Stress Awareness Resources
To mark Stress Awareness Day, here are some resources to help you understand and reduce stress in the workplace. This list was developed as a companion to the article Stress-Busting in the Workplace.
Tools & Articles
- The National Institute of Health’s I’m So Stressed Out fact sheet describes the difference between everyday stress and anxiety, offers tips for coping with stress, and explains how to tell if you need professional help.
- The colorful Stress Busters Handout from PACEs Connection is a well-organized visual guide for managing stress. It is available in several languages, including the English Stress Busters Handout.
- The Wheel of Life is a tool for analyzing work-life balance. Psychology Today’s article, The Wheel of Life: How to Apply It in Coaching, explains how to use it as an individual and how to incorporate it into a clinical practice.
Training & Webinars
- For supervisors supporting employees with disabilities, a recording of a recent webinar from the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN), Prioritizing Mental Health: Supporting Young Professionals with Disabilities, has lots of helpful tips and advice. (EARN is hosted at the Yang-Tan Institute.)
- If you are a disability employment service professional (or in a similar field), register for the Nov. 20 webinar from the Disability Workforce Development Center, It's Not Just About You: How Ignoring Self-Care Affects Your Work and Life. (The Center is hosted at the Yang-Tan Institute)
- A professional development series about the impact of mental health on employment will be offered in January 2026 by the Disability Workforce Development Center. Expected topics include anxiety disorders, depression and bipolar disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and borderline and other personality disorders.
About the Yang-Tan Institute
Providing practical information to policymakers, employers, educators and others who assist people with disabilities is a core focus for the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, which is part of Cornell’s ILR School. The institute’s mission is to advance knowledge, policies and practices that enhance equal opportunities for all people with disabilities. Its research, training and technical resources expand knowledge about disability inclusion, leading to positive change.
The institute leads many grant-funded projects, including Northeast ADA Center and the Autism Transition to Adulthood Initiative. The institute also receives funding via a New York state legislative appropriation to assist with a variety of disability-related initiatives, and it offers a variety of professional education opportunities.
