Identifying Hazards & Mitigating Risks – Workers
By andrewwalsh
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Safety Huddle: Recognizing & Addressing Vicarious Trauma in the Workplace
By andrewwalsh
Front-line workers in community social services dedicate themselves to supporting others, often facing emotionally intense situations. While deeply meaningful, this work can sometimes lead to vicarious trauma, an emotional toll that arises from witnessing the trauma of those you serve. Understanding vicarious trauma, recognizing its signs, and implementing strategies to safeguard your well-being are essential to sustaining … Continued
Protecting Yourself While Helping Others: Understanding and Mitigating Vicarious Trauma
By andrewwalsh
Front-line workers in community social services dedicate themselves to supporting others, often facing emotionally intense situations. While deeply meaningful, this work can sometimes lead to vicarious trauma, an emotional toll that arises from witnessing the trauma of those you serve, listening to traumatic experiences, and empathetically engaging with individuals experiencing trauma. Understanding vicarious trauma, recognizing … Continued
Recognizing & Addressing Vicarious Trauma in the Workplace
By andrewwalsh
As a manager or employer in the community social services sector, you play a critical role in supporting employees who are at risk of vicarious trauma. This occupational hazard, stemming from exposure to the trauma of others, can affect staff well-being and productivity if not addressed. Understanding and mitigating its effects is essential to creating … Continued
Webinar Recording: Strategies for Coping with Anxiety
By andrewwalsh
For Community Social Services This webinar is tailored for professionals in the Community Social Services sector looking to deepen their understanding of anxiety and gain practical strategies for coping. Whether you’re a frontline worker or a manager, this session will provide valuable insights into the nature and function of anxiety, as well as evidence-based, easy-to-apply … Continued
Cooking Up Connection: 5 Minute Check-In Recipe
By ellie
In the fast-paced tourism and hospitality industry, where efficiency, morale, and teamwork drive success, creating a culture of regular employee check-ins can transform your business. These moments of connection aren’t just “nice-to-haves”—they directly impact your bottom line. According to Gallup, the behaviors of highly engaged business units—including greater attentiveness to customer needs, stronger adherence to … Continued
Workload Overload? Examine Your Workload to Take Control
By andrewwalsh
The increasing pressure on workers in the social services sector in BC is evident as the living cost and overdose rates continue to rise. Workload management becomes critical especially when the work involves psychological, emotional, and physical effort. This is one of the reasons why in social services in the UK, workload management strategies have … Continued
Name, Claim and Reframe: Personal Stress Tools
By ellie
Stress is inevitable. In the workplace, we regularly experience stressors due to work demands, changes to processes and systems, or conflict with co-workers. And because we aren’t robots, factors in our personal lives impact our reaction to stressors in the workplace. Stress can be a positive force. It can motivate action or change that leads … Continued
Helping Troubled Co-workers
By ellie
In a psychologically supportive workplace, co-workers and supervisors are supportive of employees’ psychological and mental health concerns and respond appropriately as needed. While it is not your responsibility to deal with anyone else’s health issues, you may have the desire to reach out to provide some support if you see a co-worker struggling. Here are … Continued
Building Trust for Leaders
By ellie
Teams with high trust can benefit from higher productivity, employee engagement, increased knowledge-sharing, employee retention, improved customer loyalty, increased revenue and improved collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. In his compelling TEDTalk Why Good Leaders Make You feel Safe, Simon Sinek says, “When people feel safe and protected by the leadership in an organization, the … Continued