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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/word-less/202009/covid-19-and-the-denial-death According to Becker in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book “The Denial of Death” (1973), the knowledge that we as individuals are fated to die is a uniquely human problem, one that can lead to existential despair, mental illness, and paralysis of the will. As a result, he claims, we humans have evolved different methods to repress our fear of mortality. Death…
Australia: abuse survivors committing serious crimes barred from accessing redress
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jan/31/plea-for-criminals-who-were-victims-of-child-sexual-abuse-to-access-redress-scheme “What I’m leading to here is the fact that I would have been all right in life if it hadn’t been for the sexual abuse committed against me, and rejections by the system, so how can you, Mr Turnbull, judge me as not being eligible for compensation on the grounds of criminality?” he wrote….
Government sets out how it will respond to historical state abuse inquiry
Minister for State Services Chris Hipkins said he would lead the Crown’s response to the inquiry. Setting out the principles was an important step in rebuilding trust between the government and those abused while in state care, he said. “This is an incredibly important matter. The government is determined to take action in a transparent,…
Complex trauma leads to a specific type of PTSD
http://theconversation.com/a-soldier-and-a-sex-worker-walk-into-a-therapists-office-whos-more-likely-to-have-ptsd-71464 Complex trauma leads to a specific type of PTSD, known as complex PTSD, which will be listed in the 2018 edition of International Classification of Diseases for the first time. Complex PTSD applies to responses to extremely threatening or horrific events that are extreme, prolonged or repetitive, from which a person finds it difficult…
MSD: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Download Guidance on use of PPE in Social Services (PDF-132kb)It is important to note that: • To protect yourself and those you work with, you must follow basic hygiene measures at work and at home. This is still the best defence against COVID-19.• Basic hygiene measures for everyone includes; physical distancing, good hand hygiene, cough…