Trauma, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth in Frontline Personnel

Jane Shakespeare-Finch has spend 25 years conducting research to inform psychoeducation and intervention programs promoting resilience and posttraumatic growth in frontline personnel. Paul J. Scully has worked in emergency services for over 40 years, first as a paramedic, then paramedicine educator, and later as a clinical psychotherapist. Dagmar Bruenig works in genetics and epigenetics maintaining a focus on interdisciplinary research. Dagmar has worked with diverse cohorts, including military personnel, paramedics, and correctional service officers.

Foreword Part One: Mental Health Strategies within Frontline Organizations 1. Introduction, Core Concepts and Purpose 2. Psychoeducation, Leadership, and Interventions Part Two: Specific Frontline Roles and Contexts 3. Emergency Medical Dispatchers 4. Law Enforcement 5. Paramedics 6. Firefighters 7. Disaster and Emergency Response Volunteers 8. Nurses 9. Emergency Physicians 10. Correctional Officers 11. Military Personnel 12. Child Protection Workers 13. Mental Health Workers 14. Disaster Victim Identification Specialists 15. Humanitarian Workers Part Three: Building Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth in Individuals and Communities 16. Therapy and Counseling for Frontline Workers 17. Community Growth and Resilience in the Face of Disasters 18. Summary and Reflections