Organization: Asset Africa Institute
Registration deadline: 10 Nov 2016
Starting date: 17 Nov 2016
Ending date: 18 Nov 2016
Dear Partner,
Asset Africa Institute, (www.assetafrica.co.ke), is pleased to announce the following upcoming workshop.
Workshop Title:Stress Management, Health and Performance Enhancement for Humanitarian Staff
Date: 17th -18th November 2016
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 2 Days
Close of Registration:Registration closes on 10/11/2016-International Participants wishing to have us arrange for their accommodation should contact us on the address given below.
Need for Workshop
Much of humanitarian work is characterized by constant staff movements, exposures to mass humanitarian crises, fatigue from heavy workloads and demanding deadlines in sometimes insecure environment, lack of privacy , long periods of separation from family/friends/colleagues, and the occasional abrupt end of assignments which impose high risk to personal health and performance systems which in turn affect interpersonal relations, individual clarity, concentration, attitude to work and alertness .The cumulative effect of this is high rates of staff absenteeism, illnesses, high accident rates ,lessened commitment to work, dampened team spirit, leading to inefficiencies ,increased costs to the organization from the high turn- over and subsequent loss of skilled staff.
Whereas many organizations identify stress as a major contributor to low individual performance and team productivity, they lack both the care systems and resources to effectively address the challenge resulting from stress. However, since the demand for humanitarian work is not only necessary but increasing in scope and complexities, it falls on organizations to design and implement strategies to reduce/prevent stress and its effects on their staff to improve their individual well being and increase their productivity to the organizations and the beneficiaries of the services offered by those organizations. This 2 day training helps managers to recognize and deal with stress among staff.
Objectives
- Ensure organizational managers, including policy makers are (re)-sensitized on the effects of stress to individual and collective staff health and performance outputs
- Ensure that your organization has a written, practical and unambiguous policy to prevent/mitigate effects of stress
- Ensure organization has clear and elaborate staff stress monitoring, assessment, analysis and response/action tools
- The organization has clear staff stress support mechanisms which are sensitive to the cultural/religious/social-economic situation of both the staff and the community
- Ensure organization has adequate care systems for local, national and international staff
- Ensure organization integrates stress identification/response/management in all its programs
- Ensure organization has strategies for resourcing for staff stress management programs
- Enable Managers and other staff feel more confident in tackling stress and stressful situations
Summary Course Content
- Overview of Stress-Key Factors around Stress, Stress vs. Distress, Stress Risk Analysis, Crisis Situations and Critical Events, Attitudes around Stress
- Symptoms of stress-Emotional, Physical, Behavioral, Cognitive,
- Causes of Stress among Individuals & Organizations
- Effects of Stress on Organizational Behaviour
- Developing Organizational Care Systems for Local, National and International Humanitarian Staff
- How to train your Supervisors in the use of Stress Analysis Template
- Managing Stress in Organizations: Using the 3A’s and The 7 E's Framework
- Resourcing for Staff Stress Management Programs
- Protocols and Policies for Stress Management
- Stress can be a source of Motivation and Growth!
- Humanitarian Staff Vulnerability and Resilience: Practical Coping Strategies- How to Identify and Respond to Common Sources of Stress in Humanitarian Operations
- Sustaining Critical Staff in Stress Situations
- Stress Management Strategies: Managing Transition, Managing Burn-out, Dealing with abrupt Terminations
- Managing Stress among Staff in Extremely Difficult Humanitarian Operations
- Case Studies for Handling Stress in Humanitarian Staff
- Assortment of Exercises to Help Develop Stress Management Skills
- Enabling Organization Special Support Systems for Stress Management
Who Should Attend?
Board Members, Trustees, Executive Directors, Program Managers, Project Officers, HR Managers and Communications Managers of Humanitarian Organizations including NGOs, INGOs, UN Agencies, Charities, Missionaries, Professionals in the humanitarian Practice, Foundations and Representatives of Donor Agencies.
Methodology
Emphasis is on practical skills. Plenary presentations and group work with the use of templates, Practical body awareness Exercise, and practical tools will be reinforced with Knowledge Transfer Activities that each participant will develop and implement in their work. Facilitation ensures quality time utilization for each participant and gives enough chance to exchange practical experiences with other participants. Presentations, guided dialogue, group discussions, case studies using real life examples from the participants and cross-team coaching will also be used.
About the Organization
Asset Africa Institute (www.assetafrica.co.ke)-AAI--AAI-) has distinguished itself as the training provider of choice among development organizations. AAI specializes in the research, design and delivery of high quality and affordable training programs for development workers worldwide. We work with a team of high end consultant base of more than 130 highly educated and experienced professionals many of whom are involved in post doctoral research work. Over the years, AAI has provided consultancies and training to such reputable organizations as: Federal University, Birnin Kebbi-Nigeria, African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD),Norwegian Church Aid-Zambia, ACOMIN-Nigeria, Tear Fund-DRC, CLEEN Organization-Nigeria, Love Botswana Outreach Mission, Islamic Relief-Somalia, National Museums of Kenya, Cornerstone Development-Uganda, International Organization for Immigration (South Sudan), Save Your Generation (SYG)-Ethiopia, Africa Rice Center (Africa Rice)-Benin, Rwanda Union of the Blind, Sasakawa Africa Association-Ethiopia, Harare Institute of Technology, Care International-Mali, Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research (CEFOR) University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Mazommo Construction Company-Liberia, Addis Ababa University, Uganda Industrial Research Institute, IOM-Sudan**,** among others
For more information regarding the training, contact:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute
Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 -722 469454/720986965
Email: info@assetafrica.co.ke/assetafrika@gmail.com
How to register:
For registration to participate in this workshop, kindly email us at:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute
Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 -722 469454/720986965