1. family and parenting

Understanding First Responders’ Impact on Victims’ Trauma:
Developing A Healthy Victim Interaction Strategy
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
1:00 P.M.—4:00 P.M.
Doubletree Hilton
Regina, SK
Presented by:
Duane Bowers
If you are a first responder, a police officer, a coroner, a minister, a social
worker, a school counsellor, a funeral service provider, a fire fighter, if
you work with EMS, or if you work with individuals and families suffering
from a traumatic death loss/event in any other capacity, this workshop is
for you.
This workshop explores the impact of first responders on the mental
health of victims immediately after a traumatic event. The symptoms of a
traumatic response, and the basic neuroscience and brain functioning
behind those symptoms will be discussed.
By understanding the neuroscience, first responders can adjust their approach to victims which will satisfy the needs of the first responder as
well as the victim. The ‘debriefing’ approach will be evaluated and the
Psychological First Aid approach will be presented as an alternative as
well as the concept of Verbal First Aid.
This workshop will focus not only on communication skills, but the whole
interaction with the 'clients'.
Workshop participants will be encouraged to develop their own victim
interaction strategy to elicit the information and responses they need
while minimizing the traumatic effect on the victim in the process.
Presented by the Greystone Bereavement Centre in partnership with
the Saskatchewan Hospice Palliative Care Association.
Please register online: http://www.cvent.com/d/44qh6c
For information call Dwayne at the Greystone Bereavement Centre,
306-523-2786.
Duane T. Bowers, LPC, CCHt, is a
licenced professional counsellor
and educator and a certified clinical hypnotherapist in private
practice. He is the author of
Guiding Your Family Through
Loss and Grief, and A Child is
Missing: Providing Support for
Families of Missing internet radio
show LET’S TALK IT THROUGH.
As an educator Duane teaches
seminars internationally on dying, death and grief, as well as
trauma, PTSD and traumatic loss.