Bruce is with Dr Gail Kinman. Gail is a renowned Chartered Psychologist and Fellow of both the British Psychological Society and the Academy of Social Sciences. With extensive experience in research and practice, Gail is an expert in improving the working conditions and well-being of those who engage in emotionally demanding work, such as health and social care professionals, prison officers, and academics. In this episode, Gail shares her insights on the importance of emotional resilience in high-intensity workplaces and discusses her own work in this field. Connect with Dr Gail Kinman ..read more

Bruce is with John A Shuford. With over 30 years of experience in delivering innovative staff development training programs, John is regarded as the national leader of the award-winning Immersion-Experiential© methodology, which utilizes the ‘4 E Principle’ - engage, energize, empower, and enjoy - and has produced notable results in improving work culture, staff relationships, and cooperation between departments. John's background as a rehabilitation counsellor with a focus on trauma healing has equipped him with a unique perspective in his leadership positions. Recently, he has published his ..read more

Bruce is with Maggie. Maggie was a Correctional officer for ten years and in this interview, she shares how the prison environment/culture just wore her down to the point she had to leave. The constant exposure to trauma events in a system that just seemed to struggle to understand the enormity of the officer experience. Equally though Maggie points out officer to officer exchanges were equally damaging and in the end she had enough of it. Bruce is licensed to deliver From Correction Fatigue to Fullfillment Training throughout Australia and New Zealand ..read more

Bruce is with Jennifer, Mia’s mother from the previous episodes. I am very keen to her the family members stories as well as frontline stories. In this interview she shares her doubts about Mia wanting to be a Correction officer and her helplessness in watching the devastating psychological toll it took on her in the course of three ‘short’ years. Bruce is licensed to deliver From Correction Fatigue to Fullfillment Training throughout Australia and New Zealand ..read more

Part 2 of Mia’s Interview: Bruce is with Mia, Mia was a Correction Officer for 3 years and in this very open and honest two part interview she shares the enormity of the prison experience and culture and the resultant impact it had on her. I found it quite confronting, in parts, and while Mia’s experience will not be everyone’s experience there is much in Mia’s story that resonated with me and highlight the complexity of working in a prison environment. It also brought home to me we have very little exposure to the psychological state of people leaving these systems, the state they leave in an ..read more

Part 1 of Mia’s Interview: Bruce is with Mia, Mia was a Correction Officer for 3 years and in this very open and honest two part interview she shares the enormity of the prison experience and culture and the resultant impact it had on her. I found it quite confronting, in parts, and while Mia’s experience will not be everyone’s experience there is much in Mia’s story that resonated with me and highlight the complexity of working in a prison environment. It also brought home to me we have very little exposure to the psychological state of people leaving these systems, the state they leave in an ..read more

Bruce is with Greg Morton. Greg worked for Oregon State Corrections for more than thirty years, hehas a Bachelor degree in Psychology and a Master of Science degree in Industrial/Organisational Psychology, and since retiring in 2009 Greg has been a Master Trainer at Desert Waters Correctional Outreach Service. In this interview we talk about his experiences of training officers and his deep commitment to their mental health and well being. Connect with Desert Waters Correctional Outreach Service: • Desert Waters Website • Desert Waters Email Bruce is licensed to deliver From Correction Fatigue ..read more

Bruce is with Ajdin (Adi) Mujezinovic, Adi is a psychologist and works part time at Assistance Dogs Australia as a Mental Health Clinician. In this interview Adi shares how the dogs are trained, the matching process and the roles a therapy  dog can play in the life of someone living with PTSD. Connect with Assistance Dogs Australia: • Assistance Dogs Australia Bruce is licensed to deliver From Correction Fatigue to Fullfillment Training throughout Australia and New Zealand. Please Note: Some of the questions refer to a therapy dog as opposed to an Assistance Dog. A Therapy Dog is a dog us ..read more

Bruce Perham is with Don Gillies, Don worked as a Policeman for 5 years which he followed up with 37 years as an ambulance paramedic. Don talks about his work experiences, the continual exposure to trauma and his ultimate diagnosis of PTSD. Don is now retired from work and spends considerable time with his Bernese Mountain therapy dog Bernie which was trained by Assistance Dogs Australia. Don was very keen for me to interview someone from Assistance Dogs Australia - which I did! Connect with Assistance Dogs Australia: • Assistance Dogs Australia Bruce is licensed to deliver From Correction Fat ..read more

Welcome to 2023 and the second series of Trauma from the Frontline!! It was quite an amazing experience to interview such interesting guests. There were many light bulb moments for me which directly connected with my own experience of working with people on the frontline. I learnt a great deal about what is happening in the trauma arena and came out of the experience far more optimistic that highly skilled help is available for people with mental health/trauma issues and a great deal more needs to be done to link people into available support services. This series has more of a ‘Corrections’ f ..read more