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Article: Helping HR professionals boost resiliency skills: human resources professionals often feel isolated and stressed because of the nature of their work, making them a key audience for EAPs.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Employee Assistance
- Article date:
- October 1, 2009
- Author:
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Employee assistance professionals are accustomed to serving multiple clients, including employees, managers, household members, and human resources (HR) professionals. Recent layoffs and other economic-related upheavals have increased pressure on HR professionals, who are on the front lines of workplace conflict and may become victims of vicarious traumatization during layoffs, reorganizations and other business crises.
This article describes facilitated workshops on resiliency as a possible intervention for better serving HR professionals. By finding opportunities to teach resiliency skills, EA professionals can help prevent stress and prepare people to face ...