These teams can provide
a variety of types of support including, but not limited to:
- Debriefing - proactive intervention
involving a group meeting or discussion about a particularly
distressing critical
incident. The debriefing is designed to mitigate the impact of
a critical incident and to assist the persons in recovery from
the stress
associated
with the event. The debreifing is led by a specially
trained team which includes professional and peer support personnel.
Ideally it is conducted between 24 and 72 hours after the
incident, but may be held later depening upon circumstances.
- Defusing - an intervention that is a shorter,
less formal version of a debriefing . It generally lasts from
30 to 60
minutes, but may go longer. If possible, it should be held within
one to four hours
after a critical incident. It is not usually conducted more
than 12 hours after the incident. It is a
confidential
and voluntary opportunity to learn about stress, share reactions
to an incident and vent emotions.
- Grief and Loss Session -
a structured group or individual session following a traumatic
event and
assists people in understanding their own grief reactions as
well as creating a healthy atmosphere
of openness and dialogue around the circumstances of the death.
- Crisis
Management Briefing - a large, homogeneous group
intervention used before, during and after crisis to present
facts, facilitate a brief, controlled discussion, Q & A
and info on stress survival skills and/or other available support
services. May be repeated as situation changes.
The main purpose of all of these is to stabilize people affected
by the incident so that they can return to their normal routines
without
unusual
stress. |
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