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Calling all High-Risk Workers! ?️?
Connect with your fellow warriors in a supportive space just for you. Share experiences, swap coping strategies, and find solace in a community that truly gets it. Let’s ignite conversations that fuel our mental well-being!
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Having worked in suicide prevention and intervention for the last 8 years, as well as being on the frontline during COVID. I want to thank my fellow warriors for your empathy, resilience, perseverance and strength! Remember to take part in some self-care to restore your wellbeing. I don’t know about you, but I am still feeling the impact of the exhaustion from a few years ago. Make time for you! 😀 Happy Friday!
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Amazing! I agree with you, Rae…Me time is absolutely important. Thank you for everything you do!
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Hello All,
I am thinking of rolling out some training for my colleagues who work on the frontline (defence specific). I ideally want the training to be specific to vicarious trauma and how they can better support themself/early intervention against their risk. Wondering if anyone is doing something similar. Or if you had any suggestions?
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We recently rolled out Advanced PFA training (I work in emergency service), it was more targeted at supporting others in the immediate aftermath of a critical incident/traumatic event, but the skills we learnt can also be applied to yourself. Or, you could look at the training, I think it’s called: “<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: var(–bb-body-text-color);”>Comprehensive Trauma Management Program”, I only just heard of this program but it’s run by WorkPlace Interventions and It sounds like it would be right up your alley and it focuses on the person.
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That sounds interesting! I’ll send them an email now. Thank you so much ?
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That’s a great initiative! Providing training on vicarious trauma and self-support is crucial for frontline workers. Learning to identify signs of trauma and deploy coping skills can make a huge difference.
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Great points brought up here! Self-care is crucial to sustain mental wellbeing in high risk or stressful jobs. Managing work stress early on can prevent serious issues down the line. I try to practice mindfulness and meditation daily and take regular breaks to recharge. I also find journaling therapeutic to process difficult emotions as they come up. I’d be really interested to know what experience everyone has with regular supervision if it is a prefessional requirement for you? thanks
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