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Author Colvin, Heather M., author

Title Building a resilient workforce : opportunities for the Department of Homeland Security : workshop summary / Heather M. Colvin and Rachel M. Taylor, rapporteurs ; Planning Committee on Workforce Resiliency Programs, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Published Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2012]

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xvi, 231 pages)) : illustrations
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Contents Introduction and overview -- Overview of the Department of Homeland Security resilience issues and programs -- An operational definition of resilience -- Factors influencing workforce effectiveness and resilience -- Resilience programs and interventions -- Leveraging existing services and programs to support resilience -- Understanding individual and organizational resilience and performance measures -- Perspectives on priorities and next steps
Summary Every job can lead to stress. How people cope with that stress can be influenced by many factors. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employs a diverse staff that includes emergency responders, border patrol agents, federal air marshals, and policy analysts. These employees may be exposed to traumatic situations and disturbing information as part of their jobs. DHS is concerned that long-term exposure to stressors may reduce individual resilience, negatively affect employees' well-being, and deteriorate the department's level of operation readiness. To explore DHS workforce resilience, the Institute of Medicine hosted two workshops in September and November 2011. The September workshop focused on DHS's operational and law enforcement personnel, while the November workshop concentrated on DHS policy and program personnel with top secret security clearances. The workshops brought together an array of experts from various fields including resilience research, occupation health psychology, and emergency response. The report presents highlights from more than 20 hours of presentations and discussions from the two workshops, as well as the agendas and a complete listing of the speakers, panelists, and planning committee members
Notes Title from PDF title page
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes This study was supported by Contract No. HSHQDC-08-C-00111 between the National Academy of Sciences and Department of Homeland Security. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project
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SUBJECT United States. Department of Homeland Security
Subject Organizational effectiveness -- Congresses
Personnel management -- United States -- Congresses
Labor supply -- United States -- Evaluation -- Congresses
Resilience (Personality trait) -- Congresses
Employment (Economic theory)
Leadership.
Personnel management.
Occupational Health
Resilience, Psychological
Employment
Leadership
Personnel Management
United States Government Agencies -- organization & administration
Workforce
employing.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Human Resources & Personnel Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Workplace Culture.
Leadership
Employment (Economic theory)
Organizational effectiveness
Personnel management
Resilience (Personality trait)
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Subject United States
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Taylor, Rachel M., author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Planning Committee on Workforce Resiliency Programs, author.
Operational and Law Enforcement Workforce Resiliency (Workshop) (2011 : Washington, D.C.)
Policy and Program Personnel Workforce Resiliency (Workshop) (2011 : Washington, D.C.)
LC no. 2012406393
ISBN 9780309255110
0309255112
9780309255127
0309255120
1280880139
9781280880131
9786613721440
6613721441