Work Related PTSD - HR, Managers, Co-workers
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Practical course/s for anyone supporting a colleague after a workplace incident
Relevant for employers, managers, team leaders, HR professionals, coworkers, health and safety representatives, and anyone involved in workplace responses to psychological injury.
Why This Matters Now
Recent changes to how psychosocial risks are understood and managed in Australian workplaces have clarified that psychological injury — including PTSD — is a work health and safety issue, not just an individual health matter.
These changes affect everyone in a workplace, particularly those involved in responding to, supporting, or working alongside someone after a traumatic incident. Expectations around prevention, response, and recovery are now clearer — and workplaces are increasingly expected to demonstrate that psychosocial risks are understood and appropriately managed.
The Challenge in Workplaces
After a workplace incident, uncertainty is common.
People often want to be supportive but feel unsure what to say, how involved to be, or whether their actions could make things worse. Some avoid contact altogether out of fear of saying the wrong thing. Others unintentionally overstep or withdraw, leading to inconsistent responses.
Without a shared understanding of PTSD and psychosocial risk, well-intentioned actions can increase distress for the affected worker and create additional risk for the organisation.
What This Course Provides
This course provides a clear, practical understanding of PTSD as a psychosocial risk within the workplace.
It supports participants to understand their role — whatever their position — and respond in ways that are supportive, appropriate, and aligned with current expectations of psychosocial safety.
The focus is on practical guidance that can be applied confidently in real workplace situations.
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Who This Course Is For
This course is suitable for anyone working in an environment where psychological injury may occur, including:
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Employers and business owners
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Managers and team leaders
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HR and injury management professionals
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Health and safety representatives
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Coworkers supporting an affected colleague
No prior knowledge of mental health or psychology is required.
What Participants Will Gain
After completing this course, participants will:
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Understand PTSD as a psychosocial hazard in the workplace
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Recognise how workplace responses can influence recovery
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Communicate more confidently and appropriately with colleagues
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Understand boundaries — what is helpful and what is not
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Contribute to safer, more consistent workplace responses
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Feel more confident navigating complex situations at work
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Course Format
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Self-paced online course
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Practical, clearly structured modules
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Designed for busy workplaces
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Suitable for individual enrolment or team-based training
Offer for January -Â Two Courses for One
To support workplaces implementing updated approaches to psychosocial risk early in the year, January enrolments in the Workplace PTSD for employers course include one enrolment in the companion course, PTSD in the Workplace for Employees (the Injured Workers), at no additional cost.
This inclusion is designed to support a shared understanding between workplaces and workers, helping reduce confusion, miscommunication, and unintended harm during recovery and return-to-work processes.
Important Note
This course is not therapy.
It is workplace education designed to support psychologically safer responses following workplace trauma.
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HR ProfessionalsÂ
You are often responsible for guiding workplace responses after a traumatic incident — balancing care, compliance, and organisational risk.
This course supports HR professionals to understand PTSD as a psychosocial risk, respond consistently, and provide informed guidance to managers and teams during recovery and return-to-work processes.
Managers and Team LeadersÂ
You may be the first point of contact after a workplace incident, and your response can shape how supported a colleague feels during a difficult time.
This course provides practical guidance to help you communicate appropriately, understand boundaries, and respond with confidence — without needing specialist mental health knowledge.
Co-workers
Supporting a colleague after a traumatic incident can feel uncomfortable or uncertain. Many people want to help but worry about saying the wrong thing or making matters worse.
This course helps coworkers understand PTSD in a workplace context and respond in ways that are respectful, supportive, while maintaining healthy boundaries.
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About the Course Facilitator
This course is developed and delivered by Lisa Irving, Clinical Psychologist and founder of Revive Health and Happiness.
Over many years of clinical work, Lisa has supported individuals affected by workplace trauma, as well as workplaces navigating the complexities of psychological injury, recovery, and return to work. Through this work, she has seen firsthand how well-intentioned people can feel unsure, constrained, or fearful of getting things wrong — often at the very moments when clarity and steadiness matter most.
Much of Lisa’s writing and professional advocacy has focused on the gap between what workplaces intend and how experiences of psychological injury are actually lived. In particular, she has written about how systems, language, and responses — not just symptoms — shape recovery outcomes.
These courses were created in response to a recurring pattern Lisa observed across industries:
people at work wanting to do the right thing, but lacking a shared, practical understanding of PTSD and psychosocial risk in a workplace context.
Rather than positioning psychological injury as an individual problem to be managed behind closed doors, this course reflects Lisa’s belief that safer outcomes emerge when workplaces develop shared understanding, clear boundaries, and consistent responses.
The aim is not to turn workplaces into therapists, but to support people to act with confidence, care, and appropriate responsibility — in ways that support recovery while respecting roles, limits, and organisational realities.
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Suitable for individuals, teams, and organisations.
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A Shared Understanding Makes a Difference
When workplaces respond to psychological injury with consistency and care, outcomes are generally smoother for everyone involved.
Confusion, avoidance, and mixed messages — even when well intentioned — can increase distress and prolong recovery. A shared understanding of PTSD and psychosocial risk helps workplaces respond more calmly, communicate more clearly, and support recovery without overstepping boundaries.
This course is designed to provide that shared foundation — so individuals, teams, and organisations can move forward with greater confidence.
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