Stress Inoculation Training

Stress Inoculation Training is a cognitive-behavioral approach providing people with added psychological resilience against the effects of stress through a program of managed successful exposure to stressful situations. The approach was developed by Donald Meichenbaum

The program usually comprises three phases:
 * The Conceptualisation Phase - learning to conceptualise and reconceptualise stress.
 * Skills Acquisition & Rehearsal Phase - inc. problem solving, cog. restructuring & guided self dialogue
 * Application & follow through Phase - staff are encouraged to write ‘coping contracts’ and undertake homework in order to ensure responsibility for their own wellbeing.