Course Overview
Course Length: 1.25 Hours
$35
Moral injury is seldom talked about in emergency response work, but due to the nature of their work and the innate sense of duty and service many responders feel, they are at high risk of suffering from it. This course addresses the similarities and differences between moral distress and moral injury, how it occurs, and strategies to help combat it when it does. Though this course is intended to be part of the peer support bundle of coursework, it is highly advantageous for agency leaders, supervisors, or other responders who may be trying to support a peer through a traumatic event for which they feel responsible.
Looking for the Peer Support Bundle?
The bundle includes all 15 peer support courses.
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
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.
