September has been a busy month for us raising the profile around supporting people after a crisis or traumatic event. We’ve always believed that education is important and that all organisations need to know: How to prepare and build psychological resilience Consistent, effective post-incident procedures ...
Traumatic events and crises can affect any workplace. They range from the major incident such as an act of terror, active shooter to natural and man-made disasters that affect the whole business and the community it is part of - to events that impact on...
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT training: Group Crisis Interventions Accredited by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) and the University of Maryland Trainers: Dr Liz Royle and Cath Kerr (CPsychol) This course is designed for healthcare professionals, social workers, Occupational Health workers, Psychologists, Therapists, Managers, Welfare Officers and...
June 2018 sees the publication of the long awaited and much needed international standard ISO 22330 “Guidelines for people aspects of business continuity.” This new document expands on the guidance in ISO 22301 and ISO 22313 providing a uniform approach relevant to any size of...
This month, I was delighted to take part in a US radio show about the challenges of mental health issues. Not Broken® Radio is an international radio show that was initiated to have open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities. Not Broken® Radio has 1.8M+ online...
This month sees us featured in a specialist blog by Sentinel that covers the topics that anyone involved in their organisation’s emergency planning – such as HR, security and IT professionals – needs to know about. they discuss issues including: Cyber attacks: prevention and resilience Emergency...
Supporting staff after crisis and trauma in the workplace: A strategic planning Masterclass for Business Continuity and Risk Management professionals The unthinkable has happened. A member of staff has been seriously injured by a violent and aggressive visitor in the reception area. She was stabbed before...
On the 7th – 8th November, the Business Continuity Institute will be hosting its annual world conference in London and KRTS International will be playing its part in making this the “must-attend event for any Business Continuity or Resilience professional” www.bciworld2017.com Dr Liz Royle will be...
Most of us make some effort to take care of our physical health – eating well, taking exercise, limiting alcohol (or at least we think about it) – but what about our mental health? On World Mental Health day it can be tempting to think it’s...
Following a potentially traumatic incident in the workplace such as a sudden death, serious accident, violence or “near-miss”, the responsibility for managing the people aspects of Business Continuity - identifying those affected, and offering appropriate support - usually falls to line managers and team leaders...