Play Away Stress!

There is a growing need for corporate employees to
be able to manage their stress levels and use stress
to their own, and to the organisation s, advantage.
Employees often experience stress because of an
excessive workload, a high expected work pace,
difficult work schedules, role conflict, uncertainty
regarding career security, poor interpersonal
relationships and unpleasant working conditions and
many more. Research was done within the corporate
environment. The author developed a stress
management programme which was presented to
corporate employees. The stress management programme
served as an intervention because it could enhance
the functioning of the corporate employees with
regard to their stress levels and also their general
functioning within the organisation and in their
personal lives. Play therapy is traditionally used
with children but relevant literature and the
author s own experience from the research has shown
remarkable results in the use of play therapy
mediums with adults. The literature as well as the
empirical study showed that play itself has a number
of therapeutic elements that produce behaviour
change.

Autorentext

Dr. Deidré Nel is a qualified social worker. In 1998 she completed her MA(SW)(Play Therapy) degree and in 2005 her D.Phil degree, at the University of Pretoria. She has been in private practise for 10 years where she does Play Therapy with children and their families. She also uses Play Therapy mediums in training of corporate employees.

Klappentext

There is a growing need for corporate employees to be able to manage their stress levels and use stress to their own, and to the organisation's, advantage. Employees often experience stress because of an excessive workload, a high expected work pace, difficult work schedules, role conflict, uncertainty regarding career security, poor interpersonal relationships and unpleasant working conditions and many more. Research was done within the corporate environment. The author developed a stress management programme which was presented to corporate employees. The stress management programme served as an intervention because it could enhance the functioning of the corporate employees with regard to their stress levels and also their general functioning within the organisation and in their personal lives. Play therapy is traditionally used with children but relevant literature and the author's own experience from the research has shown remarkable results in the use of play therapy mediums with adults. The literature as well as the empirical study showed that play itself has a number of therapeutic elements that produce behaviour change.