Product Description: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the established treatment of choice for a variety of clinical disorders but has also yielded impressive results when applied in the workplace in stress management, change management and conflict resolution...read more

Product Description: Stress, fatigue and burnout are serious problems in the social work profession. High case loads, staff shortages, budget cuts and the challenging nature of the job contribute to high levels of stress, and social workers can crack under the pressure...read more

Product Description: Occupational stress affects millions of people every year and is not only costly to the individual – in terms of their mental and physical health – but also results in major costs for organisations due to workplace absence and loss of productivity...read more

Product Description: The field of work and well-being is growing at a phenomenal rate, as obesity, mental health, heart disease, and alcohol consumption become increasingly important for organizations in the public and private sector. This collection covers the sources and costs of workplace stress; major theories of organizational stress and well-being; and intervention studies in the field...read more

Preventing Stress in Organizations:How to Develop Positive Managersoffers an innovative, evidence-based approach to help managers prevent and reduce workplace stress in their staff.Provides information on the critical skills managers must develop in order to prevent stress in their staff, and the key ongoing behaviours that promote a healthy work environmentShows practitioners in occupational psychology, HR, Health and Safety and related professions how positive management can be integrated into an organization???s existing practices and processesServes as an essential guide for managers themselves on how to incorporate proven stress management skills into their everyday interactions with team membersBalances rigorous research grounding with real-world vignettes, case studies and exercises

Product Description: The Science of Occupational Health is an evidence-based resource for all members of the health care team working with those affected by work-based stress. The authors offer a unique psychobiological perspective, discussing the modern workplace as a cause of stimulation and well-being, as well as of distress and illness...read more

Product Description: Coping with Work Stress: A Review and Critique highlights current research relating to the coping strategies of individuals and organizations, and provides best practice techniques for dealing with the growing epidemic of stress and lack of overall well-being at work...read more

Product Description: Including practical advice on how to conduct a stress audit and how to target stress 'hot spots' within an organization, Organizational Stress Management provides a fresh strategic model for the manager concerned with the negative effects stress can have both on company performance and the quality of life of individuals at work...read more

Product Description: According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, stress-related disorders are fast becoming the most prevalent reason for worker disability. Millions of CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals are thinking, planning, and scheming about how to stretch a 24-hour day into an endless and productive workday...read more

Product Description: According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, stress-related disorders are fast becoming the most prevalent reason for worker disability. Millions of CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals are thinking, planning, and scheming about how to stretch a 24-hour day into an endless and productive workday...read more

Product Description: This ground-breaking textbook is the first to cover the new and rapidly developing field of occupational health psychology. Provides a thorough introduction to occupational health psychology and an accessible overview of the key themes in research and practiceEach chapter relates to an aspect of the core education curriculum delineated by the European Academy of Occupational Health PsychologyWritten by internationally recognized experts in the fieldExamines a host of contemporary workplace health issues, including work-related stress; the psychosocial work environment;?positive psychology and employee well-being; psychosocial risk management; workspace design; organizational research methods; and corporate culture and healt...read more

Product Description: A discussion of managerial, occupational and organizational stress research. The volume is in seven parts. The first part explores the theoretical or conceptual frameworks in occupational and organizational stress that have developed out of empirical work and work with others in different countries...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)