Training in Stress Management and Effective Communication Skills in Aviation

Training in Stress Management and Effective Communication Skills in Aviation

Stress is an integral part of our lives. Often, whilst trying to cope with stress, we deplete our mental and physical resources because, if stress persists for a long time and is not managed effectively, it can lead to a wide range of consequences, from simple lapses in concentration to serious health issues. However, it is known that a certain amount of stress—which varies from person to person—can aid physical and mental changes, growth and maturation.  The critical difference between a situation that could be considered ‘positive stress’—such as a promotion—and one that could be considered ‘negative stress’—such as failing an exam—lies in how the individual perceives the stress-related event and how they cope with it. Learning to manage stress—or, in other words, learning to keep stress at a positive level—will be the greatest investment you can make in yourself for your professional life, your education, your relationships, and indeed every environment in which you find yourself.

Various researchers have demonstrated that stressful situations are often caused by interpersonal relationship issues; in this regard, the acquisition of effective communication skills emerges as an effective solution. In particular, the stress created by isolated environments where teams work together has a significant impact on communication. Aviation Psychology places particular emphasis on the importance of teamwork and, in line with today’s evolving technology, highlights that the most effective way to minimise error rates is through reducing stress by enhancing communication skills. 

ÇADEM Psychology continues to provide Aviation Psychology Services through training programmes on ‘coping with stress’ and ‘effective communication skills’ – one of the mechanisms for managing stress – to help you understand the nature of stress and manage it more effectively. 

Who Can Attend the Course:

The course is open to all individuals and organisations (provided they hold a university degree) who find the course beneficial for their professional development, have a personal interest in the subject, are in the preparatory phase for pilot training, or are simply curious about the topic.

Trainer: 

Buket Ünver

Buket ÜNVER graduated third in her class from the Department of Psychology at Ankara University with a bachelor’s thesis titled “Stress-Inducing Factors Among University Students: An Examination in Terms of Interpersonal Communication Styles and Psychological Symptoms”. She subsequently obtained the title of Clinical Psychologist from the Institute of Social Sciences at Ankara University with a master’s thesis in Clinical Psychology on “Cognitive Functions in Old Age, Empathic Tendencies and Symptoms of Depression”, and was awarded the title of Clinical Psychologist. She was awarded the 3rd Best Poster Award at the 8th National Geropsychiatry Symposium (13–16 October 2011, Istanbul), where she presented a section of her master’s thesis as a poster. 

Some of the training courses she has undertaken to further her professional development: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training and Supervision (Prof. Dr. Nesrin Hisli Şahin), Basic and Advanced Systemic Family Therapy Training and Supervision (Prof. Dr. Ayşe Yalın and Dr. Ilgın Gökler), International Society for Schema Therapy (ISST)-Accredited Schema Therapy Certification Training (Prof. Dr. Gonca Soygüt), American Association for Play Therapy Certified Child-Centred Play Therapist Training and Supervision (Reyhana Seedat), Developmental Touch Therapy (Reyhana Seedat), Filial Therapy (Reyhana Seedat), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training for Children (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serap Özer). In addition to therapy training, some of the psychological testing training she has completed include the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children IV (WISC-IV) (Turkish Psychological Association), Neuropsychological Testing Training (Turkish Psychological Association), and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and Rorschach Test Training (Prof. Dr. Tevfika Tunaboylu İkiz).

As a clinical psychologist, she has been providing individual and adolescent psychotherapy, family therapy, and conducting assessments and reporting using psychometric tests at various public hospitals for over ten years. Since 2013, she has worked at Bakırköy Hospital for Mental and Nervous Disorders, initially in the child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic and inpatient ward, and subsequently in the adult psychosis inpatient ward and psychology laboratory attached to the same hospital. Clinical Psychologist Buket Ünver is currently pursuing her professional career by undertaking doctoral-level studies in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul University.

Duration: 2 days

Dates: 6 October 2018 – 7 October 2018

Pre-registration fee: 500 TL (Total course fee: 1,400 TL)

For the attention of participants:

Bank Account Details:

Participants are kindly requested to make their payments to the İş Bankası account with the IBAN number "TR15 0006 4000 0011 4500 0213 14" in the name of "Çadem Psikoloji".

Once you have made your payment, you must send your payment receipt to the email address [email protected]. For any questions regarding the training, please contact our Çadem Psikoloji Bakırköy Branch on 0212 570 06 07.

Requests for participation, cancellation, or refunds of the training fee will not be accepted after the registration date specified in the training content.

In the event of a training cancellation due to a reason attributable to ÇADEM PSİKOLOJİ, participants’ fees will be refunded within 15 days of the cancellation date.