Individuals who have responsibility for either initiating or providing Post Emergency Intervention include:
1. Members of the College community who have responsibility for reporting emergency situations or similar traumatic incidents which are likely to traumatize employees and/or students.
2. The P.E.I. Team, led by:
  - The Team Coordinator* (currently the College’s Human Rights Coordinator).
  - Assisted by: The Technical Coordinator* (currently the College’s Director of Facilities).
3. The Executive Assistant to the President, who coordinates communications.

*or alternates

The College President appoint the Team Coordinator and Technical Coordinator.
The P.E.I. Coordinators are responsible for recruiting and training volunteer members of the P.E.I. Team to provide support and assistance for individuals who have been traumatized by an incident.
The P.E.I. Team perform the procedures outlined in the Post Emergency Intervention manual.
When an emergency situation or similar traumatic incident occurs members of the College community are to notify the:

Team Coordinator (Human Rights Coordinator) Or
Director of Facilities Or
Security at local 4444

Term	Description
Traumatic Incident	An event outside of the ordinary range of experience. A traumatic incident can have a strong emotional impact which is sufficient to overwhelm the usually effective coping skills of either an individual or group.
Traumatic Stress	The emotional, physical, cognitive and behavioural reactions, signs and symptoms experienced by a person or group in response to an emergency situation. It is a normal response to an abnormal situation. It can lead to psychological stress and anxiety which subsequently may result in poor work performance, family stress, personality shifts and a variety of other problems.

Term

Description

Traumatic Incident

An event outside of the ordinary range of experience. A traumatic incident can have a strong emotional impact which is sufficient to overwhelm the usually effective coping skills of either an individual or group.

Traumatic Stress

The emotional, physical, cognitive and behavioural reactions, signs and symptoms experienced by a person or group in response to an emergency situation. It is a normal response to an abnormal situation. It can lead to psychological stress and anxiety which subsequently may result in poor work performance, family stress, personality shifts and a variety of other problems.

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Viewing: Post Emergency Intervention

Last approved: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:31:02 GMT

Last edit: Wed, 31 May 2023 19:52:38 GMT

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Category 1: College Operations

Category 2: Employees

Category 3: Students