Trauma, the mind and the brain are all connected. When people are placed in undue stress, they tend to shut down and operate in a more primitive, rigid, simple way. Responses become less thought out and more based on innate survival mechanisms of response. They are less able to access all that they know, or see what is really there. Their ability to consider subtle environments and internal cues is reduced.
Traumatized workers are focused on survival, not long-range plans.They are literally in the moment -- like a drowning person who is so frantic they pull their rescuers underwater.
Management has to be prepared that they might be affected, as well.
Having a Trauma Outreach Associates Crisis Response Plan in place addresses these issues and expedites recovery. Our team of response specialists will help put the plan into action, creating what the human brain needs: structured and direct understanding of the critical incident with a sense of safety and containment.
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