The Development and Implementation of the Promoting Resilient Officers (PRO) Program

Ian M Shochet; Jane Shakespeare-Finch; Cameron Craig; Colette Roos; Astrid Wurfl; Rebecca Hoge; Ross Young; Paula Brough

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The Development and Implementation of the Promoting Resilient Officers (PRO) Program

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The Development and Implementation of the Promoting Resilient Officers (PRO) Program

Ian M Shochet, Jane Shakespeare-Finch, Cameron Craig, Colette Roos, Astrid Wurfl, Rebecca Hoge, Ross Young and Paula Brough

Traumatology, Vol.17(4), pp.43-51

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1534765611429080

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Abstract

trauma

posttraumatic growth

police

resilience interventions

This article describes the rationale, developmental process, and content of a resilience-building program that has been implemented with new recruits to a police academy. The process of extensive consultation with the police service (consistent with community-based participatory research principles) has helped to provide a sustainable and pragmatic program framework. The Promoting Resilient Officers (PRO) program is a seven-session strength-based program that integrates CBT and interpersonal perspectives within a salutogenic paradigm. PRO also includes two "refresher" sessions delivered online up to 18 months post the initial face-to-face sessions. PRO was delivered with high fidelity as an integral part of police recruit training and made sustainable by using psychologists within the police service to deliver the intervention. Implementation incorporated a Randomized Controlled design by which a rigorous evaluation of program effectiveness is being conducted. Initial data presented indicates a high level of engagement and acceptability of the PRO program.

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Title: The Development and Implementation of the Promoting Resilient Officers (PRO) Program
Authors: Ian M Shochet (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Jane Shakespeare-Finch (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Cameron Craig (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Colette Roos (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Astrid Wurfl (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Rebecca Hoge (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Ross Young (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Paula Brough (Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: Traumatology, Vol.17(4), pp.43-51
Publisher: Sage Science Press
DOI: 10.1177/1534765611429080
ISSN: 1085-9373
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99551001002621
Output Type: Journal article

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