Stressful Life Experiences and the Roles of Spirituality among People with a History of Substance Abuse and Incarceration

Redman, Dina

doi:10.1080/15426430802113780

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“…Researchers have identified spirituality as an effective component of stress management (Dina, 2008;Harris et al, 2011;Labbe & Fobes, 2010). While few researchers have addressed the theme of spirituality in law enforcement officers, Charles (2009) found police officers who actively incorporated spirituality into their lives often believed this aspect shielded them from work stressors, especially those dealing with human destructiveness and suffering.…”

Section: Spirituality and Police Officer Healthmentioning

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Walk in Balance: Training Crisis Intervention Team Police Officers as Compassionate Warriors

Chopko

2011

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health

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Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) were developed to enable law enforcement officers to effectively and compassionately respond to calls involving people experiencing psychiatric distress. Mental health professionals responsible for training CIT officers are in a unique position to promote the compassionate treatment of those experiencing psychiatric distress as well as the well-being of the police officers themselves. Fostering spiritual connections and a compassionate-warrior mindset may enhance the training of CIT officers. This article includes descriptions of creative interventions including the use of historical compassionate-warrior comparisons, fictitious stories, and spiritual symbols. These techniques are based on warrior codes of groups such as samurai warriors, martial artists such as Shaolin Kung Fu, medieval knights, Native Americans, and the U.S. military.Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) were developed to train police officers to more effectively and compassionately respond to the needs of persons experiencing psychiatric distress. CIT training programs are facilitated by mental health professionals (Woody, 2005). These professionals are in a unique position to promote compassionate treatment of those in distress as well as

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Section: Spirituality and Police Officer Healthmentioning

confidence: 97%

Walk in Balance: Training Crisis Intervention Team Police Officers as Compassionate Warriors

Chopko

2011

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health

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“…Literature on spirituality reflects its salience to a broad range of areas with which social work intersects viz. the elderly (Bianchi, 2005;Ewing, 2005); faith-based services (Cnaan, Boddie & Kang, 2005b); vulnerable children and youths (Bhagwan, 2009;Kvarfordt & Sheridan, 2007); substance abuse and incarceration (Moxley & Washington, 2001;Redman, 2008); and HIV/AIDS and family problems (Bhagwan, 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

Content Areas for Curriculum Development: Spirituality and Social Work

Bhagwan

2014

Social Work

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Correlates of career traumatization and symptomatology among active-duty police officers

Chopko

Schwartz

2012

Criminal Justice Studies

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Stressful Life Experiences and the Roles of Spirituality among People with a History of Substance Abuse and Incarceration

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

Walk in Balance: Training Crisis Intervention Team Police Officers as Compassionate Warriors

Walk in Balance: Training Crisis Intervention Team Police Officers as Compassionate Warriors

Content Areas for Curriculum Development: Spirituality and Social Work

Correlates of career traumatization and symptomatology among active-duty police officers

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