Stress Management for First Responders

Abstract

This book is about the effects of stress on our nation’s people who are involved in police work, corrections, firefighters and related fire service employees, rescue and ambulance staff, emergency medical personnel including doctors and nurses, and members of the armed forces. It is dedicated to the effects of these various roles on the people who engage in the work. People who are engaged in one or more of these roles should read it and have the opportunity to better understand their own reactions to work-related stress. It clearly focuses on creating an understanding of the sources of stress that are common to these roles, how that affects us as individuals, and provides an understanding of how to healthfully cope with the stress in all of our lives. Readers will have the opportunity to discover healthful means of coping with their day-to-day stress.

Dedicated to the thousands and thousands of men and women who engage in these work roles on a day-to-day basis, the book is written in a hands-on way so that the reader can improve their lives through healthful coping. Unlike other books on this important topic, this book provides a comprehensive and practical approach designed to offer the reader an opportunity to learn about stress and its effects upon you. And in it, the reader also has the opportunity to develop a complete and personal plan to healthfully cope with your day-to-day experiences. Throughout the book, the reader is invited to think about their own stress situation and to develop your own plan for meaningful healthful coping.

About the Author

Dr. Farmer possesses an undergraduate degree from Saint Anselm College, a graduate degree from the University of New Haven, and a Doctor of Education degree from Boston University. He is a psychologist, faculty member, and academic administrator. His psychological practice has focused on stress management issues for police, first responders, and government employees. Dr. Farmer is the author of six books, two book chapters, ten refereed journal articles, numerous newspaper articles and professional monographs, and a multitude of research papers presented at professional societies.