Practice of providing psychological assistance to law enforcement officers in extreme (crisis) situations

Abstract

Aim: To identify approaches to the practice of providing psychological assistance to law enforcement officers in extreme (crisis) situations. Material and methods: Research methods: bibliosemantic, forecasting, comparative, analysis, and generalization. Clarification of the etymology of extreme (crisis) situations allowed us to identify approaches and techniques of psychological assistance to law enforcement officers after their stay in extreme (crisis) situations and stressful conditions. Law enforcement officers often experience such emotions in extreme situations and stressful conditions as fear, anger, powerlessness, despair, and confusion. The use of psychological debriefing in work with law enforcement officers can help overcome the negative effects of stress after a crisis incident, as well as develop skills that may be needed in the event of a repeated encounter with similar events. Conclusions: The toolkit of professional psychological assistance to law enforcement officers should focus primarily on increasing their communicative open¬ness and social confidence. The psycho-correctional practice involves the best possible adaptation of law enforcement officers to the requirements of an extreme situation, enabling them to master it, weaken or mitigate these requirements, and try to avoid or get used to them.