a stressed responderGroup Training and Organizational Consultation

Susan is an experienced teacher/trainer for those who work on the front lines of trauma intervention: police, fire, paramedic, nursing, social work, social service work and crisis centres.  Learning to understand and manage professional reactions to the work is a key to longevity and effective crisis and trauma intervention.  Training is tailored to your organizational and group needs in the following areas:

  • Occupational Traumatic Stress:  Grounding for the Practitioner
  • PTSD, Moral Injury and Sanctuary Trauma
  • Building Resilience in Daily Front Line Crisis and Trauma Work

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Examples of completed group training:

March, 2012 – London Health Science Centre – Family Centred Care Conference – “Intervention with Emotionally Traumatized Families” – Nursing, Allied Health, Physicians

March, 2012 – London Health Science Centre – Child Life Professionals – “Occupational Traumatic Stress: Grounding for Practitioners” – Child Life Specialists Retreat

April, 2012 – Ontario College Counsellors Annual Conference – “Treating Emotionally Traumatized Clients” – Ontario College Counsellors and Administrators

November, 2012 – Ontario College Counsellors Retreat – “Surviving Our Work Through Self Reflective Practice” – Ontario College Counsellors

December, 2012 – Fanshawe College Student Development Centre Staff – “Staying Grounded in Critical Situations: Engaging Crisis with Students” – Fanshawe College administration staff and Student Development Office reception

May, 2013 – Cancer Care Ontario – “Cancer as a Traumatic Event” – Cancer Survivors and Caregivers

October, 2013 – Canadian Mental Health Association Huron Perth – “Trauma and Mental Illness: Responding to Complex Needs” – Frontline Mental Health Case Workers

January, 2014 – London Health Sciences Centre Professional Practice Conference Keynote – “Engaging the Practitioner Self in Health Care and the Human Condition” – Professional Practice Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Psychology, Medicine, Dietician and Management

November, 2014 – London Health Sciences Centre Occupational Therapy Professionals – “Going Within: Reclaiming Calm in the Midst of Daily Practice” – Occupational Therapy professionals and administration

April, 2015 – London Police Service – “Thin Line: Managing Exposure in Front Line Trauma Work” – London Police Service Officers, Administration and Partners

September, 2015 – Ontario Police Services Occupational Stress Injury Committee – “Developing Programming for Occupational Stress Injury” 

February, 2016 – Fanshawe College Counselling and Accessibility Services – “Thin Line: Daily Managing of the Professional Soul” – Fanshawe College counselling staff

May, 2016 – Probation Officers Association of Ontario – “Thin Line: Daily Managing of the Professional Soul” – Adult and Youth Probation and Parole Officers, Corrections Officers

June, 2016 – London Police Service – “Thin Line: Managing Exposure in Front Line Trauma Work” – Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support Team Members

June, 2017 – Ivey Spencer Leadership Centre – “Occupational Stress Management Workshop” – First Responders and Front Line Trauma Workers (repeated December, 2017 and November, 2018)

January, 2019 – Erie St. Clair LHIN – “Occupational Stress Management Workshop” – School Support Care

May, 2019 – Victim Services Huron – “Occupational Stress Management Workshop” – Huron First Responder and Front Line Trauma Community

January, 2020 – Family Service Thames Valley – “Occupational Stress Management Workshop” – Front Line Client Service Staff

June, 2020 – Windsor Essex Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee (HSJCC) – “Occupational Stress Management Workshop” Live Training – Windsor Essex Criminal Justice Sector Front Line

January, 2021 – Windsor Essex Human Services Justice Coordinating Committee (HSJCC) – “Occupational Stress Management Workshop – Deeper Dive” Live Training – Windsor Essex Criminal Justice Sector Front Line

February, 2021 – Legal Assistance of Windsor – “Occupational Stress Management Workshop” Live Training – University of Windsor Law Program

April, 2021 – “Thin Line Training Thoughtful Interventions” – 3 part series for Therapists on working with First Responders

May, 2021 – “Occupational Stress and Moral Injury in Frontline Healthcare” – St Thomas Elgin General Hospital

July, 2021 – “Occupational Stress Management” – Chatham-Kent Victim Services

November, 2021 – Keynote “Occupational Stress Management Tools: In the Moment Response” Be Well, Serve Well Conference, First Responders of Southwestern Ontario

November, 2021 – “Vicarious Trauma in Criminal Law Division – Management” – Assistant Deputy Attorney General of Ontario

February, 2022 – “Occupational Stress Management in Education Support Services” Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board

April, 2022 – “Occupational Stress Management in Education Leadership” Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board

May, 2022 – “Occupational Stress Management in First Response” Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Ottawa Headquarters

May, 2022 – “Vicarious Trauma in Criminal Law Division – Front Line” – Assistant Deputy Attorney General of Ontario

For Group Training and Workshop Development – please contact Susan for a discussion of your group or organizations’ needs.

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