What Will We Be Discussing?
Paramedics, firefighters, emergency call centre dispatchers, police officers, and correctional workers experience a variety of different operational and organizational stressors which place them at risk for psychological trauma. Data regarding the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries (PTSIs) and other symptoms indicative of compromised mental health are only recently available for these populations in Canada—and the rates are much higher than those found within the general population.
Dr. Carleton and Dr. MacPhee will discuss the findings of their work thus far and describe what the Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) is working to accomplish in both the short and long term.
Who will be Speaking?
R. Nicholas Carleton, Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, a registered doctoral clinical psychologist in Saskatchewan, and the Scientific Director for the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment. He has published more than 140 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and encyclopaedia entries exploring the fundamental bases of anxiety and related disorders. He has completed more than 350 national and international conference presentations. His interests include biopsychosocial assessment and treatment of trauma-related disorders, focusing on lower-order (e.g., intolerance of uncertainty) and higher-order (e.g., extraversion) factors. Carleton is principal investigator on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Longitudinal Study of Operational Stress Injuries.
Dr. Renee MacPhee’s national research on the psychological and physical health of paramedics has been funded at the federal level through Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC), where she served as the co-Principle Investigator on two (2) extensive paramedic health studies. She was the Principle Investigator on a province-wide study of health and injury in Ontario, and has led more than 10 studies with municipal paramedic services in the same province. As PSP Sector Director at the Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research CIPSRT), she has over-sight of the Paramedic and Public-Safety Communications Officials portfolios. Her publication record includes peer-reviewed journals, technical reports, book chapters, and paramedic specific professional journals as well as over 80 presentations to scientific and professional / knowledge user groups.
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