Trauma in the workplace, such as after critical incidents, is unexpected and often unplanned for.  Should critical incidents occur it can cause significant disruption, both at an individual and corporate level. However, if the possibility of trauma is anticipated and planned for its disruptive effects can be effectively minimised.

Trauma planning may involve activity, before a traumatic event or after a traumatic event. Moving Minds offers pre-incident trauma awareness training, teaching managers and health and safety officers “psychological first aid”

High risk occupations may include:

• Emergency service employees

• Commercial outlets such as shops

• Security guards

• Factory floors and assembly lines

• Public transport

• Commercial drivers

• The construction industry

• Mining and extractive industries

• After-dark retailers

Should a traumatic event occur it can cause severe and lasting psychological ill health (in addition to any physical harm) to a minority of employees. However, management involved with the above occupations or activities can minimise the effect of trauma by appropriate training of staff.
Training enables those present at the scene of critical events to act appropriately and supportively to help prevent chronic psychological illness and litigation This prepares managers to handle the human aspect of critical incident by knowing the principles of "psychological first aid."

Moving Minds offers regular training days to specialists in topics relevant to assessment and treatment of psychological disorders. Past topics have included treating chronic and phantom limb pain, neuro-psychology, travel phobia and PTSD

Please contact the office for details of the next training day, or join our network to be notified automatically.