1st Edition
Systemic Perspectives in First Responder Mental Health A Guide to Working with Firefighters and EMTs
Part 1: A Systemic Perspective 1. Fire Service Culture, A Perspective 2. Building Resilience 3. Barriers to Mental Health Care for EMS Personnel 4. Understanding and Working with EMS Personnel 5. Total Worker Health Approaches and Resources to Curtail Mental Health Impairment Among Firefighters 6. Couples Therapy for First Responders 7. Systemic Perspectives in First Responder Mental Health 8. Building Responder Mental Health Programs 9. Challenges and Supports for Substance Use Disorders in First Responders 10. Barriers to Mental Health Care for EMS Personnel Part 2: Lived Experience 11. Firefighters and Mental Health 12. The Lived Experience of Complex Trauma 13. Stress and Suicide 14. Living Near the Edge of Trauma: The Silent Burden of First Responder Spouses Part 3: Trauma Treatments 15. Medication and PTSD 16. An Overview of Psychological Crisis Response for Peer Support 17. PTSD Treatments 18. Conclusion
Biography
Angela Nauss, LMFT specializes in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment and substance use disorders in the Denver Metro area. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California, Colorado, and Alaska and a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
