Coping with The Holiday Blues As 2011 draws to a close many of us are shaking our heads and saying, “How much more can I take?…furloughs, staff reductions, limited overtime opportunities, proposed changes to our work conditions and all of us doing more and more with less.” Clearly these are difficult and challenging times. Before […]
Through out his career Dr. Scott has spent a great deal of time working with Print and Television Media to educate the public on key issues related to preparing for and coping with disasters and adversity. Recently Dr. Scott put together a collection of his Television news clips on YouTube. Please feel free to view […]
Does Lighting Strike Twice in the Same Place? Dr. Scott treatment approach is featured in this TV Docu-Drama from the TV Series “Things that Go Bump” Dr. Robert Scott has the opportunity to bring you into his Therapy office to witness his treatment of double trauma survivors. First his client’s home was nearly demolished in […]
We are coming up to the 10-Year anniversary of 9/11 next month. I had the opportunity to talk with Fox News 11 a few years back on the 3rd Anniversary of 9/11. Many of you have asked how it affected me and what it was like to be there. This short news segment gave me […]
BE PREPARED, READY AND RESILIENT They say that people who are prepared in advance for adversity or disaster fair a lot better psychologically and physically then those who are not ready and prepared. Do you remember January 17, 1994 – the Northridge earthquake? What were you doing at the time the earthquake struck? Did you […]
AVOIDING “WELLNESS” BREAKDOWNS: BUILDING LIFE LONG RESILIENCY By Robert T. Scott, Ph.D., CTS In the past several years there is a movement afoot within the field of emergency services to refocus and expand the psychological support services normally associated with stress management programs. This new “wellness” direction has been incorporated into many cutting edge Stress […]
LAFD CISM TEAM DEPLOYMENT TO HURRICANES KATRINA & RITA: History The Los Angeles Fire Department maintains an active Critical Incident Stress Management Program. In the past several years, the program has expanded to include a comprehensive Behavioral Health and Wellness component. Beginning in the late 1980’s, LAFD took a bold step by hiring a part-time […]
On September 11, 2001, our world was changed forever by the cowardly Al Qaeda terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. As Department Psychologist and Director of the Critical Incident Stress Management Program (CISM) for LA City Fire Department (LAFD), I knew immediately what might lay ahead for me and our team. Given that the […]