title: Post-action staff support for the Concerns of Police Survivors Organization (COPS).
abstract: This concept article presents an overview of a post-action staff support (PASS) session that has been effective in meeting many of the emotional needs of a large, diverse group of volunteers who serve as support personnel for grieving family members, significant others, and co-workers at the annual National Police Survivors Conference in the Washington, DC area. This particular approach to the PASS process is not a fixed, rigid approach. Instead, it is adaptable and flexible and it can be altered as necessary to suit specific populations with special needs. The key elements of the two-hour PASS session have evolved over many years to the current form presented in this article.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA. jeffreytmitchell@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D016495:Police; D012944:Social Support; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*