Overview
Examines how occupational psychology can and has been applied to personnel in the fire service
Looks beyond the UK Fire Service to provide recommendations for other (international) emergency services
Applies theories, principles and best practice to everyday scenarios
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Table of contents(10 chapters)
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Introduction
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Decision-Making
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Discussion
Keywords
- Fire Service Policy
- Fire Service Procedure
- Resilience
- Injury at Work
- Operational preparedness
- Fire Service Management
- Classical Decision Theory (CDT)
- Emotion Regulation
- Evacuation Decision Model (EDM)
- Risk Assesment
- Occupational Psychology
- Fire Service
- Work-related Wellbeing
- Community Engagement
- Severe Weather Events
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Coventry University , Coventry, UK
Thomas Rhys Evans
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Coventry University, Coventry, UK
Gail Steptoe-Warren
About the editors
Gail Steptoe-Warren is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Associate Head of School at Coventry University UK. Gail’s work focusses upon decision-making, leadership and Situational Judgement Tests. Gail has published in the Journal of Strategy and Management and Assessment and Development Matters, amongst others.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Applying Occupational Psychology to the Fire Service
Book Subtitle: Emotion, Risk and Decision-Making
Editors: Thomas Rhys Evans, Gail Steptoe-Warren
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14588-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14587-3Published: 29 May 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14590-3Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-14588-0Published: 18 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 321
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Emotion, Operations Research/Decision Theory, Emergency Services, Psychotherapy and Counseling