Witness Support to Manage Employee Mental Wellbeing
If one of your employees has seen a crime or witnessed something that will later play out in court, this situation is not normally a pleasant experience and can trigger acute anxiety in individuals asked to give evidence.
Supporting your employees
Offering more than EAP in times of need
While employee counselling percolates throughout many of our services, our witness support does differ. Firstly, our consulting team are specialists in this area and your employee who’s involved in the case will have direct contact with their consultant. Should support before or after the fact be required, they will be on hand to triage, so that your employee’s mental wellbeing is guarded.
Additionally, your employees have access to a certain number of counselling sessions, but for witness support, these consultations fall outside their general allocation. Our consultants will also work closely with your affected employee to build a strong relationship, and if needed, they might be case managed. Equally, should your employee need it, we may refer them to our EAP services.
Benefits for your business
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Key highlights:
140,000+
EAP hours completed
6,800+
onsite wellbeing hours completed
3,800+
Critical Incidents and 40,000+ hours of support provided
8,000+
training and consulting hours completed
Specialised Care
How we can support your people
In the case that you need us to support your employee who’s giving evidence or attending a court hearing, we can
For those involved but not as a witness
For when your employee is involved by not as a witness, we can help them, if necessary, switch off and maintain boundaries. We’ll also help manage the impact of graphic material, and support and normalise feelings of guilt or failure about what individuals should/might have done differently. Finally, we can Conduct risk assessments on declining mental health and refer them to specialised help if required.
For those called to testify
Inversely, for those called to testify, we can again support people through the process, but also provide coaching on how to manage anxiety especially when giving evidence. Additionally, we can provide tips on controlling the situation, avoiding media exposure, and also attend court with individuals if required as a support person. Finally, we’ll follow up post court attendance to ensure negative mental health outcomes are managed.
What your employee can expect
- Initial introduction to the service – for example, Q&A
- Participant consent received
- Direct call by a consultant and mobile number is shared
- Support is provided as needed
- Our consultant attends court if required
- Follow up post Inquiry
Supporting the wellbeing of people in a high-pressure, high-profile industry
Supporting the wellbeing of people in a high-pressure, high-profile industry
