[Edited post-publication: Added link] This short booklet, “Managing Stress on the Field,” gives a great overview of stress for field workers. It was published initially in 2001 by the International Federation of the Red Cross/Red Crescent. It’s available for free and online, also in French and Spanish, and includes many useful tips along with a questionnaire on stress/trauma-related symptoms. It is also a great tool for mission/aid organizations to distribute to their staff. (Thanks to Kelly and Michele O’Donnell for recently passing this tip to Brigada.)
Find the book at:
I´m interested in this book. Would use it with both Spanish and English speaking US workers and M-care teams.
Here´s the older version.
http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/pubs/health/managing-stress-en.pdf
Where do I download this? There’s no link.
A free .PDF download of the booklet (2009 edition) is available on the IFRC website:
http://www.ifrc.org/what/health/tools/index.asp
Yes [blush], somehow I forgot to include the link with the original publication of this item. Thanks to our great friends (elves) for jumping in there for us.
http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/pubs/health/managing-stress-en.pdf