Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Cool Stuff: Angela Benedict–A Walk For The Troops 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Medical: An Extension Of Tactical Trauma Counseling Equals Training, By Angela Benedict
Some more food for thought for those out there that are interested in mental resiliency training. Angela has guest authored before and it is always a treat to hear what she has to say. Feel free to make a comment here, or contact Angela direct at her Military Healing Center website.
One thing that I keep thinking about with her articles is that it would be interesting to get her in the same room as Dave Grossman and have them chat about the subject of mental resiliency. His website called Killology, as well as his books, are a fascinating study on the mind of warriors.-Matt
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An Extension of Tactical Trauma Counseling = Training
By Angela Benedict
Tactical Trauma Counseling is a recent ideological development that suggests military and law enforcement personnel require specialized counseling due to their specialized professions. Fortunately, the current reality is beginning to recognize that TTC is a requirement for operational effectiveness. Beyond counseling, efforts are being made to ensure that Protector Professionals are getting a much more comprehensive training regime. It is clear that knowing how to use a gun is not sufficient to surviving volatile situations. Mental and emotional preparedness training is critical to wellbeing and long term career potential.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Training: EDCD And Mental Resiliency Training For High Stress Operations
This is a project that Angela and company have been working on, and I wanted to get the word out about it. I like the concept and think that this is the kind of stuff that will allow anyone in this field, or any high risk field, to continue working and effectively dealing with mental trauma when it happens.
EDCD gives you the tools necessary to deal with the tough stuff. Things like deploying to disaster zones like Haiti where thousands of people have been killed, surviving IED’s and ambushes in wars like Iraq or Afghanistan, or having co-workers killed or wounded in these war zones. The idea of having the tools necessary to work through these traumatic events, or even help others who have gone through these traumatic events, is something that should be in everyone’s mental kit, and there just isn’t a lot out there that goes over this stuff. The modern militaries of the west have attempted to provide these tools of coping to the troops, but for private industry, there isn’t anything. And we have talked about that here before and Angela has wrote some great stuff about the subject.
Also, if you look at cases like Fitzsimmons, or with some of the suicides this industry has experienced, resiliency training might be something the companies could look at. At least have something set up to direct contractors too if you have some contracts that put people in high stress positions. The military is constantly trying to reach out to their soldiers in order to put a stop to any mental suffering out there. Wars and disasters can mess up a brain pretty good sometimes, and civilian contractors are experiencing some of the same war time traumas as soldiers. Yet there is nothing being done to deal with that fact.
Now for a disclosure. I have never been through this course and I have not read any feedback about it. So I cannot give it the thumbs up or down. But what I would like to do is promote it and get the readership to think about this stuff. If you have gone through the course, I would love to hear your thoughts on the matter in the comments section. I am sure Angela will pop up too if anyone has any questions. –Matt
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Dear Colleague,
Resiliency has become a buzz word for all of us working within security and safety professions.
TRAINING personnel to adapt and prepare for high stress operations is a priority within all sectors.
EDCD TRAINING will help your teams to achieve higher levels of operational effectiveness. What is EDCD?