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I'm surprised that group therapy for engineers doesn't exist or maybe I just can't find it. I don't work in anything high stakes myself though have often been a
by quacksilver 3y ago
I'm surprised that group therapy for engineers doesn't exist or maybe I just can't find it. I don't work in anything high stakes myself though have often been an ear to those who do in aviation or rail.
I believe that it can be quite hard sometimes if you have empathy and don't take the "Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department" approach."
Perhaps some peer support group (possibly facilitated) for people that build safety critical systems or deal with the fallout. Not all companies will provide good counseling etc.
Perhaps the engineering boards / chartered engineer organizations should provide this and fund it from their membership fee, though that would probably scare people off going to the service as they could be afraid of losing their stamp / chartered engineer status / license.
Perhaps this would be dealt with in the past by getting drunk with colleagues in the pub, though alcoholism (or being impaired at work the next morning) is bad and pubs etc. are less popular now.
- quasse 3y agoProfession induced trauma is finally getting taken seriously in the medical setting, another high stakes field. Group therapy for doctors and nurses is finally becoming a thing, but unfortunately it is completely dependent on being employed by an organization that cares about it.
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