Time:
The exercise in this module can be completed within 30 minutes. In total, allowing for discussion, we recommend allowing 60 minutes to complete the module.

Aims:
• To help participants recognise signs that may indicate that someone is suffering from stress.

Group Size:
This module is suitable for use with groups of up to 15 participants. We suggest groups of 12-14 and certainly no fewer than 8.

Useful For:
Staff at all levels.

You'll Need:
You can be as creative as you like with this exercise. As a minimum, give participants access to blutak, marker pens, crayons and plenty of flipchart paper. You might also supply glue, glitter, different colour papers, musical instruments – anything that you think the teams could use to carry out the exercise.

Notes:
This module is suitable for anyone, but particularly those working in potentially stressful environments who need to be able to identify signs in themselves and in others which may indicate that they are experiencing stress. We suggest that this works best with a group of 12 -14 people – certainly, no fewer than 8.

This module is best used as part of a complete programme of identifying and managing stress. Work-related stress is now recognised as a serious issue and to comply with the law employers and employees have duties:
• Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, to assess the risk of stress-related ill health arising from work activities; and
•  Under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, to take measures to control that risk.