Getting some balance back into the debriefing debate.

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TextPublication details: [Australia] : The Australian Psychological Society, 1995Description: 5 pDDC classification:

F155.935 GET

Subject: Examines the value and some critiques of the Critical Incident Stress Management system of debriefing. Debriefing is almost always found to be helpful and the boundaries of its usefulness are still being explored. Some criticisms of debriefing are based on misconceptions. Some evaluative studies have flaws in their arguments and methodology. Carefull assessment needs to be made of the claims that debriefing harms people. Critiques should be based on high quality research. Recommendations to abandon CISM prgrams should be accompanied by credible alternatives.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F155.935 GET (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005741013

Reprinted from The Bulletin of The Australian Psychological Society; October 1995; pp. 5-10

Examines the value and some critiques of the Critical Incident Stress Management system of debriefing. Debriefing is almost always found to be helpful and the boundaries of its usefulness are still being explored. Some criticisms of debriefing are based on misconceptions. Some evaluative studies have flaws in their arguments and methodology. Carefull assessment needs to be made of the claims that debriefing harms people. Critiques should be based on high quality research. Recommendations to abandon CISM prgrams should be accompanied by credible alternatives.

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