Understand, prevent and manage psychological crises

– let the community heal

No one goes through life – or working life – without encountering strain or crises. The need to deal with difficult situations has always existed, but today it has become even more pressing due to global crises, emerging threats and increasing complexity. This book equips you to understand, prevent and manage psychological crisis reactions – both your own and those of others – and shows how we can work together to strengthen a sense of safety and our ability to act when the unexpected happens.

The book is based on the latest evidence-based knowledge from crisis psychology and strain psychology. It combines theory with practice through concrete tools and models that strengthen individuals, groups, managers and organisations alike. With an understanding of the diversity of working life – from care professions with high emotional demands to emergency response and practical occupations involving physical risk, such as agriculture, construction and transport – the book offers a shared framework for understanding and a coherent approach to crisis preparedness. At the same time, the book’s messages are universal, and everyone can benefit from knowing more about how we can support one another in difficult situations. Community is our strongest resource when we need to deal with the unexpected, no matter where we work.

“A strong and inspiring take on what we can do in practice to avoid doing too much too soon – or too little too late.”

– Karen-Inge Karstoft, Forsker og lektor i psykologi, Københavns Universitet