Debra BrodowskiNational Manager of Psychological Services
Debra is the National Manager of Psychological Services at the Centre for Corporate Health and is one of its longest serving employees. Always on the phone with HR professionals, Debra heads the Employee Assistance Program, Trauma Response Team and Psychological Safety Audit Team. A true academic at heart, Debra is able to use her wealth of experience in managing challenging people problems to inform many of our tried and tested psychological wellbeing models and programs.
“When a critical incident occurs in the workplace, how you lead in the hours, days and weeks to follow will significantly impact how your employees will cope.” Debra Brodowski
Known for getting to the root of the problem in complex mental health and wellbeing issues in the workplace, Debra is often asked to speak on her observations of trends in workplace wellbeing on a national scale at conferences across the Australia. Debra is also one of the lead facilitators for the Centre for Corporate Health’s Mental Health and Family & Domestic Violence training programs.
publications
White Ribbon Day 2020
White Ribbon Day in 2020 falls on 20 November and it is a day aimed at raising awareness and committing to action to prevent family and domestic violence.
November 20, 2020Activate Your ‘Tend and Befriend’ Response – World Mental Health Day 2020
We’ve seen news footage of the pandemic bringing out the worst in people, with panic buying scuffles in supermarkets, to anti-maskers abusing those in customer service roles across retailers. But in spite of these small groups of people, natural disasters and national emergencies, do often, bring out the best in people. The majority of us turn towards people in our community instead of exhibiting fear based and anti-social behaviour.
October 10, 2020Mental Health Month 2020
Tuning in means becoming present and aware of what’s happening within ourselves and in the world around us. Our senses are responsible for all of the information that we take in from the outside work.
October 8, 2020