Heroes are human : lessons in resilience, courage, and wisdom from the COVID front lines / Bob Delaney with Dave Scheiber ; foreword by Dr. Richard Mollica, Harvard Global Mental Health.
By: Delaney, Bob [author.].
Contributor(s): Scheiber, Dave [author.] | Mollica, Richard F [writer of foreword.].
Publisher: Westport, CT : City Point Press, ©2022Description: xxv, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781947951549; 9781947951549.Subject(s): COVID-19 -- psychology | Occupational Stress | Burnout, Professional | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- | Medical personnel -- Job stress -- Case studies | Medical personnel -- Mental health | Post-traumatic stress disorderGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes Harvard/MGH Trauma Programs self-care pocket card.
Preface: In search of a finish line -- Covert no more -- Human touch -- Understanding resiliency -- In the eye of the storm -- Service above self -- A healing place -- Behind the front lines -- Game changers -- No boundaries -- My friend Hank.
"This book is a must-read for health care workers who have been besieged by the ongoing pandemic, for those who love them, and for any reader wanting to gain a deeper understanding of their immense sacrifices and struggles. Heroes are Human also offers invaluable self-care insights in the face of trauma. The book's central voice and guide, Bob Delaney, is an internationally respected and experienced figure in the field of post-traumatic stress. His powerful message to front-line caregivers is that they are not alone"--
Heroes are human is comprised of gripping real stories told by frontline health-care workers, their family members, and those they care for in the harrowing fight against COVID-19. Bob Delaney shares lessons on how caregivers can navigate the resulting stress and potential burnout through an uplifting message of resilience, self-care, and post-traumatic stress education."--