Course Overview
Course Length: 1.25 Hours
$25
Physical, moral, stress, and psychological injuries are common occurrences in public safety work, but many people overlook the amount of distress these injuries cause for responders. Injuries, no matter how severe, can impede daily functioning, cause a responder to doubt their abilities, or even threaten job security. It’s imperative for personnel supporting injured members to have a basic understanding of department policy, FMLA, and the fitness-for-duty process. Although this course is intended to be part of the Peer Support Bundle of trainings, this course would be beneficial for supervisors, department heads, human resources representatives, and any other personnel providing support to injured employees.
Looking for the Peer Support Bundle?
The bundle includes all peer support courses.
Course Objectives
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Identify types of injuries common to responder work and how those injuries may affect personnel.
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Discuss the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), how it works, and how it can be used to help responders dealing with injuries.
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Discover how Psychological Fitness for Duty evaluations are initiated, the basic structure of the process, and how to support a responder through the process.
What to expect:
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High quality video instruction from our course presenters
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A state-of-the-art learning environment with easy course navigation and the ability to access your courses on any device
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Quick access to course support and feedback from your student dashboard
Meet Your Instructor:
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.
