POST PSYCHOSOCIAL TRAUMA and BURDEN DUE TO OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS & INJURY OF DISABLED Victims: Research Results for Establishing Safe Community Interventions

Dr M M Bagali, PhD, PhD in Safety Area,

Professor and Researcher,

Management, Accident Prevention & Social Security area, Coordinator, Research in Management, JAIN University,

#319, 17th cross, 25th main,

JP nagar, 6th phase, Bangalore 560 078. India

mm.bagali@jainuniversity.ac.in

Abstract

Accident prevention and Safety Promotion is important for safe community. If all have to

leave happy life, than Safe community should be established. Professionalization of Industrial

Social Work role is immense in such situation.

A population of more than 60 employee (Major Disabled Victims) from five industries involving all

the MDI was the focus group. MDI, major disabling injury, cause much after math difficulties & lead

to lot of adjustmental problems for the worker(s) at work place, and family living, thus, MDI was of

crucial in studying. It was also felt the need for Professionalisation of Industrial Social Work: An

Arena to practice, and how it has to be undertaken.

The results with corresponding value showed a high level of significant relation between accident,

resultant injury and post- trauma psychosocial burden undergone. Infact, there was high level of

significant co-relation between injury, burden and difficulties undergone, especially for those

families with lack of better economic standing. Psychological disturbance was experienced much

during hospitalization & at home, with high symptoms of irritability, depression, nightmare, worry

and anxiety provoking behaviors. Infact, on sociological area, there was lot of disturbance in family

social relation, daily activity, high level of helplessness & more dependency.

Since, accident, injury & after-math burden faced is always damaging to the person (victim), family

members and dear ones, there is a greater need for proper psychosocial rehabilitation program,

than financial payments. The pains experienced are more than any payments done to heal the

suffering and cant be substituted by any monetary support. The role of a separate person, especially,

a person from the background of Rehabilitation is looked for. And, PISW…. Professionalisation of

Industrial Social Work role is immense & timely in such situation, because by virtue of training in

psychosocial area by PISW, psychosocial welfare of affected ones & their families can be taken care

off to greater extent. The research strongly supports the importance of Psychosocial help rather

than financial help in building a healthy winning workplace, thus, creating an organization to work

with. The paper places high standards on the role that PISW would be rendering for greater Social

Welfare of the disabled victim. If the situation is similar at other Asian- Pacific countries, then the

present paper will be of great help for discussion and finding concrete solutions. A movement in this

direction throughout ASIA will be an apt step by all SOCIAL WORKERS in joining hands and relieving

the sufferings of the disabled working class and Post trauma Management.