Critical Incident Stress Management

We are the only trainers in Northwest Ohio in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). We have expanded the use of stress debriefing to help industrial and healthcare workers return to productive work after being exposed to an industrial accident or Workplace Violence.

Critical incidents do occur in the workplace:
--accidents on the worksite
--sudden unexpected death of a co-worker
--workplace violence

  Critical incident stress is a normal response to an abnormal situation.  Left untreated, critical incident stress could lead to lower productivity, increased absenteeism, increased substance abuse, and increased use of health care benefits.

  The stress reactions experienced by those who have been exposed to a critical incident may appear immediately or surface hours or days after the event:

•Survivor guilt
•Grief
•Flashbacks
•Fear
•Distressing dreams
•Anger
•Chills
•Diarrhea
•Poor concentration
•Confusion
•Fatigue
•Nausea

  These are only a few examples of what some individuals report after experiencing a critical incident.  Sometimes the critical incident is so painful, professional assistance from a specially trained individual becomes necessary.

  WORKPLACE RESOURCES has professionals with more than ten years experience in the area of critical incident stress.  We can provide:

  Pre-planning:  To help you design a plan of action to assist your company be better prepared if and when your workplace experiences a critical incident.

  Post-accident:  We will provide a team to help assess the situation and guide you through the recovery phase.