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Fire service psychologya comprehensive approach to enhancing firefighter health, safety, and longevity /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Fire service psychologyby Kristen Wheldon.
Reminder of title:	a comprehensive approach to enhancing firefighter health, safety, and longevity /
Author:	Wheldon, Kristen.
Published:	Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025.
Description:	xxiv, 351 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Fire fightersPsychology.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02126-7
ISBN:	9783032021267$q(electronic bk.)

Fire service psychologya comprehensive approach to enhancing firefighter health, safety, and longevity /
Wheldon, Kristen.

Fire service psychologya comprehensive approach to enhancing firefighter health, safety, and longevity /[electronic resource] :by Kristen Wheldon. - Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025. - xxiv, 351 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Firefighter Development -- Chapter 3. Understanding Psychology and Its Application to the Fire Service -- Chapter 4. Fire Service Mythology and Culture -- Chapter 5. Overcoming Resistance to Change in the Fire Service -- Chapter 6. Implementing Upstream Solutions for Firefighter Safety and Well-Being -- Chapter 7. The Role of Psychologists in the Fire Service -- Chapter 8. Advancing Fire Service Safety through Human Factors and Behavioral Insights -- Chapter 9. Suicide in the Fire Service and the Role of Psychological Autopsies for Prevention -- Chapter 10. Occupational Trauma Risk Management in the Fire Service -- Chapter 11. Fire Service Cultural Competency Training Program -- Chapter 12. Developing a Comprehensive Fire Service Psychology Program within a Fire Department or EMS Agency -- Chapter 13. The Intersection between Fire Service Psychology and the Law.

This book explores the critical role of psychology in enhancing the health, safety, and longevity of fire service professionals. Despite advancements in equipment and training, high rates of injury and fatality persist, underscoring the urgent need to address cultural and human factors. The book examines safety challenges in the fire service and highlights the importance of psychological insights, including their application in standards, legal frameworks, and organizational practices. It discusses fire service culture, organizational stress, mental health challenges, and issues related to diversity and inclusion. The book details strategies for overcoming resistance to psychological support, early detection, and intervention. It examines the role of psychologists in the fire service, human factors analysis, and suicide intervention through psychological autopsies and trauma risk management strategies. Finally, it presents a Fire Service Cultural Competency Training Program. It is essential reading for psychologists, occupational health professionals, and emergency service practitioners committed to firefighter well-being.

ISBN: 9783032021267$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-032-02126-7doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

749722
Fire fighters
--Psychology.

LC Class. No.: TH9149 / .W44 2025

Dewey Class. No.: 363.37019

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