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Mindfulness for emergency workers – how does that work?

Mindfulness for emergency workers – how does that work?

Update: 2022-07-24

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We speak with; Dr Joe Tighe, a senior psychologist facilitating online group training for first responders, Dennis Smith, commander at Fire Rescue Victoria and ESF alumni who researched sector-specific mindfulness, along with Kate Duncan, a paramedic and firefighter who taught mindfulness to paramedic students at Flinders University in Adelaide.

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Mindfulness for emergency workers – how does that work?

Mindfulness for emergency workers – how does that work?

The Emergency Services Foundation