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Staff Training, Peer Awareness Benefit Trauma-Afflicted Students

The impact of trauma negatively affects student attendance, learning, and achievement. By educating staff on child trauma, warning signs, and proper response, you can create support structures for students impacted by trauma.

FEI is hosting a free webinar on Thursday, September 29th from 1-2 p.m. CST on the long-lasting and traumatic impact of cyber-attacks on employees, customers and businesses.

Sept. 6, 2016, Milwaukee, Wis. — FEI Behavioral Health, a social enterprise with a 35-year history and a leader in workforce resilience from crisis management to EAP, will present sessions addressing cyber-terrorism at two upcoming conferences, the (ISC)2 Annual Security Congress and the Disaster Recovery Journal Fall World Conference.

Aug. 16, 2016, Milwaukee, Wis. — FEI Behavioral Health, a social enterprise with a 35-year history and a leader in workforce resilience from crisis management to EAP, will present at the upcoming 2016 SHRM-Atlanta Symposium in Duluth, Georgia taking place on Aug. 23, 2016.

Guarding Against Cyberthreats: The Most Common Attacks and How to Prevent Them

For any meeting planner or attendee who watches the evening news or reads a major newspaper, it’s well known that cybersecurity breaches have become a regular occurrence, often carrying with them severe consequences. So it’s surprising, experts say, that planners and attendees do not fully comprehend the unique vulnerabilities they face at an offsite event. And given the constantly rising level of the threat, the experts say, they become more aware and better prepared.

July 19, 2016, Milwaukee, Wis. — FEI Behavioral Health, a social enterprise with a 35-year history and a leader in workforce resilience from crisis management to EAP, will present among school safety professionals and administrators at the upcoming School Safety Advocacy Council (SSAC) National School Safety Conference in Orlando, Florida running July 25-29, 2016.

Remember to Take Care of Those Who Take Care of Us in a Crisis

Modern Healthcare's recent cover story “The other victims of gun violence” calls attention to the important fact that, in the wake of disaster, trauma workers often need support and counseling just as much as the patients they treat. It's refreshing to read that, according to Dr. Leslie Zun, chair of emergency medicine at Chicago's Mount Sinai Hospital, the culture is changing and it's no longer considered a sign of weakness to reach out for help.

Read your Team's Nonverbal Communication Cues

In the hustle and bustle of getting more done with less, we often tend to concentrate on tasks rather than the individuals doing those tasks. Many companies have a core value of treating people with respect, but this can fall short with the “What have you done for me lately?” mentality that often occurs when meeting goals and objectives, especially on a lean budget. What can we do to change this?

July 5, 2016, Milwaukee, Wis. — FEI Behavioral Health, a social enterprise with a 35-year history and a leader in workforce resilience from crisis management to EAP, will present among school safety professionals and administrators at the upcoming National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) School Safety Conference in Anaheim, California, running July 10-15, 2016.

Keeping a Crisis-Centric Mindset Throughout the Year

Maintenance is important. The office copy machine is serviced after a predetermined number of copies, and when your color printer signals a service code, you put in a call for service. But what about your emergency response plan? How long has it been since you last conducted a mock disaster exercise using your emergency plan as your guide?

FEI welcomes Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel for a free webinar Thursday, June 23 from 1-2 p.m. CST on the ever-increasing issue of opiate and heroin abuse in our workplaces and communities.

June 13, 2016, Milwaukee, Wis. — FEI Behavioral Health, a social enterprise with an over 35-year history and leader in workforce resilience from crisis management to EAP, will present a session at the upcoming Safety & Health Excellence Conference sponsored by Region IV Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association, Inc., (VPPPA) in Lexington, Kentucky, running June 21-23, 2016.