Teaching is one of the professions where the highest number of employees report psychological illness as a work-related injury. In many cases, however, it is possible to prevent the situation from escalating to a formal occupational injury claim.
A crisis psychologist is not always the best or only solution when you experience a traumatic event at work. Instead, use your colleagues and the collective support of your team, say two experts on psychological strain.
Hold Off on the Crisis Psychologist – The Team Can Handle a Lot! This is how Tom Ekeroth begins his review of “The Handbook of Psychological First Aid and Crisis Management”, which is this month’s featured book,…
The unthinkable happened. An employee died during a company event, and as a relatively new leader, Casper Borgen Larsen had to figure out how he…
From the Sector Working Environment Council – 08-2025. Employees at Nykøbing F. Hospital have learned to manage high emotional demands as a team effort across professional groups. The entire organisation...
From Violence as Expression – 03-2025. As staff in a nursing home for people with dementia, there are many tasks and experiences that challenge professional competence. At…
Employees affected by stress result in lost productivity. And it is costly for workplaces, according to a new study from NFA. The study highlights significant potential in prevention…
Article from the Danish Midwives’ Association Psychological safety can be described as the “mental climate” of a workplace. So, how high is the level of psychological safety where you…
A fast-paced work environment, recruitment challenges, significant professional responsibility and emotionally demanding work form a combination that leaves a clear mark on the psychosocial work environment and takes its toll...
Certified accountants are public trust representatives. It is an important role — but also a source of cross-pressure for accountants. There are naturally requirements…
A course in strain psychology, along with knowledge of employees’ own and others’ reaction patterns under strain, aims to provide staff at Nykøbing F. Hospital with a better psychosocial work environment…
From Forkant, the magazine on healthcare leadership – 01/06/2022 At Nykøbing Falster Hospital, all 1,300 employees are being trained in strain psychology. The managers have taken the lead by...
From Social Development – 05-2021, Feature Article 1/2 During the post-Christmas period, an employee in social psychiatry lost their life due to violence from a resident at a care facility…
From Social Development – 05-2021, Feature Article 2/2. During the post-Christmas period, an employee in social psychiatry lost their life due to violence from a resident at a care facility…
From the Danish Association of Social Workers – 04-2021 It is challenging to have a job where day after day you face high emotional demands, where…
From the Danish Association of Social Workers – 04-2021. As a social worker, you typically work in a mental high-risk job, where you encounter people affected by crises and trauma or have tasks that...
From the Danish Social Educators – 01-2021. Is there anything more important than helping vulnerable people who are struggling? Most social educators would say no. But when…
From the Danish Social Educators – 12-2020. When working with traumatised individuals, there is a risk of burning out yourself. But your body, mind, and…