Enid Warringar, health worker mentor

Support clients

Debriefing is an important process for an organisation and the health worker to undergo after providing crisis and bereavement social and emotional support.

If you need to learn about debriefing before doing this activity select Debriefing. In this activity you will identify the key features of a debriefing session.

Questions


Issues

  • Health worker offers the client social and emotional support during a crisis.
  • The health worker is encouraged to identify any emotional support they may require to deal with their own reactions to the situation.
  • Health worker reflects on the physical and emotional reactions of the client.
  • Health worker will outline what action they took.
  • The health worker encourages the client to identify any emotional support they require.
  • Health worker outlines what they felt at the time of the crisis or while offering bereavement support.
  • Health worker reflects on their own physical and emotional reactions.
  • Health worker will make long term plans with the client.

Answers


Client activities

  • Health worker will make long term plans with the client.
  • Health worker offers the client social and emotional support during a crisis.
  • Health worker reflects on the physical and emotional reactions of the client.
  • The health worker encourages the client to identify any emotional support they require.

Workplace debriefing session activities

  • Health worker will outline what action they took.
  • Health worker outlines what they felt at the time of the crisis or while offering bereavement support.
  • Health worker reflects on their own physical and emotional reactions.
  • The health worker is encouraged to identify any emotional support they may require to deal with their own reactions to the situation.