Course Description

As healthcare providers, exposure to high levels of stress can be detrimental to our health. Stress impacts every aspect of life, personal, professional, and family. In this course, you will gain an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system in response to stress. Stress can be short-term or chronic. Participants will learn strategies to manage stress, as well as identify the prevalence of compassion fatigue,  burnout, prevention, and self-management strategies for self and clients.

Take this course if you want to:

  • Learn what we teach our clients.
  • Invest in self-care.
  • Learn strategies to prevent compassion fatigue and burn-out.
  • Understand the importance of "putting your own oxygen mask on before you assist others".
  • Start managing your own stress.



Course curriculum

    1. Please download your workbook

    2. Please download references

    1. Statistics on stress in the workplace, stress: stimulus/response, physiological reactions to short-term stress.

    2. The body’s response to long-term/ chronic stress: psychological, cognitive, emotional and behavioral, sources of stress, self-reflection and identification of your body’s response to chronic stress and sources of stressors

    3. Statistics on chronic/long-term stress and development of illness and disease.

    1. Statistics on the stress of healthcare workers, the definition of compassion fatigue and burnout, self-screening,

    2. Tips to manage compassion fatigue, burnout. Self-assessment for compassion fatigue, and individual self-care plan for management

    1. Strategies: Challenging stressful thoughts, relaxation techniques, physical methods, and lifestyle changes

    1. Relaxation and mindfulness techniques: feeling, senses, religious, spiritual, nature, end state, and mindfulness

    2. Stress management: physical activity, nutrition, breathwork, music, and social connection

    3. Immediate stress reduction tips: gratitude, prevention/lifestyle, importance of sleep, and self-assessment of sleep

    1. Diaphragmatic Breathing

    2. Relaxation breathing

    3. Mantra meditation

    4. Activity analysis and energy self-protection techniques

    5. Combo-guided visual imagery, gratitude and self blessing

    6. Discussion and development of self-care plan

    7. Copy of Course Evaluation - Stress Management: Practice What You Teach

About this course

  • $25.00
  • 18 lessons
  • 2.0 contact hours
  • Introductory Level

Instructor

OTR/L, CLT, CLWT Lisa Marshall

With more than 33 years of healthcare experience, Lisa has focused primarily on oncology for the past 28 years. In 2002, she founded Specialty Rehabilitation Inc. (SRI), where she developed and provided oncology programs and services -- prehabilitation through palliation -- for all cancer types. Lisa's areas of expertise include the management of breast cancer, oncology lymphedema, cancer-related fatigue, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, cancer-related cognitive impairments, cancers of the head and neck, and oncology pelvic floor dysfunction. She is lymphedema certified, a national presenter, and a regular presenter at major healthcare institutions and universities. Today, SRI provides oncology education and consulting for; individual healthcare professionals, cancer centers, community hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, and home care agencies.

Lisa Marshall, OTR/L, CLT, CLWT

Lisa is a highly experienced healthcare professional with over 33 years of experience in the industry. She started her career in homecare and went on to found Specialty Rehabilitation Inc. (SRI) after identifying a community need for woman's health and oncology. At SRI, Lisa initially provided therapy services for Fibromyalgia, pelvic floor dysfunction, including stress incontinence and urinary urgency, and later added lymphedema and oncology rehabilitation programs for all types of cancer. Lisa's expertise and outstanding contributions to oncology rehabilitation have been recognized by many, particularly at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center in Delaware. She is well-known for her national presentations on woman's health, oncology, and the holistic integration of breath, mind, body, and spirit into her wellness programs. Lisa's dedication and passion for helping others has made a significant impact on the healthcare industry and the lives of countless patients.

Continuing Education Approval

Physical Therapits and PTA's

The Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners  continuing edication program has approved  for 2.0 contact hours. The course approval #2023-76 expires on 03/21/2027

Occupational Therapists and OTA's

This continuing education program has been approved by the Maryland Board of O.T. Practice for 2.0 contact hours. The course approval #2023:0147expires on 12/31/2024. 

Our current policies and standards meet criteria for approval within the individual state and/or grants reciprocity with the following states: 

Arkansas, Alabama, Arizona, California , Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virgina, Wisconsin and Wyoming.  

Individual state boards and/or organizations may change their practice act/rules and regulations at any time. It is ultimately the responsibility of the licensee to confirm that the course meets criteria for contact hour approval.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who is this course for?

    This intro-level course is designed for any healthcare provider. Taking care of others is stressful and often leads to compassion fatigue and burnout. Learn how to care for yourself, and reduce the impact of caregiver stress.

  • What is the course format?

    The course content is delivered through a combination of self-paced learning modules, quizzes and case studies.

  • What are the certificate requirements?

    To earn a certificate of completion you must complete the self-paced curriculum, achieve 80% or better on all quizzes, and complete the course evaluation. After all requirements are met you may download your certificate.

  • My state is not listed under approved CEUs, what should I do?

    Continuing Education requirements are complicated and often change. Please check our CEU section for specifics. If you do not see your state listed, please either check with your individual state for reciprocity or contact us directly: [email protected]