S.T.A.R.T Strategic Trauma and Resiliency Tactics (CA POST Approved Course)

17005 Upland Avenue,Fontana CA 92335

15 September, 2021

Description

This highly interactive, peer-driven law enforcement course addresses stigma, police suicide and wellness. Police officers are consistently exposed to the most tragic and traumatic events in our society. Left untreated, cumulative trauma can deplete coping strategies and stigma typically deters officers from seeking help. This has resulted in the highest rates of police suicide, whereby more officers die by their own hands than in the line of duty, consecutively over the last 4 years. Course Purpose: This highly interactive, peer-driven course provides law enforcement officers a fundamental understanding how the impacts of police stress effects the mind and body, tactics for coping with cumulative trauma, and strategies which promote holistic wellness approaches, mindfulness best practices, improved mental health outcomes and rebuilding resiliency into their personal and professional lives. Learning Objectives: Students who attend this course will learn how to identify post-traumatic stress symptoms, how to reduce those symptoms in a preventative measure and gain tools to navigate through the complexities of untreated trauma. Students will also have a better understanding of wellness strategies that will positively impact their professional and personal lives. P.O.S.T. CCN# 1439-21764-20: “Science of Wellness” Class size is limited due to social distancing requirements For more information please contact Nick via: Email: [email protected] Website: www.njwresilientconsulting.org Training Course: S.T.A.R.T Strategic Trauma and Resiliency Tactics CCN# 1439-21764-20: “Science of Wellness” • CA P.O.S.T. Approved Course • Plan V, making it free to California law enforcement agencies Police officers are consistently exposed to the most tragic and traumatic events in our society. Left untreated, cumulative trauma can deplete coping strategies and stigma typically deters officers from seeking help. This has resulted in the highest rates of police suicide, whereby more officers die by their own hands than in the line of duty, consecutively over the last 4 years. Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficult situations and adversity. Members of the police profession historically have suffered high rates of divorce, depression, alcoholism, self-medicating, and suicide. Resiliency is grown and strengthened through specific strategies and tactics consciously and unconsciously applied. Students will learn these strategies, tactics, and how the impacts of stress and trauma effect the mind and body via classroom presentation, group breakout sessions, peer to peer activities, and individual exercises. Students will learn strategies and tactics for coping with stress and cumulative trauma which promote wellness approaches, mindfulness, best practices, and improved mental and physical health outcomes while building resiliency into their personal and professional lives. Together we can start a conversation that matters. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Police OfficersInvestigatorsSupervisorsCommand StaffDispatchersCorrectional OfficersStudents who attend this course will learn how to identify post-traumatic stress symptoms and how to navigate through the complexities of untreated trauma. Students will also have a better understanding of wellness strategies that will positively impact their professional and personal lives.For any other information please contact via: Email: [email protected] Website: www.njwresilientconsulting.org