Trauma, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth in Frontline Personnel

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-26893-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

Reihe: The Routledge Series in Posttraumatic Growth

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shakespeare-Finch, Jane

Scully, Paul J

Bruenig, Dagmar

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Notfallmedizin & Unfallmedizin (inkl. Notdienste)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Jane Shakespeare-Finch has spend 25 years conducting research to inform psychoeducation and intervention programs promoting resilience and posttraumatic growth in frontline personnel. 

Paul J. Scully has worked in emergency services for over 40 years, first as a paramedic, then paramedicine educator, and later as a clinical psychotherapist.

Dagmar Bruenig works in genetics and epigenetics maintaining a focus on interdisciplinary research. Dagmar has worked with diverse cohorts, including military personnel, paramedics, and correctional service officers.