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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book emphasizes lessons and research from Positive Psychology. A new branch in the science of how the mind operates, Positive Psychology focuses on developing emotional wellness and preventing behavioral health problems. It does so in part by teaching habits and skills that promote self-efficacy, social support, and realistic optimistic thinking. The program outlined in this book supplements current approaches addressing emotional and behavioral health problems that afflict the emergency response community. Such problems include PTSD, anxiety, burnout, alcoholism, depression, and suicide.
The authors present interventions and measures for resilience training backed by research and demonstrated results within education, the military, and other communities. Drawing on her more than 25 years’ experience in working with fire service representatives at all levels, Ms. Deppa understands the importance of considering the fire service culture. Dr. Saltzberg, a practicing psychologist, has taught resilience skills to a wide range of populations, including students, teachers, counselors, and U.S. Army officers. Together, they present a compelling approach to preventing behavioral health problems before they occur.
Authors and Affiliations
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Brookville, USA
Karen F. Deppa
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University of Pennsylvania, Wynnewood, USA
Judith Saltzberg
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Resilience Training for Firefighters
Book Subtitle: An Approach to Prevent Behavioral Health Problems
Authors: Karen F. Deppa, Judith Saltzberg
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Fire
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38779-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38778-9Published: 14 June 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-38779-6Published: 04 June 2016
Series ISSN: 2193-6595
Series E-ISSN: 2193-6609
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 79
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Civil Engineering, Positive Psychology