Mark Lamplugh |
Station House has been helping first-responders heal and
recover through their innovative treatment, assisting public safety workers in
returning to their lives and continuing to help others. The Station House
rehabilitation center is excited to announce the recent addition of Mark
Lamplugh, as Senior Vice President of Business Development, to help expand the
program.
Mark brings with him an impressive background as a fourth
generation firefighter, and former Captain of the Lower Chichester Fire Company
in Pennsylvania. His first-hand experience as a first-responder has attributed
to his national recognition in Crisis Stress Intervention through the American
Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.
“I’m excited that Mark is joining our team to create awareness
for this serious problem,” said Admissions Director Jeffrey Bowers. “Studies
have shown over 20% of first responders suffer from alcoholism and PTSD.”
Station House works with police officers, firefighters,
veterans, corrections officers, dispatchers, emergency medical service
professionals, and other public safety workers who face problems with
addiction, trauma, and PTSD. Clients typically participate in the program for
30 days and most costs are covered by private health insurance.
“I’m excited to represent a program that only admits first
responders,” said Mark. “It’s difficult to ask police officers to be in a
therapy group with the same individuals who they arrested the week before.”
Station House is set up utilizing a peer-support group
model, believing that by surrounding clients with patients and professional
staff of similar backgrounds, the client will be more receptive to treatment,
leading to better outcomes.
“Successful recovery requires
a client to feel comfortable expressing themselves,” said Dr. Liza Weiss,
Clinical Director of Station House. “Station House creates an environment where
clients can talk freely in a community of their peers.”
The American Society of Addiction Medicine’s treatment
guidelines champion addiction treatment in a specialized, peer support
environment for first responders and public safety workers. Current guidelines
state: “Most safety sensitive positions take their oath of duty to heart; the
breach of this commitment engenders shame. Safety-sensitive workers need to
disclose, accept responsibility, normalize, and learn to present any future
breach without excessive self-castigations. Participation in group therapy
and/or support groups by individuals who have similar work issues and who
conduct themselves under the same professional codes for ethical behavior is
essential for a return of a healthy self-concept, and for a decreased
probability of relapse.”
A study by Swatt, Gibson, and Piquero in 2007 reported that
23% of police officers had serious issue with alcohol use, which compares with
9.8% of the general population. A study by Ellen Kirschman in 2006 concluded,
“15% of officers who tried to commit suicide had prior history of excessive alcohol
consumption.
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