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Designed for Frontline Workers facing Occupational Trauma
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Join The Collective STAGE 1
Orientation to The Heroic Collective Model of PTSD
These resources provide an overview of The Heroic Collective's model of PTSD.
STAGES OF TREATMENT
Feeling lost about how to navigate your recovery? This handout shows the stages of PTSD treatment so you can get your life back.
STAGES OF STRAIN
Occupational PTSD doesn't just come out of nowhere. There are stages of strain that accumulate over time. Check out this handout to see which stage you're in.Â
OURÂ MODEL OFÂ PTSD
Understand how The Heroic Collective considers the way PTSD symptoms develop as acute, chronic and then disordered.
THE DAM WALL
Feel like your PTSD came out of nowhere? Read our handout to learn how your trauma accumulated over time and why the dam wall broke.
TYPES OF FATIGUE IN PTSD
PTSD comes with three types of unrelenting fatigue, each requiring a different management strategy.Â
DARK TRIADS
There are particular personality types that we see in all organisations who cause harm to their colleagues. Read this to learn if you got DT'ed.
STAGE 2
Sleep Skills
These resources are for frontline workers who are experiencing sleep difficulties.
UNDERSTANDING INSOMNIA
Frontline workers who have faced shift work, traumatic events, physical injury and ongoing threats often have sleep problems.Â
ADDRESSING MENTAL CHAOS
Using the Four Buckets Technique
CLOSING OPEN LOOPS
Clear your head before you go to bed
PAIN AND AGITATION
Many frontline workers carry physical injuries that affect their sleep. Pain makes it hard to fall asleep, heightens alertness and worry, and often causes physical agitation.
NIGHTMARES AND SLEEP PHOBIA
Many people who have trauma experience nightmares, which can make them scared to fall asleep.Â
 TACTICAL DOWNSHIFT
How to settle down after a trauma trigger.
STAGESÂ 3-4
Trauma Processing
These resources are designed to support you through Trauma Processing. You will need a competent, trauma-trained therapist to guide you through these stages.Â
TRAUMA HEADLINES
Use this format when you need a structured way to list your most impactful traumatic experiences without falling apart. Share it with your doctor, psychologist or lawyer.Â
LAYERED TRAUMA ANALYSIS
A structured post-trauma processing tool to help you understand your susceptibilities, identify the lessons from what happened, and reduce your risk of future harm.
SUPPORTING A LOVED ONE THROUGH EMDR
If someone you care about is about to start EMDR or another form of trauma processing, it helps to understand what they are doing and how you can help.
THE FINE PRINT
TERMS OF USE
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