Summary: <br> What is resilience, how do emergency personnel develop it and how do departments foster it? Will discusses this important topic with psychologist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-stephanie-conn-1840a151">Stephanie Conn</a> in this special podcast.<br> <br> <br> <br> Topics covered:<br> <br> <br> <br> Dr. Conn’s book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Increasing-Resilience-Police-Emergency-Personnel-ebook/dp/B07BWR3VWS">Increasing Resilience In Police And Emergency Personnel</a> (00:02:44)<br> <br> <br> <br> What is resilience? (00:06:56)<br> <br> <br> <br> The four-part formula for resilience (00:11:58)<br> <br> <br> <br> I. Organizational resilience (00:14:38)<br> <br> <br> <br> * Steps an employer can take to develop organizational resilience (00:16:34)* <a href="https://cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/Publications/cops-p371-pub.pdf">Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Programs: Eleven Case Studies</a>* Providing wellness resources to employees (00:18:36)* Positive policies and messaging from employers (00:19:33)<br> <br> <br> <br> II. Personal resilience (00:22:18)<br> <br> <br> <br> * Dealing with the impact of shift work on<br> employee health (00:25:21)* (How can public safety workers develop personal<br> resilience to combat exposure to traumatic events? (00:28:53)* Making families a part of resilience training (00:31:56)<br> <br> <br> <br> III. Resilience preparation (00:39:09)<br> <br> <br> <br> * Emotional needs (00:39:41)* Cognitive and mental (00:44:16)* Physical well-being (00:45:28)* Spiritual (00:51:34)<br> <br> <br> <br> IV. Resilience renovation (00:55:12)<br> <br> <br> <br> * 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<br> in public safety employee wellness (01:05:07)<br> <br> <br> <br> What is EMDR and how does it work? (01:07:26)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
