Research shows that effective and frequent debriefing opportunities significantly improves the psychological health for those working in
 healthcare and human service environments. 

 

Naturally, helping professionals want to talk about the difficult things they see, hear and do at work, however, sometimes instead of effectively debriefing, these conversations seem more like venting and offloading.

 

This course provides a few simple techniques that helping professionals can use to transform these conversations into helpful dialogue for processing and reflecting on trauma exposure while reducing the risk of transferring secondary trauma onto others.

What to Expect

  • Who it is for

    This course is designed for helping professionals and volunteers in various sectors such as social and human services, mental health services, addiction services, criminal justice, education, animal care, and healthcare.

  • How it works

    This course includes 6 chapters with several short lessons in each, including video presentations, worksheets and group discussion boards. The course can be completed in 2-3 hours but you have lifetime access to it.

  • What you'll learn

    By the end of this course you will have learned about several different practical conversation models and strategies for effectively debriefing and processing work experiences that you can put into practice immediately with your team or peers.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn about different styles of debriefing

  • Learn 4 simple guidelines that make debriefing effective and safe

  • Learn the 3 D's - strategies for guiding a debrief for deeper, more meaningful outcomes

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Instructions for this course

    • How to use this course
  • 2

    Welcome to the course!

    • A message from your instructor
  • 3

    Let's Get on the Same Page

    • What is Debriefing? (And what it is not)

    • Reflection

    • What We are Trying to Prevent

    • Reflection

    • Types of Debriefing Opportunities

    • Critical Incident Group Debriefing

    • Wellness Check-Ins and Debrief Groups

    • What is getting in the way...

    • Reflection

    • Resources
  • 4

    Guidelines to Debriefing

    • 4 Simple Steps

    • An example from my practice...

    • Reflection

    • Resources
  • 5

    The 3D's - Exploring Purpose

    • Defusing

    • Discovering

    • Differentiate

    • Reflection

    • Resources
  • 6

    Next Steps...

    • Congrats! Here's what's next...

    • Before you go...

    • BONUS for you

    • The Sustainable Helper Workbook

Testimonials

Absolutely Fabulous!

I didn't know that oversharing/sliming was a thing! I really liked how you defined the different types of debriefing. I see myself in a lot of these scenarios and now feel more prepared to contribute respectfully by asking consent before sharing.

Highly Recommended

What resonated with me the most was the concept of having a mindful purpose to debriefing rather than just a vent session. I know I will now be having conversations with my colleagues with a goal in mind and using the debriefing guidelines.

So Relatable

I really enjoyed the analogies that you used to better explain different concepts. All of the real life examples that you shared were so relatable and made it easier to see how these strategies can really be applied in my life.

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