The results of a survey conducted by researchers at the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing with 272 Australian paramedics has revealed the invaluable role of family, friends and work supervisors’ support as they go about their job.
With three years’ funding from the Australia Research Council Linkage program (LP160100004) and industry partners United Voice (QLD and NT branches) and the Ambulance Employees Association SA Inc., the study is looking at the human resource management (HRM) and employee support systems in place in emergency services organisations, with a particular focus on employee experiences of trauma and its associated mental health outcomes.
Dr Ashlea Kellner
“Progress on the project over this year has been very good, with a large portion of survey data collected and a high response rate achieved”, noted Dr Ashlea Kellner (pictured left), one of two Research Fellows working on the project. “Phone surveys are being conducted across three Australian states by union employees, and data for one state has
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