Course Overview
Course Length: 1 Hour
$25
Stress is everywhere and for many people, especially responders and their families, it is an inevitable part of everyday life. If we let it, stress can wreak havoc on our bodies by disrupting hormones, overloading body chemistry, and destabilizing our emotions. The good news is, stress CAN be managed to keep you from becoming a statistic of an early heart attack, diabetes diagnosis, or physical disability…but it must be managed with intentionality. This short, four-module video series is informational about the effects stress can have on sleep and performance, as well as providing concrete tools and suggestions to help combat these effects for a healthier life!
Meet Your Instructors:
Rhonda Kelly
Rhonda served as an EMT in the Antarctic, as well as a career and volunteer EMT in Colorado. She spent 17 years as a firefighter/paramedic and worked part time as an ER and Psych ER nurse. During the last few years of her career as a firefighter, she accepted the role of Health & Safety Officer, building out a behavioral health program for the agency. In 2016, she founded ResponderStrong (an initiative to improve mental health support for responders and their families) and continues to serve as its Executive Director. As a master trainer, she works with the Center for Relationship Education to conduct relationship and communication skills training specific to responder families. Currently, she also serves as the National Director of Health, Wellness, and Resilience for Global Medical Response, the largest EMS organization in the world.
Dr. Jaime Brower
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.
