First Responder Psychological Support

Sarah hosts Ken from Public Safety Talk Radio (POCUA) and Shaun from I've Got Your Back as we discuss first responder psychological support topics. www.selfcarepath.com

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Sarah hosts Jeff from Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance and Shaun from I've Got Your Back, who discuss mental health in the first responder world.You can watch this on YouTube @sarah-guraSCP www.selfcarepath.com

Shaun from IVE GOT YOUR BACK in Canada, and Sherif from a local Florida police department talk with me about their peer support programs and the importance of having the training/service for first responders. You can watch this episode on YouTube @sarah-guraSCP www.selfcarepath.com

This video expands on the topic "Peer Support v. Trauma Bonding." Trauma bonding is an unhealthy attachment to trauma memories, objects, and people. Since peer support can be a great antidote to trauma bonding, this presentation mentions some ideas of what can be offered and taught in a peer support program. You can watch this on YouTube @sarah-guraSCP. www.selfcarepath.com

This is a continuation of the previous video: First Responder Psychological Support. In a previous video, I mentioned the 13 ways your department can implement a culture of psychological support. This presentation outlines those 13 ideas in more detail. Watch on YouTube @sarah-guraSCP. www.selfcarepath.com

This discussion reviews first responders as trauma workers, and some of the foundational psychological information needed to understand a first responder career descriptions from a counseling perspective. We will cover ACEs, attachment styles, the mind-body connection, potentially traumatic events, spontaneous intrusive cognitions, empath/compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, complex PTSD, and burn out.

Welcome back! It's been a minute. You can watch this episode on YouTube @sarah-guraSCP. We'll be doing a review, new content, and interviews!