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Course Description

Current research has found many workplace stressors can contribute to negative health, productivity problems, and absenteeism. It has been estimated that the cost of worker-stress on employers alone was about $555 billion U.S. dollars in 2003 alone.  Workplace stressors consist of factors such as: role ambiguity (not having well-delineated tasks); role conflict (being given orders that are in direct opposition to each other); interpersonal conflicts and bullying; and high workload demands; just to name a few. These, in turn, can lead to: job-burnout; workday sleepiness due to sleep loss, resulting in poor work quality; exhaustion/fatigue; and absenteeism. All of these factors can also lead to increases in the risk for occupational work hazards and injuries, as well as physical and mental health problems (e.g., anxiety, depression, substance abuse, family distress, etc.). Fortunately, there are now many intervention and prevention approaches to help decrease the likelihood of increased stress in the workplace. This plenary session will provide an update on what is known about effects of workplace stress and effective prevention and intervention approaches to decrease work stress.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe some of the negative consequences of workplace stressors
  • List some of the common workplace stressors according to evidence
  • Describe effective prevention and intervention approaches to decrease work stress

Robert J. Gatchel PhD

Distinguished Professor of the Department of Psychology, College of ScienceNancy P & John G Penson Endowed Professor of Clinical Health Psychology, The University of Texas at ArlingtonDirector of the Center of Excellence for the Study of Health & Chronic Illnesses
Clinical Professor, The Eugene McDermott Center for Pain Management, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDr. Gatchel has been a major advocate for the biopsychosocial approach to chronic pain. This approach is now viewed as the most heuristic model for better understanding the etiology, assessment, treatment, and prevention of chronic pain. Dr. Gatchel has conducted extensive evidence-based clinical research in this area, much of it continuously funded for the past 30 years by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Defense (DOD). He was the recipient of a prestigious Senior Scientist Award from NIH. His major areas of clinical and research expertise include the following: the biopsychosocial approach to the etiology, assessment, treatment and prevention of chronic stress and pain behavior; the comorbidity of physical and mental health disorders; and clinical health psychology. He has published over 376 journal articles, 130 book chapters and has authored or edited 27 books. Dr. Gatchel has received numerous national and international awards and honors associated with his work in pain assessment and management.

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Course curriculum

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    Addressing Workplace Stressors Contributing To Poor Health, Decreased Productivity And Prolonged Work Absence

    • Addressing Workplace Stressors Contributing To Poor Health, Decreased Productivity And Prolonged Work Absence

    • Addressing Workplace Stressors Contributing To Poor Health, Decreased Productivity And Prolonged Work Absence

    • Completion Survey