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PTSD Awareness Day 2022
- June 27, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Category: Mental health
No CommentsTrauma can affect different people in different ways. When experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, it is common to feel a range of uncomfortable emotions and responses.
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‘See what you made me do’ – A mandatory watch for all of us
- May 25, 2021
- Posted by: cfchadmin
- Categories: Family and domestic violence, Leadership, Psychosocial risks
May has been Family and Domestic Violence Awareness Month and SBS has raised awareness with the premiere of their three-part series ‘See what you made me do’. Journalist Jess Hill, breaks down the searing questions we have about this horrifying deep-rooted epidemic of family and domestic violence in Australia.
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Is vicarious trauma a psychosocial risk in my workplace?
- April 14, 2021
- Posted by: cfchadmin
- Categories: Leadership, Mental health, Psychosocial risks
Gone are the days whereby trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and vicarious trauma are terms reserved only for emergency personnel or those in the military. Whilst these professions do have higher rates of both PTSD and vicarious trauma, it is well acknowledged that some professional services roles are also at risk of developing symptoms of vicarious trauma in the workplace.