and peer support team Lt Harold Bozeman ICISF Certified Law Enforcement CISM Specialist Advisory Board National Alliance on Mental Illness Delaware Dennis Carradin LPCMH Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress ID: 1043653
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1. Wilmington PoliceCritical incident stress managementand peer support teamLt. Harold BozemanICISF Certified Law Enforcement CISM SpecialistAdvisory Board – National Alliance on Mental Illness, DelawareDennis Carradin, LPCMHBoard Certified Expert in Traumatic StressPresident & CEO - The Trauma Survivors FoundationMembers of: American Academy of Experts in Traumatic StressGreen Cross Academy of Traumatology
2. Introduction & BackgroundHarold BozemanDennis CarradinStress Management and Peer Support at WPD
3. WPd Peer Support Team19 Sworn Officers1 civilian communications employeePolice Chaplain Sheryl AllstonClinical Director Dennis Carradin
4. WPd Peer Support TeamAll 4 Patrol PlatoonsCriminal InvestigationsK9Drugs, Organized Crime, & ViceAdministrative AssignmentsWILCOM
5. Activation / access to the teamThere is a general list of incident types requiring the immediate supervisors or commanders to contact the peer support team with the details. Because of the nature of the emergency services, this list is not exhaustive, and events outside the established list are left to the supervisors who know the personnel and their needs.
6. Services offeredCritical Incident DebriefingsWhen the Peer Support Team leadership and/or our clinical director determine that a formal debriefing is warranted, the affected officers are mandated to attend.Within 72-96 hours after a critical incident, a formal group debriefing is convened. The mandate is a way to ensure that involved officers receive attention and support and to overcome some of the officers’ resistance and stigma concerns.
7. Services offeredNon-Critical ServicesPeer Support and 1:1 Access For: Non-Traumatic Incidents Cumulative Career Stress Personal Challenges Other Non-Critical StressorsClinical Referrals
8. Some obstaclesBarriers to Seeking ServicesStigmaConfidentiality / Anonymity ConcernsFear of Negative Career ImpactBelief That Services Are Difficult to Access
9. The Need for cism / peer supportUnresolved traumatic and / or cumulative stress may lead to:Officer PerspectiveIncreased DisciplineAlcohol / Substance AbuseHealth IssuesSuicideAgency PerspectiveIncreased Citizen ComplaintsMore Uses of ForceLost Time / Workers CompPotential LiabilitySuicide