete the course.

PLUS is structured into modules that look at:

• What stress is
• What are the causes of stress in both their private life and the workplace
• The health implications of long term stress
• How to recognise symptoms of stress in oneself and others
• How to deal with the pressures that would otherwise lead to stress and possibly to ill health
• Healthy lifestyle
• Employee responsibilities

There is a module that looks specifically at Work Related Stress and a section that makes it clear that everyone has responsibilities, including the employee, in reducing stress and the associated risks. The course is designed to support employer efforts to comply with the HSE Management Standards for Stress announced in 2004, so (for example) it uses the same six stressor groups and it encourages employees to come forward and discuss any issues with an appropriate person.

Special Requirements
 

PLUS can be tailored to meet special requirements on payment of an appropriate fee.

For example, we can:

• include your company stress policy statement and details of any stress management provisions you have in place

• add or substitute to include your company logo or house style

• add modules to deal with specific industry requirements or abnormal working conditions.

Contact The Ridgewalk Consultancy for an interactive demonstration of PLUS.