Struggling Through Traumatic Grief and Loss Towards Resilience
Combat Stress Magazine: Winter 2022/2023
Volume 11, Number 4
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Editor’s Message
By Kathy Platoni, PsyD, DAAPM, FAIS
Chaplain LTC (RET) David J. Fair, PhD, DMin, CTS, FAIS
May 5, 1946 – January 7, 2023
Leading through Traumatic Loss and Grief in Law Enforcement
By Richard S. Biehl, Police Chief (RET), Dayton Police Department
With contributions by:
Maris Herold, Police Chief, Boulder, CO Police Department
Thomas Wells, Police Chief, Springdale, OH Police Department
When a Rock Meets a Hard Place
By Marla W. Friedman, PhD, Clinical/First Responder Psychologist,
Trauma-Focused Therapy for PTSD? Really! Ethical and Scientific Concerns via a Clinical Example
By Louise Gaston, PhD, FAIS
Understanding Stress on Those Who Serve (An Observation About Public Servants)
By Robert B. (Scott) Kuhnen, USAF Civilian (RET)
Leveraging the Power of Community to Help Our Veterans
By COL (RET) DJ Reyes
Running Towards a Closing Gate
By Officer Tom McMurtry, CPT (RET) US Army Special Forces
Gold Star Families Memorial Keynote Address
By Kathy Platoni, PsyD, DAAPM, FAIS, Clinical Psychologist, COL (RET), US Army
Military Service Celebrated
By Anderegg, Norvell, Woodward, and Platoni (October 2022)
Editor In Chief
Daniel L. Kirsch, PhD, DAAPM, FAIS
AIS President
Editor
Kathy Platoni, PsyD, DAAPM, FAIS
COL (RET), US Army
Contributing Editors
Josh Briley, PhD, FAIS
Reverend Charles Grantham, PhD, MSH, FAIS, APF
Jeff Jernigan, PhD, LPC, BCCPC, FAIS
Tom McMurtry, DAIS
John H. Thurman, Jr. M.Div., MA
Richard Young, PhD, FAIS
Managing Editor
Kathy Schoop
Creative Director
Michael McMahon
AIS Combat Stress Board
Chaired by Colonel Platoni, the role of this board is to develop initiatives and communications to serve the stress management needs of Service Members and Veterans.
Chair: Kathy Platoni, PsyD, DAAPM, FAIS
COL (RET), US Army, COL/Ohio Military Reserve/State Defense Forces,
Dayton SWAT, Editor, Combat Stress magazine
Richard S. Biehl, MA, FAIS, Police Chief (Ret), Dayton, Ohio
Brian S. Earthman MD, FAIS, Psychiatrist, MAJ (Ret), US Army Reserves, Medical Director, EPI, Inc.
Charlie Bass, MD, PhD, FAIS, LTC (Ret), U.S. Army, Veteran of OIF/OEF
Daniel L. Kirsch, PhD, DAAPM, FAIS, Pain and Stress Specialist, US Navy Contractor (Ret), President, The American Institute of Stress
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