Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel

Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel illuminates the psychological, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual impact of police work on police officers, administrators, emergency communicators, and their families.

Stephanie M. Conn, PhD, is a former police officer, as well as the daughter and wife of police officers, and currently works as a therapist in private practice, specializing in police stress, trauma, work-life balance, coping, and resilience. She began as a dispatcher/call-taker before becoming an officer with the Fort Worth Police Department and then earning her doctorate in counseling psychology. She has presented widely to emergency responders, sharing wisdom gained from her police experience, research, and therapy practice.

1. Are Police Resilient? 2. Critical Police Incidents: Reactions and Recovery 3. Secondary Traumatic Stress: Uncomplicated Strategies for Complex Trauma 4. Non-Operational Stressors: Catching the Sneaky Resilience Thief 5. Building Resilience: Mental Armor for Police Employees 6. Help to Be Resilient