Crisis Response Articles
Our Critical Incident Response archive of articles below can help leaders at all organizations prepare and provide strong leadership in times of crisis. These are previously published in publications such as Journal of Employee Assistance, Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, Health Watch and others.
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How to Contain the Chaos and Empower Your Employees During a Crisis
Risk and Resilience Hub
July 10, 2019
By Bob VandePol, MSW
Death by Suicide: Whose Fault Was It?
Contstruction Executive
June 4, 2019
By Bob VandePol, MSW
10 Workplace Action Steps for Dealing with the Aftermath of a Suicide
Risk and Resilience Hub
May 31, 2019
By Bob VandePol, MSW
Leadership in Times of Crisis: Critical Incident Response After Tragedy
Risk and Resilience Hub
April 16, 2019
By Bob VandePol, MSW
How to Lead After a Death by Suicide
Insurance Thought Leadership
December 29, 2016
By Bob VandePol, MSW
How to Communicate Following a Suicide
Insurance Thought Leadership
June 1, 2016
By Bob VandePol, MSW
10 Steps for Dealing with a Suicide
Insurance Thought Leadership
May 16, 2016
By Bob VandePol, MSW
Management Consultation following Workplace Crisis
By Bob VandePol, MSW
Published in the 3rd Quarter 2013 Journal of Employee Assistance
Crisis Management: The Critical Human Element
by Bob VandePol and Calvin E. Beyer
Published in CFMA Building Profits
When Tragedy Strikes: Crisis Management for Critical Incidents and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
by Bob VandePol, Dr. George Everly and Patrick S. Clarke
Published by Zurich HelpPoint
The Importance of Managing Human Factors During a Workplace Crisis
by Calvin E. Beyer and Bob VandePol
Published by Zurich North America
When the Unthinkable Happens: Crisis Response in the Church
by Bob VandePol, MSW
Healing the Wounds
How to support your employees in the aftermath of a bank robbery
by Dr. Betty Gilmore and Bob VandePol, MSW
Published in the Texas Banking Magazine
The Evolution of Psychological First Aid
by Bob VandePol, MSW, Lyle Labardee, MS, and Richard Gist, PhD
Published by Journal of Employee Assistance
The Business Case for Workplace Critical Incident Response:
A Literature Review and Some Employer Examples
by Mark Attridge, PhD, MA and Bob VanderPol, MSW
Pubished by Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
APA Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program
Published by APA
A Managers Guide to Suicide Postvention in The Workplace
by The Workplace Postvention Task Force of the American Association of Suicidology &
The Workplace Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Published in partnership with the Carson J Spencer Foundation and Crisis Care Network
Addressing Mental Health Issues on the Job
By Bob VandePol, MSW, and Cal Beyer
Published in the June 2016 issue of Health Watch