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Wellness and Emotional Resilience for First Responders and Families

Course Hours: 8.0 Hours

Course Description

This course will explore the short and long-term impact of being a first responder and how it affects individual functioning. The content will examine the psychological and physical toll on the human being, with a detailed analysis on how the short and long-term stressors of first responder work can impact both the mind and body. It will address the first responder?s experiences related to critical incidents, but also consider the more subtle, yet equally insidious impacts of cumulative stressors on their psychological well-being and performance.  Focus will be given to the complicated dynamics that exist between physical and psychological functioning, with a detailed analysis of how the two can be negatively impacted by the stresses inherently found within first responder work. 


In addition to the impact of these issues on first responder functioning, the course will also delve deeply into training and first responder practices that can serve to build the psychological immune system, from the academy through retirement. This focus will be based upon the intimate relationship between mind and body, with suggestions for both physical and psychological interventions and techniques that have been scientifically supported, to aid in first responders? health and wellness. 

Who Should Attend

First responders from all disciplines will benefit from this training. 

Name Start Date End Date Location Time Course Number Status
Wellness and Emotional Resilience for First Responders and Families 12/18/2025 12/18/2025 GPSTC, FORSYTH 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. LCRD25128 Register