Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Protecting Wellbeing When Exposed to Distressing Topics or Content
Centre UB and University of Birmingham
This course explored emotionally demanding work, including what makes material distressing and why people choose to engage with it. We explored strategies for self-care including reflective practice, developing supportive relationships, and creating healthy working environments. Advice from experts was combined with analysis, guidance and further examples to help you develop your own personalised wellbeing toolkit.
3 weeks, 4 hours per week
Professor Jessica Woodhams
Professor of Forensic Psychology
Centre UB
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore what distressing topics and content are and where you might encounter it.
- Identify the impact of experiences with distressing topics and content, and identify meaningful strategies to employ to protect yourself.
- Explore how you can work with your physical environment and with people around you to protect your wellbeing.
- Explore the core components of developing a wellbeing toolkit to protect employer/employee wellbeing.
Syllabus
- What terms like “distressing” and “emotionally demanding” mean, who works on such material/topics, and what motivates us to work in these areas.
- How experiences of what is distressing or emotionally demanding change over time and can differ between individuals.
- The impacts of exposure to distressing topics or content on individuals, teams, and organisations.
- How exercise, sleep hygiene, mindfulness, and other practices can be beneficial to your personalised wellbeing routine.
- The components of healthy professional relationships and healthy working environments.
- What reflective practice is, why it is important, and how to do it individually and as part of a wider team or organisation.
- What wellbeing strategies work best for you.
- How to create, continually develop, and use a personalised toolkit to support your wellbeing.
Issued on 20th May 2026
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