Course Overview
Course Length: 1.5 Hours
$35
Mental health and wellness challenges come and go throughout the lives of responders and their family members. This course addresses some of those challenges, such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress, while also working to normalize those challenges and provide tips on how to support those experiencing them. This course is beneficial for peer support team members or anyone who regularly assists responder personnel.
Looking for the Peer Support Bundle?
The bundle includes all peer support courses.
Meet Your Instructor:
Emily Hitchings
Now the Director of Agency Partnerships and Programming at NERPSC, Emily was a police officer for nearly 17 years. As the employee support officer, she led their peer support team and managed wellness programs for her department. Emily is recognized state-wide for her work and has been pivotal in helping build wellness programs for departments of all sizes across the country. Emily is a certified financial master coach and a responder curriculum instructor for the Center for Relationship Education (CRE). This curriculum teaches responders effective communication skills that can benefit their personal and professional relationships. She is also currently working on a MA in counseling, to assist emergency responders through therapy, crisis response, and trauma treatment.