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Podcast: The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy
Episode: Therapists on the Hostage Negotiation Team and Supporting Police Work: An interview with Dr. Andy Young
Description: Therapists on the Hostage Negotiation Team and Supporting Police Work: An interview with Dr. Andy YoungCurt and Katie interview Andy Young about hostage (crisis) negotiation and his work with SWAT and crisis negotiation in Lubbock, TX. Content warning: discussion of violence, suicide, and homicide. We talk about what therapists can do within police departments, the interplay between mental health and law enforcement, what that work looks like – especially when involved in crisis negotiation, and skills therapists need when working in these settings. We also look at trauma response and how it is handled when things go so...