Full Description
This book offers practical, research-based strategies to help all members of law enforcement improve their wellness, strengthen their ethical commitments, and increase their resilience both on- and off-duty.
A police officer amp rsquo s power does not come from their badge, gear, or tactical skills. It comes from POWER: Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and Resilience. Even with access to a gym or counseling through work, police officers will benefit from developing a personal plan to maintain overall health. This book focuses on physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual wellness. It describes steps to optimize wellbeing and maintain effective job performance.
Filled with personal examples from Officer Mike, this book will better prepare police officers to deescalate potential crisis situations before they happen and make them more capable of coping with them when they do. Includes a foreword by Kevin M. Gilmartin, PhD, author of the bestselling Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement: A Guide for Officers and Their Families.
Contents
Forewordby Kevin M. Gilmartin, PhD
Introduction: Achieving Balance
Part I. Wellness
Chapter . Physical Health
Chapter 2. Cognitive Wellness
Chapter 3. Emotional Wellness
Chapter 4. Social Wellness
Chapter 5. Spiritual Wellness
Part II. Ethics
Chapter . Commitment to the Noble Cause
Chapter 7. The Guardian Spirit of Policing
Chapter 8. Moral Distress and Ethical Exhaustion
Part III. Resilience
Chapter 9. Stress Inoculation
Chapter . Growth Through Adversity
Chapter . Self-Compassion amp amp Positive Psychology
Chapter 2. Closing Thoughts: Maintaining Balance
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Additional Resources
About the Authors
