Course Overview

Course Length: 2 Hours
Certification is valid for: 24 Months
Continuing Education Credits: 2

In this comprehensive webinar, participants will explore the root causes of hypervigilance, its side effects, and its profound impact on the family dynamics of emergency responders and public safety personnel. The course will offer valuable clinical insights and strategies designed to support mental health counselors in treating and supporting this population and their families. Participants will learn effective approaches to mitigate the negative effects of hypervigilance, fostering better familial relationships and enhancing overall well-being.

Course Objectives

  • Analyze the psychological mechanisms of hypervigilance in emergency responders to identify how these mechanisms exacerbate both personal and professional stress.

  • Develop comprehensive intervention strategies that address the unique challenges faced by the families of public safety personnel dealing with hypervigilance.

What to expect:

  • High quality video instruction from our course presenters

  • A downloadable PDF overview document for the course

  • A state-of-the-art learning environment with easy course navigation and the ability to access your courses on any device.

  • Instant certificate delivery upon successful course completion

  • Quick access to course support and feedback from your student dashboard

Class attendees will be eligible to receive 2 CEs.

Meet Your Instructors:

Jaime Brower, Psy.D., ABPP

Dr. Jaime Brower has devoted herself to serving emergency responders and their loved ones for more than 20 years. The breadth of her professional experience includes work with law enforcement, fire, corrections/detentions, EMS, dispatch, victim advocates, military, probation/parole, and other associated professionals. Dr. Brower supports more than 150 agencies nationally at local, state, and federal levels by offering public safety related services, including counseling services, peer support team development, training and oversight, critical incident response, psychological testing and evaluations, both organizational and operational consultation, and threat and risk assessment. Dr. Brower is American Board Certified in Police & Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) and currently serves on the ABPPSP Board, as its Academy President.

Emily Hitchings, MA, LPCC, NCC

Emily Hitchings served​ as a police officer for the Aurora, Colorado Police Department for nearly 17 years in a variety of uniform and undercover assignments, including patrol, vice and narcotics, and fugitive apprehension.​As the department’s employee support and wellness officer, overseeing support programs such as peer support and critical incident response teams.Emily is recognized state-wide for her work and has been pivotal in establishing and building employee support and wellness programs for departments of all sizes throughout the country.​ She is now the Programming Director with Lexipol Wellness Solutions, contributing toCordicoprogram initiatives, such as peer support and clinical certification content.​She is also a counselor working exclusively with emergency responder personnel through trauma-informed counseling, crisis response, and training.