Building a resilient workforce :: opportunities for the Department of Homeland Security : workshop summary /

Every job can lead to stress. How people cope with that stress can be influenced by many factors. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employs a diverse staff that includes emergency responders, border patrol agents, federal air marshals, and policy analysts. These employees may be exposed to t...

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Main Authors: Colvin, Heather M. (Author), Taylor, Rachel M. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Planning Committee on Workforce Resiliency Programs (Author), Operational and Law Enforcement Workforce Resiliency (Workshop), Policy and Program Personnel Workforce Resiliency (Workshop)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2012]
Series:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Every job can lead to stress. How people cope with that stress can be influenced by many factors. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employs a diverse staff that includes emergency responders, border patrol agents, federal air marshals, and policy analysts. These employees may be exposed to traumatic situations and disturbing information as part of their jobs. DHS is concerned that long-term exposure to stressors may reduce individual resilience, negatively affect employees' well-being, and deteriorate the department's level of operation readiness. To explore DHS workforce resilience, the Institute of Medicine hosted two workshops in September and November 2011. The September workshop focused on DHS's operational and law enforcement personnel, while the November workshop concentrated on DHS policy and program personnel with top secret security clearances. The workshops brought together an array of experts from various fields including resilience research, occupation health psychology, and emergency response. The report presents highlights from more than 20 hours of presentations and discussions from the two workshops, as well as the agendas and a complete listing of the speakers, panelists, and planning committee members.
Item Description:Title from PDF title page.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 PDF file (xvi, 231 pages)) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780309255110
0309255112
9780309255127
0309255120
1280880139
9781280880131
9786613721440
6613721441

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