Full Description
Trauma, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth in Frontline Personnel examines the history, context, nature, and complexity of working in front-line services. Chapters provide a detailed overview of specific mental health models that are applicable both on a day-to-day basis and to disaster and major event response. The book also details elements of mental health responses that have been proven to facilitate coping, minimize risk, and promote both resilience and posttraumatic growth. These strategies include, but are not limited to, peer support programs, mental health education, and psychological first aid. Each chapter incorporates research on PTSD, anxiety, and depression as well as research relating to posttraumatic growth, resilience, connectedness, and belongingness.
Trauma, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth in Frontline Personnel is a vital guide for those who provide care to trauma survivors as well as for researchers and scholars.
Contents
Foreword Part One: Mental Health Strategies within Frontline Organizations 1. Introduction, Core Concepts and Purpose 2. Psychoeducation, Leadership, and Interventions Part Two: Specific Frontline Roles and Contexts 3. Emergency Medical Dispatchers 4. Law Enforcement 5. Paramedics 6. Firefighters 7. Disaster and Emergency Response Volunteers 8. Nurses 9. Emergency Physicians 10. Correctional Officers 11. Military Personnel 12. Child Protection Workers 13. Mental Health Workers 14. Disaster Victim Identification Specialists 15. Humanitarian Workers Part Three: Building Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth in Individuals and Communities 16. Therapy and Counseling for Frontline Workers 17. Community Growth and Resilience in the Face of Disasters 18. Summary and Reflections
