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Public Safety Personnel (PSP) routinely experience traumatic events in their careers, with higher rates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and other mental health conditions compared to most other careers. Mental health conditions are often treatable and many people are able to return to life as normal. However, some people who go through trauma describe an experience called posttraumatic growth: a sense of strengthened relationships, rebalanced priorities, deepened self-confidence, and renewed appreciation for life. How does posttraumatic growth happen? Can it be fostered on purpose?
We will explore what posttraumatic growth is – and what it isn’t! – with a focus on the unique trauma experienced by PSP. If you read this summary with raised eyebrows and skeptical disbelief that anything good could ever come out of trauma, this presentation is meant for you.
June 23, 2022.