When Trauma Survivors Return to Work (eBook)

Dr. Barski-Carrow’s work focuses on relationships in the workplace. She brings to this issue more than 30 years experience in a variety of management, administrative and technical positions in the government, public and private sector. Her research, presentations, workshops, conferences and publications of popular and professional articles have earned her international acclaim. She was featured in a Wall Street Journal Article relating to workplace issues in 2003.Her roots are from Northeastern Pennsylvania. She relocated to Washington, D.C., and built her career in the Department of Energy and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Her specialty was building healthy relationships in the workplace.At HHS she became the Acting Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity/Office of the Secretary. In this position she created, designed and implemented the award-winning Sexual Harassment Program, training over 1,200 employees in the headquarters and regional offices.She served on the faculty of the Northern Virginia Community College, Mr. Vernon College in Washington, D.C. She has been affiliated with The Women’s Center, Vienna Virginia, Department of Defense & the William Wendt Center for Loss & Healing, Washington, D.C., and has given workshops at the Jungian Society in Washington, D. C.She resides in Milton, Delaware and is associated with the Cancer Consortium of Delaware, the Rehoboth Art League, the Coastal Camera Club, Member of the Fund for Women (Delaware Community Foundation) and is President of Carrow Associates.

PART I. UNDERSTANDING THE TRAUMATIC LIFE EXPERIENCE (TLE)Why I Wrote This BookWhat is a Traumatic Life Experience (TLE)?What Is It Like to Be a Returning TLE Employee?What Can Managers Do?What To Tell Co-Workers?What Does Psychology Tell Us About Trauma?What Can an Employee Assistance Program Do?PART II. TAKING PRACTICAL STEPSWhat is a Dialogue Circle?How to Set Up a Dialogue Circle?Putting Out a Welcome Mat: The First Dialogue CircleLending a Listening Ear: The Second Dialogue CircleOffering a Helping Hand: The Third Dialogue CirclePART III. SOME SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCESWhen an Entire Group Is TraumatizedWhat Challenges Does a Facilitator Face?Helping Yourself after a Traumatic Life ExperienceHow Does an Employee’s Trauma Affect His Children?