What is resilience, how do emergency personnel develop it and how do departments foster it? Will discusses this important topic with psychologist Stephanie Conn in this special podcast.
Topics covered:
Dr. Conn’s book Increasing Resilience In Police And Emergency Personnel (00:02:44)
What is resilience? (00:06:56)
The four-part formula for resilience (00:11:58)
I. Organizational resilience (00:14:38)
- Steps an employer can take to develop organizational resilience (00:16:34)
- Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Programs: Eleven Case Studies
- Providing wellness resources to employees (00:18:36)
- Positive policies and messaging from employers (00:19:33)
II. Personal resilience (00:22:18)
- Dealing with the impact of shift work on employee health (00:25:21)
- (How can public safety workers develop personal resilience to combat exposure to traumatic events? (00:28:53)
- Making families a part of resilience training (00:31:56)
III. Resilience preparation (00:39:09)
- Emotional needs (00:39:41)
- Cognitive and mental (00:44:16)
- Physical well-being (00:45:28)
- Spiritual (00:51:34)
IV. Resilience renovation (00:55:12)
- How to develop a peer support team (00:59:52)
- The role of a union in developing resilience (01:02:57)
- The evolving role of mental health professionals in public safety employee wellness (01:05:07)
What is EMDR and how does it work? (01:07:26)
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