CorVel presents Critical Incident Stress Debriefing program

CorVel Corporation presented its Critical Incident Stress Debriefing program, highlighting positive outcomes with the City of Beverly Hills, at the annual Public Agency Risk Management Association meeting on March 1, 2022, in Anaheim, California. Critical incident stress debriefing has been around for over ten years. However, it has recently re-emerged as a tool for employers facing several challenges in our current climate. During the presentation, Tyla A. DiMaria, RN, Case Management Manager for CorVel, discussed the company's patient-centered approach that helps employees who have witnessed a catastrophic or traumatic event process the situation, work through the hurdles and develop coping mechanisms to return to work as quickly as possible. Last year, CorVel's program was expanded to address COVID-19 traumatic stress-a syndrome developing due to the significant mental health challenges associated with the pandemic. During the presentation, DiMaria outlined how the City of Beverly Hills partnered with CorVel to implement a critical incident and COVID-19 traumatic stress debriefing program for city employees, improving return to work and positively impacting overall costs and outcomes.