Trauma and Resilience in Contemporary Australian Policing - Is PTS Inevitable for First Responders? (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)

This book examines how fifty police officers in South Australia keep well and "bounce back" from duty-related traumatic experience in the absence of practical, accessible and timely organisational support. It investigates mechanisms police officers presently use to "normalise" their duty-related traumatic experiences to preserve the delicate professional balance between "coping" and "psychic numbing" and avoid the much publicised perils of a PTSD diagnosis, while being appropriately responsive to colleagues, victims and survivors in their daily work environment. By revealing how police officers manage trauma-outside of the expectations of mental health professionals, union representatives and police leadership-innovative approaches and recommendations are offered to support first responders in moving from assumptions of post-traumatic stress and through post-traumatic growth. The book considers recent advances in post-traumatic growth and resilience theory and reinterprets exposure in a positive context, as well as preventative experiences in Australia and internationally.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	2021
Authors:	Andrew Paterson
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	227
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-981-16-4418-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General
LSN:	981-16-4418-7
Barcode:	9789811644184

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