Police Under Pressure: A Donkey on the EdgeAbout police, in particular from NSW Australia. The author, a 20 year practising psychologist, discusses the impact that operational policing can have on its members and their families. The book is also written for those who work with police, as well as emergency personnel and families of police officers. |
Contents
Joining the Job | 10 |
Trauma and its Accumulation | 20 |
Getting Help | 37 |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and treatment | 53 |
Burnout | 68 |
Bills Story A Case for Tragic Optimism | 84 |
Barrys Story | 93 |
On Relationships | 108 |
A Tap on the Shoulder | 120 |
On Becoming Resilient | 132 |
Selected Bibliography | 161 |
Appendices | 166 |
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