This is a tough one right now. I have suddenly become the only admin support for our dept. Everyone else was laid off little by little. I was getting really tired of hearing that I should be happy to have a job and wished I'd been laid off with everyone else. I mentioned to my boss I felt I was being punished because everything has now come my way - he said it was become I was higher functioning than the rest and he was concerned. This was a compliment for me and just saying it out loud releived some stressed especially because he was listening. Let your people know they are valued and that you (or whomever) is available if they need to talk. I also visited our counselor - I work at a hospital and they offer free counseling. It was very helpful to relieve some more stress. They also offer to come and talk to the group - I don't know if you have this available to you but I bet they have handouts and other resources that could be helpful to you. Maybe your HR also has something. I don't see things turning around quickly in the workplace so this might be something you'll need to help your employees with more than just once. Try to let your people know that you're aware of the frustration this economic environment creates and ask them to try to stay positive. Maybe have a venting session where anything said is off the record and no pointing fingers at any individuals.

Since you're developing the training class you could learn what you can on the subject on amazon.com & type employee motivation or self confience. You could visit your library & ask for direction. There's so much info you can read about on your subject. National Seminars may have good seminars on your subject too for you & your employee's. Good luck.