First responders can be exposed to events that violate their moral beliefs and values. Such violations are termed moral injury and can create deep, unresolved feelings of anger, betrayal, guilt, and shame and heighten the risk of suicide. Moral injury has been linked to military veterans, first responders, healthcare, law and social work and has been given increasing attention in first responder sector since COVID-19. Moral injury is also increasing becoming a significant organisational psychosocial risk. Whilst there has been some positive experiences in responding to distress, mental health concerns are still rising, and PTSD treatments (often the go-to trauma diagnosis) remains unacceptably unresponsive to current treatment. Little has been done to address the moral consequences of some employment experiences. It is timely to rethink the causes, prevention and supports for trauma impacts of the workplace. The presentation explores the multi-dimensionality of moral injury, how it differs from other organisational trauma's such as burnout and vicarious trauma, and how first responders can increase their knowledge and understanding of moral injury symptoms and impacts, in turn supporting self-care and care of our clients.

Presentation Key Learnings:
1. Increased understanding of the concept of moral injury and its significance in their professional roles.

2. Recognise the signs and symptoms of moral injury in themselves and their colleagues.

3. Understand the differences between other workplace trauma/distress and the treatments available.