Psychological Support for Military Personnel on Operations

ACTIONS TO CARRY OUT

Command Officer * human factor +

Personnel control in liaison with the health service. Put life into the * rear base + and the * family care calls + in liaison with the health service and the different experts and specialists in human and social science. - Moral estimation. Prospective identification of the risk factors. - Steady, assessment and synthesis of the questions linked to the human factors, backed by the health service and the officers coming from the setting up cell in the G1 section of the Joint theatre HQ.

Psychiatrists and first line doctors

Direction, treatment in their content or * medevac + the individuals at risk or those who show behavior disorders. (On a mental security basis) Intervention on the command staff.

Officers, experts sociologists and psychologists

On operations - Synthesis given to the command staff about work and life standards; a new light on the stress factors and their probable consequences. - Human environment factors evaluation (population and belligerents behavior; psychological action, misinformation). Individual and collective soldier support, check the vulnerable people; provide help to end inter or intra group conflicts. Analyze the incidents and collect information in order to take into account the experiences and situation that will help in the selection of personnel and forces preparation.