I Love a Cop, Revised Edition

What Police Families Need to Know
revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-57230-192-4
Verlag: Guilford Publications

Buch, Englisch, 340 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 531 g

Nothing worth doing is easy--and that includes loving a cop. Being a member of the law enforcement community is a source of pride for officers and families alike. But long hours, unpredictable shifts, and the crisis-driven nature of the profession can turn life on the home front into an emotional roller coaster. Dr. Ellen Kirschman, a psychologist who's worked with police officers for more than 30 years, gives you practical ways to deal with the challenges that come with the territory. Packed with stories from cops and their significant others, this book explains how to reduce spillover from on-the-job stress and cope with loneliness or worry during extended deployments. Dr. Kirschman acknowledges the tough realities of 21st-century law enforcement and offers frank, realistic suggestions for handling serious issues like alcohol abuse and domestic violence. She also covers special topics for women and minorities on the force. Whether you read it from cover to cover or reach for it when problems arise, I Love a Cop is an indispensable tool that everyone in your family can depend on.

Mental health professionals, see also Counseling Cops: What Clinicians Need to Know, by Ellen Kirschman, Mark Kamena, and Joel Fay.

Zielgruppe

General and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kirshchman, Ellen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Geschichte der Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. ""Hi Honey. I'm Home.""
1. The Way It Is: Givens and Realities of Police Work
2. The Police Officer's Paradox
3. Growing Old in a Young Person's Profession: How Officers Change with Time
4. Organizational Stress: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
II. Remarkable Events
Trauma
5. Critical Incidents, Stress, and Trauma
6. From Victim to Survivor: Working Through Trauma
7. From Battlefront to Homefront: Families and Trauma
8. Kids and Trauma
Emotional Extremes
9. Domestic Abuse: The Best-Kept Secret Shame of Policing
10. Alcohol Abuse and Suicide
Getting Help
11. Getting the Help You Need When You Need It
III. Special Families, Special Issues
12. Swimming Upstream: Special Challenges Facing Women, Minorities, Lesbians, and Gay Men in Law Enforcement
13. Cop Couples
IV. Summing Up
14. Success Stories
Epilogue
Resources

Über Autor(innen)

Ellen Kirschman, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and consultant who works with peace officers and their families. She is sought after as a speaker and seminar leader and is the coauthor of Counseling Cops. Dr. Kirschman has been an invited guest at the FBI Academy, is a member of the Psychological Services Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and was named Woman of Distinction by the Police Chiefs Spouses Worldwide. She lives in Redwood City, California. Her website is www.ellenkirschman.com.