Supporting the supporters
Support and sustain those with critical roles after disaster - from leaders to the frontline. Minimize burnout, turnover, loss of perspective, impaired decision-making and the flow-on impacts that hinder community recovery. Instead set your essential people up to do well, sustain their work, grow through the process and have maximum positive impact with communities.
Know and manage the risks
Dive into the global research outlining the risks to those with recovery roles. Gain awareness of the impacts to individuals, teams, organizations and communities in the absence of intentional strategies to protect from harm and to promote growth.
A toolkit of wellbeing strategies designed for the specific challenges of disaster
Apply practical wellbeing practices and tools that are designed to be effective under prolonged pressure. Explore pressure-tested approaches that help cut through the many barriers to self-care in an overwhelming environment.
Build a protective wellbeing plan
Protect from burnout and harm with an intentional plan that is achievable despite the challenging context of disaster.
A recipe for supporting peers
Equip tired teams with strategies for understanding and supporting peers under pressure.
Get in touch to discuss the needs of your organization or team
Meet your facilitator
Jolie Wills
B.SC., M.SC(PSYCHOLOGY)
Jolie has a Masters in Cognitive Psychology and is a leading psychosocial expert in disaster and disruption. Jolie has studied how the mind works under prolonged pressure, how we make decisions and how our reactions and behaviors are impacted by stress. Jolie is a survivor of the Christchurch earthquakes and has lived disaster recovery with her family first-hand. She led the psychosocial recovery program for New Zealand Red Cross in response to the earthquakes and has supported those working in disasters around the world. Jolie is a Winston Churchill fellowship recipient, a Leadership New Zealand alumna, an Edmund Hillary Fellow, a co-author of Leading in Disaster Recovery: A Companion through the Chaos and is an advising member to the global Counter Terrorism Prevention Network.
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