Dear reader,
Once you have written and published a specialist book, something unexpected often happens. You think you have gathered and conveyed all the available knowledge and the most relevant tools – but the moment the book is released into the world, a new dialogue begins. Through encounters with readers, feedback from other professionals and journalists, the author gains new perspectives and fresh inspiration.
In this context, we have compiled below a series of interviews given in connection with the book’s launch “A Primer on Mental Health First Aid and Crisis Management”. The articles, podcasts and video below offer further perspectives and fresh insights that build on the themes of the book. So even if you’re one of the 1,000+ people who’ve already read the book, you’ll find it worthwhile to delve into the material here – it can almost be read as a bonus chapter.
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Department of Occupational Psychology
VIDEO: The purpose of Mental First Aid
When a person experiences a crisis reaction, it is because one or more of society’s fundamental – and often unwritten – rules have been broken.
In this extract from “Basic Online Course in Mental Health First Aid” you’ll gain an insight into how the community can help restore a sense of security for those affected.
A crisis within an organisation is best managed by prioritising presence, dialogue and consultation as the first steps – rather than, for example, thoughtlessly sending an affected employee out of the office to see a crisis psychologist. Rather than seeing the leader as the person who has to sort everything out, there is a far greater need for the leader to act as an anchor, providing calm and stability.
What should you bear in mind when, as a colleague or manager, you need to assess whether an employee might need professional psychological support?
The pyramid illustrates how support can be organised internally within a workplace – ranging from peer support to specialised psychological crisis support. It emphasises the importance of a strong sense of community, the role of management and the systems that ensure employees are not left to cope alone in stressful situations.
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