Virtual and In-Person Training Options
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Officer Wellness
The 6 Resilience Factors
Recorded virtual training (4 hours)
Course summary: In this 4 hour MN P.O.S.T. course stress, trauma and resilience will be discussed specifically in relationship to first responders. The six factors that makeup your resilience will be explained along with tips and strategies for a healthy career.
This foundational information can set you up to start a healthy career or help you adjust if your not feeling or functioning the way you would like at any point along the way.
Corrections Staff Wellness
Recorded Virtual Training (2 hours)
Course summary: Corrections staff frequent exposures to stressful events that can stack up over time and take a toll on resiliency. In this presentation, stress, trauma and resilience will be discussed including the 6 factors that make up your resilience. Included are strategies and information regarding what you can do to take good care of yourself and maximize your capacity to manage the stressors of the job over time.
Therapy Dog for Public Safety Agencies
Recorded Virtual Webinar (35 minutes)
Course Summary: A well trained therapy dog can be an asset for a public safety agency; providing on-site support to first responders, increasing the culture of wellness at your organization, and enhancing engagement in community outreach efforts. Learn about the best ways to incorporate a therapy dog into your agency’s wellness plan and learn what steps to take to ensure success.
Presenters:
Marie Ridgeway MSW, LICSW, RYT
Your Dogs Best Friend Canine Coach, Dustin
P.O.W.E.R. Part 1
Recorded virtual training (8 hours)
Course summary: Police Officer Wellness by Enhancing Resiliency training Part 1 is for therapists and for Law Enforcement. Part 1 of this Officer Wellness course will provide you with an understanding of first responder culture, trauma, and wellness specifically related to law enforcement and first responders. Part 2 is for therapists and is held in person. Please join our waiting list for Part 2 if you would like to dive deeper, receive more clinical content, and join the list of providers who we refer to. To receive a link to the recorded version of this training or to join our waiting list for Part 2, please email marie@marieridgeway.com.
Agency Wellness for Public Safety Administrators
Recorded virtual training (1 hour)
Course summary: Public Safety Administrators have a complicated and valuable role in both overseeing and running the agency and co-creating a culture of wellness along with informal leaders, peer support team members, and wellness program providers. Leadership practices and policies that support the main resilience factors and pre and post critical incident procedures will be discussed. Handouts will be provided including the 6 resilience factors and corresponding supportive policies and pre and post critical incident practice suggestions. Current and future agency administrators and wellness culture co-creators are welcome to attend.
Healthy LE Families
Recorded Virtual Training (2 Hours)
Course Summary: Healthy LE families understand the effects of acute and chronic stress, the natural ways it shows up at home if it goes unchecked, common relationship dynamics, and strategies to build a team approach that encourages resilience and emotional agility. These topics along with case examples will be covered in this two-hour course.
LE Couples Workshop
Recorded Couples Workshop (1 Hour 54 Minutes)
This workshop is meant for a law enforcement officer and significant other to attend together.
Course Summary: Healthy LE families understand the effects of acute and chronic stress and the natural ways it shows up at home if it goes unchecked. In this workshop we will provide the knowledge that every LE family needs to have, and we will discuss common relationship dynamics and strategies to build a team approach that encourages resilience and emotional agility for the officer and the family. Case examples will be covered in this two-hour course.
Presenter:
Marie Ridgeway MSW, LICSW, RYT
