Managing traumatic events requires appropriate critical incident support, if you wish to reduce the risk of employees developing psychological injuries.
How you respond in the aftermath of a traumatic event will have a significant impact on the recovery of those affected. Reassure employees that their wellbeing matters and help them to recover with professional critical incident support.
Traumatic events and critical incidents have the power to psychologically harm employees. As does working in a high-risk role where employees can be vicariously exposed to trauma.
Our wide range of trauma support services enables you to provide expert care to employees to protect their ability to function.
Pre-incident planning is the process of considering how an event with the power to disrupt the business, or distress employees, should be handled including policies, processes and training.
Supporting individuals experiencing the psychological aftermath of being exposed to a deeply distressing event, professional support is essential.
Trauma is officially defined, as resulting from exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violence. Left unsupported they could go on to develop intrusive symptoms that limit their ability to attend or perform at work. On-going support is crucial.
Critical incidents are typically events that have the power to throw an organisation into crisis, such as terrorist attacks, on-site fatalities, armed robbery or employee suicide. However, they can also include any event with the potential to cause distress to employees, such as the death of a colleague, being exposed to distressing situations and in some cases large scale redundancies.
