Thriving In Highly Stressful Environments
Develop the tools and skills to cope well with the pressures of working in a dangerous place
Description
Living and working in a place with high levels of conflict, violence or uncertainty brings with it unique complexities and pressures.
It can mean being constantly vigilant, working with limited resources, dealing with disruption of plans, and contending with persistent worry. Trying to work under these pressures can challenge the trust, communication, and collaboration that are needed to do good work. But it is possible for individuals and teams to thrive under these pressures, and in this training we will help equip an individual or team to build their resilience skills to withstand the work they are about to do.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
✅ Understand common reactions to stress and trauma
✅ Discuss coping strategies such as self-compassion and self-care
✅ Learn to reframe experiences and find meaning in a stressful environment
✅ Develop skills to improve resilience and reduce risk of trauma
✅ Develop a personal action plan
AT A GLANCE
📍 Location: in-person or online
🎓 Learning style: presentations, discussion, roleplay
👥 Perfect for: any individual or team who has to work in a dangerous place
💬 We say: “In teams where relationships are poor, employees will be less motivated to engage with risk.”
FURTHER READING
📖 How to keep your work culture healthy in a high risk environment
📖 Ways to look after yourself and your team in high-stress, fast paced emergency work.
Testimonials
“Thank you! I really enjoyed how engaging and honest this session was. I loved how engaged and encouraging the facilitators were and how they acknowledged ‘big picture’ stress as well as little things”. – Anonymous
