Training

Basic Peer Support & First Responder Wellness

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• Basic Peer Support for First Responders Certification Training - 3-day course

  • Covers first responder psychology, wellness, stress reactions, critical incident responses, resiliency, strategic planning, and suicidal ideation.

  • Focuses on understanding mental health needs, recognizing stress and crisis in colleagues, building team resilience, and addressing suicidal ideation.

• When the Smoke Clears (Introduction to First Responder Wellness and Emotional Survival) with Lt. Jeremy Sprague - 2 – 4 hours

  • Explores challenges in a first responder career, focusing on personal experiences with officer-involved shootings, LODDs, police suicides, and traumas.

  • Topics include hypervigilance, critical incident survival, overall wellness, stress, psychological reactions (including PTSD), resistance, resiliency, and recovery.

• Suicide Awareness and Prevention - 4 hours

  • Addresses suicide among first responders, types of stress, impacts on well-being, normal and abnormal stress reactions, and wellness strategies.

  • Covers suicide statistics, suicidal ideation, warning signs, intervention strategies, and available resources.

• BRAIN HEALTH: Supporting First Responder Wellness Throughout and After Your Career with Sheila Russell, LISW – 2 Hours

  • Focuses on neuroscience-rooted physical and mental health techniques for public safety professionals.

  • Provides proactive strategies to promote and sustain a healthy career and maintain well-being throughout and beyond a public safety career.

• Emotional Awareness Guidance for Law Enforcement (E.A.G.L.E.) with Sgt. Sean O'Neill – 2-8 Hours

  • Provides techniques for voluntary compliance in peer support and street encounters.

  • Emphasizes stress reduction through EAGLE techniques and fostering positive interactions with individuals on duty, at home, and with peers.

 

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Critical Incidents & Trauma

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• Navigating Officer-Involved Shootings: A 4-Hour Session with Lt. Jeremy Sprague - 4 hours

  • Explores the impact of Officer-Involved Shootings (OIS) on personnel, families, and agencies, drawing from personal experiences.

  • Covers logistical responses, best practices for peer support, legal considerations, and safe support strategies for individuals involved in OIS.

• Critical Incident Desensitization Protocols (CIDP) with Sheila Russell, LISW – 2-4 Hours

  • Introduces Critical Incident Desensitization Protocols as "psychological first aid" for crises, disasters, and critical incidents.

  • Explores Critical Incident Desensitization (CID) and Acute Traumatic Incident Processing (ATIP) protocols using eye movements or bilateral stimulation (BLS).

• Is Your Department Prepared? Handling LODD, Suicide, and Other Active Duty Deaths with Lt. Jeremy Sprague – 2 Hours

  • Examines the impact of Line of Duty Deaths, Suicides, and Active Duty Deaths on agencies, employees, and families.

  • Equips peer support team members with logistical and emotional strategies to handle these situations and provide support during loss and grief.

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Communication & Support Skills

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• Motivational Interviewing with Sheila Russell, LISW – 2-4 Hours

  • Introduces Motivational Interviewing (MI) as an evidence-based peer support strategy.

  • Covers principles of MI: engagement, focus, evoking "change talk," and collaborative planning for behavioral change.

• Handling First Responder Relationship and Family Issues with Sheila Russell, LISW – 2-4 Hours

  • Addresses challenges faced by First Responders and their families due to stress and trauma.

  • Explores techniques to improve well-being, functionality, and relationships for first responders, their partners, and children.

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Leadership Training

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• Frontline Supervision in the 21st Century

  • Discuss leadership skills that prioritize and champion employee well-being.

  • Create a more engaged, motivated, and resilient team by focusing on wellness.

  • Improve your ability to communicate about and support employee well-being.

  • Learn to integrate wellness into daily leadership practices and performance management.

  • Build a healthier, more supportive, and ultimately more productive work environment.

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• Frontline Command Leadership

  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of how wellness directly impacts retention and recruitment in public safety.

  • Gain the knowledge and tools to create and implement a strategic agency wellness plan.

  • Learn evidence-based wellness practices across physical, mental, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual dimensions.

  • Enhance your leadership skills to champion a culture of wellness from the command level.

  • Improve your agency's ability to retain experienced personnel and attract high-quality recruits.

  • Strengthen the overall health, resilience, and effectiveness of your agency.

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ICISF Crisis Intervention Courses with Lt. Jeremy Sprague (Approved ICISF Instructor)

• Assisting Individuals in Crisis - 2 Days

  • Focuses on individual crisis intervention techniques as "emotional first aid."

  • Teaches fundamentals and protocols for individual crisis intervention in various fields.

• Group Crisis Intervention - 2 Days

  • Presents core elements of a comprehensive crisis intervention curriculum.

  • Provides knowledge and tools for group crisis interventions: demobilizations, defusings, and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD).

• GRIN (Combined Assisting Individuals in Crisis and Group Crisis Intervention) - 3 Days

  • Combines all content from the "Assisting Individuals in Crisis" and "Group Crisis Intervention" courses.

  • Covers individual and group crisis intervention techniques, including CISM fundamentals and specific group interventions.

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Business Safety​

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• Active Threat Response

  • In an increasingly unpredictable world, businesses must prioritize the safety and security of their employees.  This critical training course, "Business Safety - Active Threat Response," equips your team with the knowledge and practical skills to effectively respond to active threat situations in the workplace.  Based on the widely recognized and FBI-endorsed "Run, Hide, Fight" methodology, this course empowers individuals to make life-saving decisions during high-stress events.  This course offers the option of practical exercise for course attendees if requested.

• Robbery Response​

  • ​Retail robberies are a serious concern, posing significant risks to employees and customers.  This essential training course, "Retail Robbery Response: Prioritizing Safety for Employees and Customers," provides retail employees and management with the critical knowledge and skills to react effectively and safely during a robbery event.  Going beyond immediate response, this course also equips businesses with proactive strategies to minimize their risk of robbery and cultivate a safer environment for both staff and clientele.

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Custom Courses

We can customize courses to meet your training needs.

Contact us for your individual training needs.