Lessons From A Violent Crisis
February 15, 2009 8:39 pm Crises, violence
- Peace in times of Crisis
I did some crisis intervention today with workers at an organization where a fired  employee had killed 2 staff members. I have been going over it in my mind, and two lessons  remain in my head.
- Remember the best predictor of violence is a past history of violence. We must know a person’s history if we are to evaluate them for violence potential. Today with so much fear about being sued people are often overly cautious about sharing information with  others. Remember it is not slander if it is true!
Our own fear is sometimes our worst enemy.
- The other reminder I had  (believe it or not) was about the goodness of most people. Many of the people I spoke today with were more worried about others then about themselves. They were brave and did some pretty amazing things to deal with a horrible situation. Sometimes it is so hard to remember how good and caring most people are due to the attention to all the bad. This incident reminded me about that.
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Thank you, it is a privilege to be able to offer a little help. Peace
