by Michael Coupland | Sep 9, 2019 | CBT, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Injured Workers, PTSD
Time to Face the Music: The PTSD Survival Guide After experiencing a traumatic event, a person often uses avoidance behavior to deal with the pain. The person will avoid people, things or sensations that spark horrific memories. In the case of a worker with...
by Michael Coupland | Jun 24, 2019 | Injured Workers, PTSD, Workers' Compensation
The ultimate goal of PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) therapy is to get the person back at work and functioning normally. This will be successful only if each step is done correctly. Return to work and normalcy The first step is to expose the injured worker to the...
by Michael Coupland | Jun 10, 2019 | First Responders, Florida First responders law, PTSD, PTSD law
Following the horrific tragedies at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida legislature approved legislation to provide workers’ compensation coverage to First Responders who suffer from work-related posttraumatic stress disorder...
by Michael Coupland | Mar 11, 2019 | First Responders, Florida First responders law, PTSD
They Get by With a Little Help from Their Friends: First Responders and PTSD Part 1 Social isolation is one of the classic symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It’s not necessarily that those affected have no interest in engaging in their normal...
by Michael Coupland | Jan 7, 2019 | CBT, Cognitive behavioral therapy, First Responders, Injured Workers, PTSD
CBT Techniques Can Change the Brain to Move Past Trauma and Chronic Pain Whoever said ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’ obviously knew nothing of neuroplasticity. Science has taught us that the brains of humans (and, yes, dogs) are constantly changing in...
by Michael Coupland | Dec 24, 2018 | First Responders, PTSD, PTSD law
Destroy PTSD Before It Destroys Our First Responders Firefighters and Police Officers are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. That new sobering reality highlights the dangers of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder facing some First Responders and the...
