Showing posts with label trauma-informed. Show all posts
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Friday, May 30, 2025

Creating Psychologically Safe Workplaces in Healthcare: Trauma-Informed Organizational Care Workshop at MOH NCEMH

 













Creating Psychologically Safe Workplaces in Healthcare: Trauma-Informed Organizational Care Workshop at MOH NCEMH

After weeks of thoughtful preparation, we successfully delivered the Trauma-Informed Organizational Care Workshop at the Ministry of Health’s National Centre for Excellence in Mental Health (NCEMH). This impactful event was organized by the Counseling Psychology Unit in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Putrajaya Hospital.

This time, I was honored to be invited as a key speaker, bringing dual expertise as a trauma-informed hypnotherapist and a practitioner in organizational psychology. This unique integration allowed us to explore both the individual neurobiological impact of trauma and the systemic changes needed in workplace culture to foster psychological safety.

💡 A Deeply Human Learning Experience

What unfolded was more than a training—it was a space for collective reflection, emotional honesty, and professional growth. Throughout the session, I witnessed passionate healthcare professionals courageously open up about their emotional experiences, stressors, and unseen struggles at work.

Many shared a common realization:
“I thought I was the only one… now I realize we are all carrying something.”

This collective acknowledgment is the first step toward healing—not just individually, but across entire teams.

🧠 Why Trauma-Informed Organizational Work Matters

In healthcare, professionals carry more than just clinical duties—they absorb distress, hold space for patients in pain, and often suppress their own needs to maintain composure. This can lead to emotional fatigue, disengagement, or burnout if trauma is left unacknowledged.

By combining insights from trauma-informed hypnotherapy and positive organizational psychology, the training emphasized not just healing the individual—but transforming the culture of care itself.

🎯 Training Objectives

  1. Recognize How Trauma Manifests in Work Settings
    Understand the long-term effects of unresolved trauma, including Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and how they show up in adult workplace behaviors, emotional responses, and stress patterns.

  2. Apply Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Principles in Organizations
    Learn the six core TIC principles and how hypnotherapy can support nervous system regulation, emotional safety, and trauma recovery at the subconscious level.

  3. Practice Emotional First Aid and Team Support Tools
    Explore simple, practical methods for stress regulation—such as grounding techniques and self-hypnosis—that can be applied individually and within teams for better emotional resilience.


👥 Organized by:

Counseling Psychology Unit
In collaboration with the
Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Putrajaya Hospital


💬 A Message from Dr. Hiro Koo

As both a trauma-informed practitioner and a major in industrial and organizational psychology, I truly believe the future of healthcare depends on creating safe, compassionate, and supportive systems—not just for patients, but for those who care for them.

To every healthcare professional who showed up fully, spoke truthfully, and supported one another—you are the reason this workshop had such depth and power.


📢 Bring This to Your Organization

Looking to transform your workplace culture with evidence-based, trauma-informed mental health training?

We offer tailored programs for:

  • Healthcare institutions

  • Frontline professionals

  • Corporate teams in high-stress industries

📩 Contact us via WhatsApp 0167154419 today to co-create a mentally healthier, more resilient workforce.

Friday, March 15, 2024

Trauma-Informed Care for Corporate Mental Health Malaysia

Promote Mental Well-being in the Workplace: Attend Our Trauma-Informed Care Workshop!

Join us via ZOOM on April 6th (Saturday) from 10am to 12pm for an insightful workshop on Trauma-Informed Care for Corporate Mental Health. This psychosocial support workshop, conducted in English, is designed for Registered Counselors, Hypnotherapists, Therapists, Psychologists, HR Managers, Training and Development Professionals, and anyone interested in promoting mental well-being in the workplace.

For just RM30, gain valuable insights from experts Dr. Hiro Koo and Dr. Sharon Lee (K.B;P.A.), and earn 1 CPD point (Komponen ilmu dan kemahiran 4) if you're a registered counselor. Due to limited seating, this event will also be accessible via Zoom by invitation only.




Don't miss this opportunity to foster a supportive work environment and enhance your understanding of trauma-informed care. Register now and be part of the movement to prioritize mental health in the corporate world!

Monday, October 2, 2023

Innovation Symposium on Brain-Computer Interfaces (Suzhou, China) - Guest Speaker to share about the application of Trauma-Informed Neurofeedback

 
















一转眼,我已经提供脑波神经反馈训练neurofeedback training多达10多年了。在马来西亚,本来我是很孤独的,因为在这行的人实在不多,这个领域的专家也很少。但这几年,越来越多知音人出现,这个应用脑科学如今也被多国重点关注,亚洲各地都开始越来越多人重视脑机接口这一块。
今天除了感到很荣幸受邀给与讲座,跟中国民众分享创伤知情催眠与脑波反馈疗法的科学与益处,当看到中国各个顶流专家都给脑波反馈训练背书,我真的也倍感兴奋与感动。
In simple terms, I've been doing neurofeedback training for over 10 years. In Malaysia, it used to be quite lonely because not many people were into it. But in recent years, more people who understand it have shown up, and now several countries are paying serious attention to applying neuroscience.
Today, seeing top experts in China endorsing neurofeedback training, it really touched me.


Sunday, June 18, 2023

为什么组织需要关注创伤知情呢? Why we need Trauma-Informed Workplaces?


以下文章是原文(https://hbr.org/2022/03/we-need-trauma-informed-workplaces)的节选中文翻译,我非常认同里头的内容。


为什么组织需要关注创伤知情能力呢? 

在创伤期间,组织对人们的支持起着非常重要的作用,影响也是深远而长久的。这是因为在创伤时期,体制性背叛(Institutional Betrayal)和心理安全这两个概念变得尤为重要。

当我们遭遇危机时,很多人会寄望于组织的支持和保护。但如果组织未能履行这一责任,或者他们的行动让我们担心会伤害自己或我们关心的人,就会产生第二次伤害,也就是体制性背叛。体制性背叛指的是你信任或依赖的体制对你不当对待,可能是有意伤害或者无所作为。这些行为或者不作为会加剧已经困难的处境。体制性背叛可能来自于组织的大规模行动,比如对新冠疫情的应对让许多员工感到脆弱和困顿,也可能来自个人的行为,比如经理对骚扰或偏见投诉的轻视回应。 

与体制性背叛相对应的是心理安全。心理安全这个概念主要是由Amy Edmondson推广的,指的是在团队或组织内部,人们可以坦诚地承认错误、不知道答案或者面对困难。谷歌最近的一项研究发现,心理安全对于团队的协作至关重要。而建立心理安全最快的方法就是团队成员在困难时互相支持。正如《纽约时报》杂志的Charles Duhigg所说:“要感受到‘心理安全’,我们必须知道有时我们可以自由地分享那些吓人的事情,而不用担心受到指责。我们必须能够谈论混乱或悲伤,并与让我们发疯的同事进行艰难的对话。我们不能只关注效率。” 因此,如果我们在与经历创伤的人一起工作时没有适当地回应,就可能给他们增加第二次伤害。但如果我们能够做出积极的回应,就能够建立信任和联系。无论如何,我们在危机时期如何支持彼此都将在组织中产生长远的影响。 那么,我们如何确保我们的组织具备有效应对创伤的技能和资源呢?


要确保组织具备有效应对创伤的能力和资源,可以遵循以下三个总体概念:

1. 承认:愿意倾听和承认经历创伤的人的痛苦,而不是否认或转移对话的焦点。

2. 支持:在创伤和困厄时,提供具体的支持,如心理健康资源和协助丧葬等费用。

3. 信任:建立机构的信任,通过制定支持员工的政策和程序,并确保这些政策被广泛知晓和遵守。领导者应当表达对组织价值观的承诺,并坚持公正和透明。通过关注承认、支持和信任,组织能够在危机时期建立信任和联系,并为未来的挑战做好准备。

Read more (英文原文):

https://hbr.org/2022/03/we-need-trauma-informed-workplaces



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