Organisational responsibilities in mitigating psychosocial risks: Developing and implementing trauma informed policy and practice

Guidance to develop policy, procedures and practice across your organisation

Many people do not seek assistance with mental health or other stressors in the workplace through fear that reaching out for help or making a complaint will have a detrimental impact on their career. Research shows 55 – 70% adults experience at least one traumatic event during their lifetime and 14 – 43% of children experience at least one traumatic event during childhood. Statistics are higher in LGBTQIA+ communities.

Changing the culture of an organisation begins with decision makers and leadership. It requires identifying psychosocial risks, developing policy, procedures and protocols to eliminate or reduce risk and regularly reviewing the effectiveness of the policy and procedures implemented. Examples of trauma informed policy include consideration in recruitment processes, induction / onboarding, ongoing professional development training and supervision beyond technical skills and exit interviews.

This training provides a framework for leaders to reflect on what is working well within the organisation and where there may be room for improvement and development. It offers guidance to design a trauma informed organisation relevant to your service through collaboration at every level of the organisation, utilising the expertise and knowledge base that exists within the organisation.

Post training, ongoing consultation is available to champion trauma informed principles throughout all structures and systems within your organisation.

Learning Objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify the three-tiers for a trauma informed organisation in mitigating psychosocial risk and supporting employee mental health and wellbeing; Prevention – Protect & Promote – Support.
  • Clear pathways to identify psychosocial risks according to employee role.
  • Utilise internal knowledge and resources to develop trauma informed policy and procedures.
  • Steps to develop policy for recruitment, induction, ongoing training, supervision, exit Interviews and review effectiveness.
  • Identify areas for manager training focussed on reducing stigma around mental health and building skills to support teams.

This training is designed for leadership, managerial, supervisory, and policy development roles in:

  • Legal representation
  • Justice systems
  • Mediation services
  • People and culture
  • Human resources
  • Employee assistance (EAPs)
  • Counselling & therapy
  • Mental health and physical health
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Prison and correction services
  • Critical incident – emergency response
  • Defence services

 

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