When Trauma Survivors Return to Work Understanding Emotional Recovery

by Barski-carrow, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780761850304
• ISBN10: 0761850309
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-27
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

This book explains how managers and co-workers can help foster-and not hinder-the process of emotional recovery for employees who have been traumatized and are returning to work.

Author Biography

Barbara Barski-Carrow earned her doctorate in adult education and human resources from Virginia Tech and is president of Carrow Associates. Her work focuses on professional relationships, helping managers and employees relate better when individuals return to work after a traumatic life event. Through more than thirty years of experience in the field, she has created educational forums for senior management in both the public and private sectors.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
Understanding the Traumatic Life Experience (TLE)
Why I Wrote This Book	p. 3
What Is a Traumatic Life Experience (TLE)?	p. 13
What Is It Like to Be a Returning TLE Employee?	p. 18
What Can Managers Do?	p. 24
What Do You Tell Co-Workers?	p. 32
What Does Psychology Tell Us about Trauma?	p. 44
What Can an Employee Assistance Program Do?	p. 56
Taking Practical Steps
What Is a Study Circle?	p. 69
How Does an Organization Set Up a Study Circle?	p. 84
Putting Out a Welcome Mat: The First Study Circle	p. 96
Lending a Listening Ear: The Second Study Circle	p. 109
Offering a Helping Hand: The Third Study Circle	p. 123
Some Special Circumstances
When an Entire Group Is Traumatized, How Do Managers and Employees Cope?	p. 139
How Does an Employee's Trauma Affect His Children?	p. 145
How Can You Help Yourself after a Traumatic Life Experience?	p. 151
What Challenges Face a Facilitator?	p. 155
Appendix: Study Circle Handouts	p. 163
References	p. 165
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