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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">Just wanted to send a follow-up email regarding t</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">he </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext;">weTHRIVE</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Lab
looking for an additional graduate student to hire as a Graduate Research Assistant for the Post Critical Incident Seminar (PCIS)</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; padding: 0in; border: 1pt none windowtext;">.
This is a <b>paid </b>position for 10 hours a week. If you can also work this position if you already have another graduate assistantship, as long as your current position is only at 25% time or for 10 hours a week. This position would go from Spring 2022
to the start of Fall 2022. Tasks would include putting together and delivering 1<sup>st</sup> and 3rd-day packets for PCIS, sending follow-up emails and conducting follow-up phone calls at 3-, 6- and 12-month intervals. Additional tasks include deidentifying
and inputting data, as well as training any additional undergraduate students who are assigned to the project. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span>
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<b>Tuesday, January the 11th.</b> If you are interested, please contact Dr. Temilola Salami directly at txs047@shsu.edu. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me as well at anu005@shsu.edu.</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;font-size:11pt;color:black"> </span></p>
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<u><span style="margin:0px;padding:0in;border:1pt none windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;font-size:11pt;color:black">Program information:</span></u><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;font-size:11pt;color:black"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><b><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;font-size:11pt;color:black">Post Critical Incident Seminar (PCIS)</span></b><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;font-size:11pt;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(37, 37, 37);background-color:white">Following exposure to a critical incident, police departments tend to have policies and procedures surrounding debriefing, intervention,
and support (see Addis & Stephens, 2008; Ramchand et al., 2018). To date, however, debriefings and stress management interventions have not shown to be effective methods of mitigating health consequences of critical incidents (see Addis & Stephens, 2008; Patterson,
Chung, & Swan, 2014). This ineffectiveness may be due to a variety of reasons, including a short time frame between the event and the debriefing and the psychoeducational components, among others (see Devilly, Gist, & Cotton, 2006). One factor that has received
some preliminary support as being an effective component is peer support programs (Lambert et al., 2017). In group-based settings, using peers as facilitators has been shown to increase knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions surrounding mental health
(Ramchand et al., 2017). This is important since due to cultural norms of law enforcement, peer supporters can provide a necessary bridge between mental health providers and law enforcement officers (Bohl-Penrod & Clark, 2017). The PCIS program through the
Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (Director: Rita Watkins) seeks to meet the needs of law enforcement officers and their spouses while addressing the concerns of the ineffectiveness of debriefings through a standardized, peer-driven, and evidence-supported
three-day program. The weTHRIVE lab has been contracted as an independent research team with the goal of examining the effectiveness of the PCIS program. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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Alexus Uhl, B.S.
<div>Clinical Psychology Master's Program | <i>Sam Houston State University</i></div>
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