Hello all! Show On this forum, as with other law enforcement forums, there are always a lot of questions about the type of work law enforcement entails. How it effects one's social life, their family life, their physical and mental abilities, etc. There are many posts asking about books that can help them through oral boards, the academy, and getting hired. However, there are not many questions overall about the emotional survival of law enforcement after being accepted into this profession. The long-term effects of hypervigilance, also known as officer safety on the job, and how it effects one off-duty among other issues. I have read many books regarding various topics of law enforcement, and I have recently finished one book that I have to recomment to all current law enforcement officers, and future law enforcement officers. This is not a typical book of different stories of police calls, chases, etc. This is about how to survive a law enforcement career. This book is called: Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement: A Guide for Officers and Their Families By: Kevin M. Gilmartin, PhD. I am sure someone on this board has read the book, and I am looking forward to their comments. Everyone else should, no, if you are in this field you need to read this book. I read the book in a day, and was just amazed and overwhelmed on how a guy I never met knew me exactly. It has changed my perspective of law enforcement, and the different changes it brings to a person. I am not posting a link because I am not trying to make this guy money. I wish I would have been mandated to read something like this in the academy. However, mine and most likely yours, did not mention much about emotional and psychological factors that this job entails. Not just the job, but the overall factors that an officer endures his or her entire career. From being an excited, dedicated, committed officer to "can't wait to get the hell out of here". It even talks about the hardly talked about, but widespread phenomenom of officer suicide. I wish I would have read it before I started my career. I wish to quote a brief overall explanation of the book from the back cover: "Emotional Survival: A Guide to Keep Good People Good. This book is designed to help law enforcement professionals overcome the internal assaults they experience both personally and organizationally over the course of their careers. These assaults can transform idealistic and comitted officers into angry, cynical individuals, leading to significant problems in both their personal and professional lives. Officers and their families can experience a law enforcement career as emotional survivors instead of falling by the wayside as victims of predicatble and preventable challenges." If this at all interests you, I highly recommend it. I have basically given this book to my girlfriend so she can also understand the mental and psychological aspects of the job, and the reasons why an officer acts a certain way off-duty. If you have read it, I would love to discuss your thoughts and opinions of the book and the points that the author makes. Enough of my ranting. My intention of this post is hopefully someone that truly needs to read this book, now realizes it is out there, reads it and becomes a survivor. My favorite quote from the book that is told in one of the case histories: "This is a Career not a Crusade." Thanks, K9
I Love a CopWhat Police Families Need to KnowNothing worth doing is easy—and that includes loving a cop. Being a member of the law enforcement community is a source of pride for officers and families alike. It can also be a source of worry. Will police work change the person you love? Are police marriages destined to fail? What are the chances of your loved one being killed in the line of duty? Separating fact from myth, I address these and other critical questions. After working with police officers and their families for more than 30 years I know practical ways to deal with the challenges that come with the territory. Go behind the scenes with other police families as they discuss the benefits and pitfalls of police work; learn how to manage the effects of organizational stress and the pressures of unpredictable schedules, long hours, worry and loneliness; gain awareness of the emotional, physical, and behavioral warning signs which can lead to such extreme situations as posttraumatic stress, alcoholism, suicide and intimate partner abuse; find out where and when to go for help and counseling; and get an inside look at cop couples and the special challenges facing women, minorities, and gays and lesbians on the force. With 125,000 copies in print, I Love A Cop is used by hundreds of police academies, spousal academies, and departments around the country. Whether you read it from cover to cover or reach for it when problems arise, it is my hope “I Love a Cop” will be an indispensable tool that everyone in your family can depend on.
I Love a Fire FighterWhat The Family Needs to KnowThis second edition of I Love a Fire Fighter is, like the first, intended to raise awareness of the psychological consequences of being a fire service family. It is my goal to describe the subtle and obvious ways the demands of this unique occupation spill over to home and to suggest strategies that you—as a parent, a child, a sibling, a spouse, a friend, or a significant other—can use to manage the spillover and/or learn to live with it. I’ve added many new stories, updated research on trauma and addictions, and included two new chapters, one on couple’s relationships and one on the challenges to the family from wild land fire fighting.
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Emotional survival for law enforcement barnes and noble
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