MEDICAL WHISTLEBLOWER
#2
3 Levels of
Whistleblower Victimization Advice to
1. Feeling a loss of safety, a loss
of perception of an orderly
“The difficult—I’ll do right now. The Medical
world, and a loss of a positive
sense of self.
impossible-will take a little while.”
Whistleblowers
Sung by Billie Holiday,
2. People do not believe the Lyric by Bob Russell
Supporting the Emotional
Medical Whistleblower, and Health of All Whistleblowers
deny the severity of the trauma
and their Friends,
thus blaming and stigmatizing
the victim. (Ridicule and Punish- Supporters and Families.
ment)
3. The Medical Whistleblower
eventually comes to perceiving
themselves as a victim with no
personal power.
MEDICAL WHISTLEBLOWER
P.O. Box C
Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: 360-809-3058
Fax: None Tel: 360-809-3058
E-mail:
MedicalWhistleblower@gmail.com

Trauma Informed Support & Care
Our goal at Medical Whistleblower is to
provide advocacy for Medical Whistle-
blowers and to help stem the tide of sec-
How Can I Recover from ondary victimization by their care pro-
Retaliation & Abuse of Power? viders, friends, family and co-workers.
We provide educational materials,
newsletters on critical topics of interest
and referrals to care professionals who
Society has a tendency to blame the are knowledgeable in trauma informed
victim for not being able to simply care.
being able to “get over it” and this
cultural lack of support can be clas-
sified as secondary wounding and Principles of Trauma Informed
promotes re-victimization which
treats the victim as defective or de- Care
ficient. During this secondary re-
traumatization, the loss of Medical Problems and Symptoms are inter-
Whistleblower’s human potential is related responses to the trauma of
incalculable. retaliation and represent coping
mechanisms developed by the
The first action necessary to enable Medical Whistleblower in order to
a Whistleblower to find their own deal with their personal trauma.
pathway to personal healing is to
stop the continuing harassment and It is critically important to empower
create safety and security for them the Whistleblower by providing
both physically and emotionally. choice, autonomy and control in their
care support and networks. This is
central to healing.
Primary goals are defined by Medi- MEDICAL WHISTLEBLOWER
cal Whistleblowers themselves and
focus on recovery, self-efficacy, and
healing. P.O. Box C
Lawrence, KS 66044
Advocacy must be proactive –
Phone: 360-809-3058
preventing further crisis & avoiding
Fax: None
further re-traumatization.
E-mail:
MedicalWhistleblower@gmail.com