Trauma Management Training
Coping with trauma training
This training program provides information to help employees before, during and after a traumatic event. It aims to strengthen resilience so that employees are well prepared if they experience or are exposed to an incident.
The training covers:
- the impact of trauma
- risk factors for not coping following a traumatic event
- recovery patterns
- self-care including strategies for managing strong emotions, depression, anxiety and avoiding alcohol and drugs
- how to get help
- developing a personal coping plan including combatting the myths about coping, helpful thinking, getting support, tips following a traumatic event.
Materials for a ½ day face to face workshop and self-paced eLearning program are available and include videos, trainer presentation, trainer manual and participant workbook.
The training program has been developed for TrackSAFE by Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health with support from a rail industry reference group.
Providing support after trauma training
There are two versions of this training program: one for first responders and the other for managers/supervisors.
The training covers:
- What is trauma support
- The impact of trauma
- Coping with trauma
- Help-seeking
- Trauma support
- Roles of different staff in relation to potentially traumatic events
- Self care.
Materials for two ½ day face to face workshops are available and include videos, trainer presentation, trainer manual and participant workbook.
The training program has been developed for TrackSAFE by Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health with support from a rail industry reference group.
Register your interest
This workshop is recommended for people responsible for critical incident response training and support. It assists with the implementation of the rail industry Trauma Management Framework and will ensure best practices and consistency across the industry.
For more information contact TrackSAFE