Addiction Arena

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• Hardback: 544 pages
• Published: December 2012
• ISBN: 978-0-415-89229-2
• Publisher: Routledge

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Law enforcement officers have historically carried the major responsibility of both maintaining and overcoming regimes and power centers. From the Roman Centurion to the local Sheriff’s department, they have all carried the burden of establishing, defending, and protecting both those in power and those needing protection from those same leaders. Following on from their treatment handbook for military personnel, editors Sharon and Arthur Freeman, Bret Moore, and new editor Laurence Miller have assembled the top names in the field to discuss the role mental health practitioners have in law enforcement and security, and how to address the issues that continually come up while working with this population. Topics discussed include trauma and resilience, gender issues, substance use, and forensic and legal proceedings. There are also chapters devoted to the personal issues law enforcement officers face, as well as detailed treatment plans for clinicians.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction. Freeman, Freeman, Power and Politics: The Role of the Law Enforcement Officer from a Historical and Socio-political Perspective. Dattilio, The Unique Role Mental Health Practitioners Play in Law Enforcement and Security. Rostow, Geller, The Law Enforcement Officer's Motivation, Mindset, and Attitude: Implications for Clinicians Treating LEOs and their Family Members. Codd, Community, Culture, and Law Enforcement. Miller, Challenges and Threats in Law Enforcement: Violence, Sleep Disorders and Leaving the Job "At the Door." Bush, Integration of Women into Policework. Part II: Clinical Issues. Violante, Paton, Law Enforcement Stress: Effects of Acute, Chronic and Traumatic and Post-Traumatic Stress on Mental and Physical Health: Raising and Lowering the Threshold for Response. Kitaeff, Assessment and Evaluation: Collecting the Requisite Building Blocks for Treatment Planning. Freeman, Moore, Theoretical Basis for Treatment of Law Enforcement Officers. Meichenbaum, Freeman, Core Psychotherapeutic Tasks with LEOs: A Case Conceptualization Approach. Bisson, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: What is the State of the Science? Freeman, Substance Use, Misuse and Abuse: Impaired Problem Solving and Coping. Dattilio, Confronting Violence and Life-threatening Challenges. Miller, Special Unit Policing and Implications for the Law Enforcement Expert. Miller, The Police Officer, Forensic Expert, and Legal Proceedings. Part III: The Personal Perspective. Olsen, Olsen, Freeman, Police Families and Intimate Relationships with LEOs. Correia, Law Enforcement in Correctional Settings. Faubel, Freeman, Issues of Grief, Loss, Honor and Rememberances: Spirituality and Work with Law Enforcement Officers and their Families. Moore, Special Issues with Military Police Officers. Part IV: Specific Problems Facing Law Enforcement Officers. Olsen, Olsen, Freeman, Confronting Issues of Domestic Violence. Whitsell, Dealing with the Aggressive Individual. Mohandie, Pinizzotto, The Suicidal Individual: Suicide by Law Enforcement Intervention. Miller, Managing Mentally Ill Individuals. Codd, Fatal Crash Investigation: First Responder Issues. Cummings, Violante, The Suicidal Officer. Sewell, Artwohl, McMains, Miller, Special Topics.