Author Archive: Philip Chard
Philip joined Empathia (then NEAS) in 1987 as the Director of Clinical Services, becoming its President/CEO in 1993. In addition to his duties at Empathia, he is an award-winning newspaper columnist, author of three books, and numerous journal and magazine articles. Philip is a sought-after speaker, has been a guest expert on ABC Television’s 20/20, and has presented at the Brookings Institution, among many other venues. Prior to joining Empathia, he taught behavioral sciences at Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine, where he received an Outstanding Faculty Award. His approach to work/life balance includes competitive sailing on the Great Lakes, wilderness backpacking and nature photography.
Road Rage… neither a perpetrator nor a victim be.
Let’s face it. Some of us succumb to road rage. We end up venting our over-the-top frustrations on some unfortunate soul. And others of us are victims of road rage, finding ourselves essentially being assaulted on the highway. Well, regardless of which side of this divide you fall on, experts have some advice to help keep things under control.
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Should traumatized employees be “debriefed?”
Survivors of disasters or traumatic events are at significant risk for developing such problems as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression and substance abuse. To address this risk, organizations that have suffered a traumatic event often arrange for critical incident stress debriefings (CISD) for affected employees, hoping this short-term psychological intervention will prove helpful. But it’s not that simple.
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