Psychological PPE: Tools to Safeguard Our Emotional Well-Being

Collaboration/Sponsorship:

This virtual event is organized by Trauma Informed Edmonton and sponsored by REACH Edmonton.

Who is this for?

Front-line workers working with vulnerable populations and team leads, supervisors working to create a trauma-informed team in their organizations.

What is it?

We spend time and attention ensuring that we protect the people that we serve from harm: we are diligent about infection control, strict about confidentiality and mindful about boundaries. However, as helping professionals, we do not often turn that same level of attention towards our own well-being – particularly when it comes to protecting our emotional and mental health. Research shows that without adequate emotional protection, we risk our health, our relationships and – ultimately - our ability to do this work.

This webinar provides practical and easy-to-implement strategies to help staff and organizations protect themselves from the consequence and challenges of high-stress, trauma-exposed work.

• The Hot, Walk & Talk Protocol: How to assist a team member following a distressing or disturbing incident

• Low Impact Debriefing: Strategies for teams to reduce exposure

• The Window of Tolerance Framework: Learn how to re-frame your automatic responses

• The Power of the Pause: Quick strategies to re-center and reset

Presenter:

Diana Tikasz, Tend Associate

TEND: Canadian organization specialized in offering resources and training to address the complex needs of high stress, trauma-exposed workplaces. TEND offer trainings for front line workers, supervisors and managers and support staff, all of whom need concrete, evidence-informed tools and strategies to empower them and their organizations.

Webinar Registration:

Please register through this page. Registrants will receive a link to Zoom prior to the event.

Trauma Informed Edmonton:

Trauma Informed Edmonton (TIE) is a network of organizations and helping professionals who have aligned their efforts to deliver effective training and develop/distribute resources on trauma for front-line workers and policymakers.

The overarching goal is to ensure services provided for vulnerable populations in the greater Edmonton area are trauma-informed. We believe a trauma-informed approach will improve the quality and effectiveness of services provided to Indigenous, refugee, immigrant, and high-risk youth populations, as well as military members and first responders suffering from PTSD, victims of domestic violence, and others whose thoughts and behaviours are shaped by trauma.