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Public Safety Peer Support Association Sponsors First Annual Conference, Wellness On the Front Line, September 2016
At the 2016 Public Safety Peer Support Association Conference, public safety professionals will have the opportunity to hear the intense yet critical messages of these speakers, at the Wellness on the Front Line Conference, on September 13-16, in San Diego, California.
Fallen Police Officers Honored in 2016
By Nancy Bohl-Penrod, Ph.D., Director of the Counseling Team International (TCTI)
National Police Week Memorializes Law Enforcement Lives Lost
I was honored to represent The Counseling Team International (TCTI) and be a part of the 2016 National Police Week (May 15-21) official ceremonies in Washington, D.C. As many of you know, TCTI specializes in Critical Incident Stress Management, particularly as it applies to emotional trauma, disaster response, and public safety peer support training. For that reason, we actively support all tributes to law enforcement professionals – those dedicated men and women who keep us safe under the most dangerous situations.
An unexpected journey with PTSD; A Commentary on One Man’s Story
By Nancy Bohl-Penrod, Ph.D., Director of the Counseling Team International (TCTI)
In the summer of 2015, San Diego firefighter/paramedic, Benjamin (Ben) Vernon developed post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) after surviving a violent knife attack while on duty. His personal account of that day and what followed, can be found in Unexpected Nightmares, published February 2016 in JEMS magazine. 1
Police Psychology | EMDR for LEOs
By Tammy McCoy-Arballo, Psy. D.
Inside Police Psychology, January 26, 2016
No, it is not hypnosis.
That is how the conversation usually starts when I talk to my clients about treating their trauma with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
How To Heal From Psychological Injuries; 7 recommendations following the 2015 San Bernardino Shootings
By Nancy Bohl-Penrod, Ph.D., Director of the Counseling Team International (TCTI)
We are trained to respond to traumatic and inconceivably sad situations. On December 2, 2016, our Critical Incident Stress Management Team (CISM) was dispatched to the site of the San Bernardino, Inland Regional Center attacks, just blocks from our Headquarters office. What awaited us was the “active” situation of innocent people being escorted by law enforcement to safety, while other officers were securing the area, looking for victims and conducting a manhunt for the shooters.
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