"Some occupations will eat you up and spit you out if you let them. Corrections is one of those occupations. Every day, corrections staff-both sworn and non-sworn-enter a building or report to an agency where many of the clientele work to subvert their authority, manipulate them, and make demands. This stress takes a toll on correctional workers' physical and mental health, affecting their quality of life. When stress is not effectively managed it can result in illness, depression, substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress ...
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"Some occupations will eat you up and spit you out if you let them. Corrections is one of those occupations. Every day, corrections staff-both sworn and non-sworn-enter a building or report to an agency where many of the clientele work to subvert their authority, manipulate them, and make demands. This stress takes a toll on correctional workers' physical and mental health, affecting their quality of life. When stress is not effectively managed it can result in illness, depression, substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder. And then there is the human toll, including staff being manipulated by offenders, arguments and negativity at home, strained relations with co-workers, separation, divorce, and often substance abuse. Stress in corrections must be managed, both physically and mentally. This book, written by a corrections veteran and instructor, explores the problem of stress in corrections and what the corrections professional can do to protect themselves and mitigate stress. This book can be a valuable tool in a profession dealing with many problems, including overcrowding, offender violence, the mentally disordered offender, short staffing, overtime, and shift work. It can help the corrections professional survive in a very demanding field. It is written plainly and discusses what can be done in a commonsense fashion"--
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Very good. Ex-library. Trade paperback (US). 196 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2004062659 Type of material Book Personal name Cornelius, Gary F. Main title Stressed out: strategies for living and working in corrections / Gary F. Cornelius. Edition 2nd ed. Published/Created Lanham, Md. : American Correctional Association, c2005. Description viii, 196 p. : ill.; 26 cm. ISBN 1569912238 (pbk. ) LC classification HV9470. C67 2005 Related names American Correctional Association. LC Subjects Correctional personnel--Job stress--United States. Stress (Psychology)--United States. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-193). Dewey class no. 365/.01/9 Geographic area code n-us---
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