@article{1439193,
      author = {Paterson, Andrew,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1439193},
      title = {Trauma and resilience in contemporary Australian policing  : is PTS inevitable for first responders? /},
      abstract = {This book examines how fifty police officers in South  Australia keep well and "bounce back" from duty-related  traumatic experience in the absence of practical,  accessible and timely organisational support. It  investigates mechanisms police officers presently use to  "normalise" their duty-related traumatic experiences to  preserve the delicate professional balance between "coping"  and "psychic numbing" and avoid the much publicised perils  of a PTSD diagnosis, while being appropriately responsive  to colleagues, victims and survivors in their daily work  environment. By revealing how police officers manage  trauma--outside of the expectations of mental health  professionals, union representatives and police  leadership--innovative approaches and recommendations are  offered to support first responders in moving from  assumptions of post-traumatic stress and through  post-traumatic growth. The book considers recent advances  in post-traumatic growth and resilience theory and  reinterprets exposure in a positive context, as well as  preventative experiences in Australia and internationally},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4416-0},
      recid = {1439193},
      pages = {1 online resource (234 pages) :},
}