Overview
Exposure to traumatic events is a natural part of police work. Building individual capacity through increased psychological flexibility before and after trauma exposure is critical to sustaining a mission-ready police force. Reading Bouncing Back from Trauma, you'll feel empowered to take charge of your well-being; learn new responses to the painful thoughts and feelings that may follow a traumatic experience; overcome ineffective and self-defeating patterns of avoidance; learn to let go of the things you can't control; identify what truly matters to you; re-engage in living life with more purpose and vitality; be more likely to remain employed and continue to serve your community. Because this book rests on the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and the ACT Matrix; draws form the author's unique experience as a clinical psychologist and retired police officer; teaches an easy-to-follow self-help approach; addresses the work culture that is unique to police officers; engages you in experiential exercises, metaphors, and stories; offers one long-running case example to illustrate exercises and key points; uses tone, vocabulary, and examples that are familiar to police officers -- From back cover.
- | Author: Frank J. Gallo, Ph.d.
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jul 22, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 116 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1546873201
- | ISBN-13: 9781546873204
