STARTING AN EMOTIONAL CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT TEAM

CONSTRUCTING YOUR TEAM

Who is on your Emotional Continuity Management Team?

• Will they be trained and ready to get your company up and running during or after an incident?

How do others respond to this team emotionally?

• Are they well thought of in the organization? Trusted? Safe?

Who will show up?

• Have all members been trained in leadership to take over in case of loss of life?

What does your company need to get back to 100% services?

• Can it operate at 10%? 35%?

What qualifications are acceptable to be on the Emotional Continuity Management team?

• Have they been pre-screened for PTSD from any prior catastrophic incident?

• Are they emotionally stable, mature, trained, and willing?

Have they had sufficient training?

• What levels of training are sufficient for your team members and leaders ?

Are your emergency and disaster plans specific or generalized?

• What is vague and what is specific?

Have you tested your plan?

• Has it been table talk or real-time drills and exercises?

Have your team member discussed and planned for emotional shock , loss, and terror?

• What support does your team have to manage their feelings when they are supporting others?

Have all team member been trained to understand the variety of emotional reactions to expect in case of a catastrophic incident by a qualified disaster or trauma specialist or qualified Licensed Mental Health Professional?

Who will replace you if you are not present? How would your team deal with losing you?

• Does everyone know all the parts of the plan?