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Guidance in times of crisis

How to develop the ability to deal well with clients insecure from the multiple crises of recent years?

We are living in turbulent times. The upheavals of mul-
tiple crises can also be felt in the everyday lives of our
“ clients.

We will not become super-resil-

ient, chaos-competent crisis managers In our workshop, we started from the assumption that
we must first be clear about how we have dealt with
overnight and all by ourselves. However, the drastic events of recent years.
there is no option but to try. Knowing
that a good life is possible in crisis may How did we react to them?
help. What strategies did we use?
Which ones helped us?
Frank Rieger, one of the spokesmen
“
of the Chaos Computer Club This led to the question: Are we more resilient than
our clients? Those of us who work with refugees or
migrants have often found that our clients are better
prepared to deal with difficult and unexpected situa-
tions.

Less helpful: More helpful:

• Anxiety • Discovering truth • Shift of focus from global
• Limited perspective about myself to local
• Loss of purpose • Searching for life • Rethinking old habits
• To be stuck purpose • Values
• Fear of war • Not knowing as a • More analyzing
• Apathy resource • Innovation
• Confusion • Train the mindset • Brain hack
• Shift to survival mode • Flexibility • Adaptability
• Aggression • Making first step • Improvisation

• Uncertainty • Communication • Focus on important values
• F ear of poverty with others • Enhance creativity
• Fear of big decisions • Self-awareness • Making lists
• Slowing down • Faith

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