Handling the stress following major incidents

"Excellent course which I would highly recommend to be extended into the organisation."
P.Egan, Clinical services manager

In 3 days you will cover a great deal:

• PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder
• Post trauma effects
• Work stress through major incidents
• Coping with stress associated with major incidents

This practical 3 day course gives you a real understanding of the effects of aggression and what to do about them. We bring the course to you, for a fixed fee.

You will learn the post-traumatic effects of repeated stresses (of which aggression is the prime example). Most people may not suffer from PTSD as a result of aggression but many people do show some of the symptoms of it. You will learn all the symptoms, what effect they have on people's lives and how to recognise them.

You will be able to examine examples that have happened in the past and, if you wish (but not if you don't) share some of what happened and what constructive activities you took to overcome any effects. Typically you will hear from others what measures they were able to take to overcome aggressive incidents they experienced. You will learn how to analyse anecdotal material in terms of established research that validates the many responses people make to aggression and examine case studies which illustrate the range of aggressive incidents that occur and the effects that they have. More to the point, they illustrate the helpful (and unhelpful) strategies that individuals sometimes adopt, and that are adopted by those around them.

You will examine a range of psychological techniques that have been applied to the stress following major incidents and be presented with a powerful overall strategy for intervening - or not - and how to decide. The course takes a good clear perspective on the best interventions and gives you a chance to practise, to an extent. You will also learn about the 'common-sense' strategies that people use after aggressive incidents and how apparently such low-level strategies can have very powerful effects if properly followed through.

Finally you will know how to judge whether professional help might be needed and what be achieved using professional help (and what can't be) and how to obtain it if necessary. In general you will feel empowered that you know how to handle the stress produced by aggression and how to help those around you.

See our Training Planner for more information.

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