Challenging Events
Although we all experience stress, we aren’t always taught how to deal with challenging events.
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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing is no longer best practice and has been replaced with a more effective leadership tool - ABC for Challenging Events
A challenging event is...
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Anything stressful, disturbing, or difficult:
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A co-worker gets hurt or becomes ill
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A co-worker’s family member is injured or ill
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There is a tragedy in your community
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A natural disaster or tragedy in the world
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Leader support is critical and often all that is required after exposure to a challenging event. Most people will experience some “reaction”, but will recover using their own coping strategies
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If you are planning to run a session with a group please check out our leaders session page that includes sample scripts, templates and downloads.
What are the steps?
Acknowledge
First, acknowledge that something has happened and check in with yourself. This shows your body that it can turn off its alarm system.