Mental toughness is always a focus for emergency responders. How do you build more of it? How can you be more resilient in response to the demands of the job? What are the principles that lead to healthy, happy and strong people both on and off the job?

This week's Firefighter Craftsmanship podcast dives into the psychological theory of self efficacy and how you can use it to catapult not only your mental resilience but also build high performing teams using its frameworks.

In this episode we cover:

• What is Self efficacy and why does it matter
• The 5 components of self efficacy and how to use them as a framework
• How you can empower yourself through self efficacy and reap the benefits at work and at home

References:

Lambert, J. E., Benight, C. C., Harrison, E., & Cieslak, R. (2012). The Firefighter Coping Self-Efficacy Scale: measure development and validation. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 25(1), 79–91. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2011.567328

Lyons, P., & Bandura, R. (2019). Self-efficacy: core of employee success. Development and Learning in Organizations, 33(3), 9–12. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-04-2018-0045

Regehr, C., Hill, J., Knott, T., & Sault, B. (2003). Social support, self-efficacy and trauma in new recruits and experienced firefighters. Stress and Health, 19(4), 189–193. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.974

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