Blue Oak Counselling | Self-paced training
After the Shift
A practical course for switching off when the job does not.
Designed for first responders, emergency-service personnel, volunteers, communications staff and shift workers who can function during demanding work but find it harder to come down afterwards.
This is practical psychoeducation and self-management support. It is not PTSD treatment, diagnosis or crisis care.
- 8 focused modules and 24 practical lessons
- Work-home transition and decompression strategies
- Sleep, irritability, withdrawal and relationship impacts
- Alcohol and other post-shift shortcuts
- Difficult jobs, moral stress and second-guessing
- A personal post-shift and escalation plan
Built for the part after the job
People in high-pressure roles are often very good at functioning while something is happening. The harder part can come afterwards: replaying the shift, staying alert at home, being unable to sleep, becoming short with people or relying on one quick way to switch off.
After the Shift focuses on recognising those patterns early and building practical responses before pressure has to become a crisis.
- Understand why you can be exhausted and still feel wired
- Create a repeatable transition between work and home
- Recognise your own early warning signs
- Reduce the spill-over into sleep and relationships
- Build more than one way to come down
- Know when self-management is no longer enough
What the course covers
The course is deliberately structured around focused, usable lessons with practical exercises, diagrams, worksheets and downloadable handouts. You can work through it at your own pace and return to particular modules after difficult periods.
- Module 1: The shift ends but your system may not
- Module 2: The work-home transition
- Module 3: Sleep after demand
- Module 4: Irritability, withdrawal and relationships
- Module 5: Alcohol and other shortcuts
- Module 6: Difficult jobs and what stays with you
- Module 7: Connection and asking for help
- Module 8: Your post-shift plan
Get full access for AUD $89
One-time payment. Full course access.
No subscription and no live attendance required. Work through the material when it suits you and return to the lessons when you need them.
- 24 self-paced lessons across 8 modules
- Downloadable worksheets and practical handouts
- Personal post-shift and escalation plan
- Clear guidance on when to seek additional support
- Certificate of Completion after the required course activities are completed
After the Shift is educational and self-management training. It is not a crisis service, diagnosis or treatment for PTSD or another mental-health condition. If there is immediate danger in Australia, call 000. Lifeline is available on 13 11 14.