Format
This course will be delivered via Zoom on 13 May 2025 from 12pm to 1pm. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.
Who Should Attend?
This session is ideal for finance professionals at all
career stages who want to improve their mental wellbeing, manage workplace
stress more effectively, and build resilience in a high-pressure environment.
Whether you’re a manager juggling competing priorities or a newly qualified
accountant navigating early career challenges, this session will offer tools to support your performance and well-being.
Course Overview
The webinar will cover:
- The difference between mental health and mental illness.
- The neuroscience behind stress and anxiety.
- The impact of stress and anxiety in high-performance environments
- Practical, evidence-based tools to build resilience, manage overwhelm, and
maintain wellbeing.
- Actionable strategies to sustain mental wellbeing in the demanding world
of finance.
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course/webinar, participants will be able to:
- Recognise signs of stress and anxiety before they escalate
- Be aware of mindfulness and practical techniques to stay focused and
balanced
- Understand workload pressures and their impact on mental fitness
- Cultivate habits that support long-term well-being and professional
success that would be beneficial to implement.
Speaker Bios:
Barbara Brennan has over 15 years’ experience in changing
the culture of mental health at all levels of society. She spent 5 years as the
lead of the national stigma reduction programme, See Change which housed the
iconic ‘Green Ribbon’ campaign.
She now runs her own workplace mental health consultancy business Mental
Health Matters, and guides organisations on staff awareness, wellbeing campaigns
and mental health champion frameworks, policy and procedures.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or
requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930
Note for Legacy CPA Members
Members who joined Chartered Accountants Ireland following the amalgamation on 1 September, please continue to book on the CPA Portal here
to ensure you receive your member discount.