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How to Conduct a Debrief Session and How to Look After Staff

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  • How to Conduct a Debrief Session and How to Look After Staff
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Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of debriefings?
To lessen the impact of the traumatic event
To decrease stress symptoms
To eliminate the need for ongoing support
To aid recovery and resilience
 
Which of the following are potential risks of debriefings?
Those not distressed by the event may feel worse after exposure to those who are.
Some may feel that the debriefing should be enough and be reluctant to seek ongoing support.
Some people may not need psychological debriefing.
All of the above.
 
Which of the following is true?
Participation in debriefings should be compulsory.
Everybody involved will be affected significantly by a traumatic event.
The factors that determine whether an incident is critical or traumatic are highly subjective.
Everybody will be helped by talking about the event.
 
The ‘STOP 5’ model of hot debriefing:
(a) Lasts for roughly 5 minutes.
(b) Is confidential and blame-free.
(c) Is all that anyone should need.
(d) (a) and (b)
 
Which of the following is a suggested guideline for cold debriefing meetings?
Offer each person the opportunity to talk uninterrupted.
Make sure everybody talks and participates.
Confidentiality isn’t that important.
It’s Ok if one person dominates the sharing.
 
A ‘Feelings Check-In’ involves:
Going in to a lot of factual detail.
Sharing your feelings, thoughts and in-the-moment reality.
Going in to blame, judgement and criticism.
Talking about things other than the traumatic or unexpected event.
 
Signs of traumatic stress to look out for include;
New or intensified substance use.
Numbness and withdrawal.
Ongoing troubling feelings.
All of the above.
 
Some strategies for ongoing support of traumatised staff are:
(a) Tell them the business depends on them and they have to get over it.
(b) Monitor them more closely
(c) Consider giving them time off
(d) (b) and (c)
 
With someone who seems to be struggling:
Leave them alone so as not to embarrass them.
Don’t mention getting professional support in case they are offended.
State what you have noticed or observed about them in a compassionate way.
Tell them to toughen up and get over it.
 
With someone who is showing signs of traumatic stress and is resistant to help-seeking
(a) Accept their position and leave them alone.
(b) Normalise their struggle but point them towards help at the same time.
(c) Offer to help connect them with professional help.
(d) (b) and (c)