First Responders Trauma Prevention and Recovery
Build your personal resilience
First responders deal with traumatic events repeatedly, on a scale unimaginable to those outside the emergency and military services. Our specialized online program and courses explore how trauma in the workplace impacts mental health, and provides you with tools and techniques to better prepare and support yourself and others in the face of trauma.
- Choose from flexibly paced online courses
- Learn from active-duty and retired professionals in the first-response field
- Build a network of peers sharing similar challenges
Online
5–10 weeks/course
$325–$615/course
Take our first responders courses one at a time to suit your work schedule.
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September 2020
15 First Responders Final Project CRIS410 CRIS410-ON12071
15 Introduction to Addictions CRIS230 CRIS230-ON12071
15 Mental Health Fundamentals CRIS110 CRIS110-ON12071
15 Trauma and Suicide CRIS220 CRIS220-ON12071
November 2020
3 Communication and Helping Skills CRIS320 CRIS320-ON12071
3 Peer Support and Code of Ethics CRIS330 CRIS330-ON12071
3 Relationship Building CRIS340 CRIS340-ON12071
January 2021
12 Crisis Intervention CRIS210 CRIS210-ON12111
12 Introduction to Addictions CRIS230 CRIS230-ON12111
12 Mental Health Fundamentals CRIS110 CRIS110-ON12111
12 Trauma and Suicide CRIS220 CRIS220-ON12111
February 2021
9 Communication and Helping Skills CRIS320 CRIS320-ON12111
9 Organizational Structure and Stigma Reduction CRIS350 CRIS350-ON12111
9 Peer Support and Code of Ethics CRIS330 CRIS330-ON12111
9 Personal Resilience CRIS310 CRIS310-ON12111
May 2021
4 First Responders Final Project CRIS410 CRIS410-ON12141
- Mental Health Fundamentals CRIS110
- Crisis Intervention CRIS210
- Trauma and Suicide CRIS220
- Introduction to Addictions CRIS230
- Personal Resilience CRIS310
- Communication and Helping Skills CRIS320
- Peer Support and Code of Ethics CRIS330
- Relationship Building CRIS340
- Organizational Structure and Stigma Reduction CRIS350
- First Responders Final Project CRIS410
Online
10 courses
5–10 weeks/course
$325–$615/course
By the end of our certificate program, you’ll have developed a personal resilience toolkit to support yourself and others who may suffer as a result of repeated responses to critical incidents.
You'll learn about:
- The impact of trauma on mental health in the workplace
- Mental health issues common to first responders
- Overcoming the stigma associated with mental health issues
- The role of families, friendships and other relationships in the mental health of first responders
- Best practices in personal resilience and stress management
- Mitigating the impacts of trauma before, during and after an incident
Is this program for you?
We’ve designed our certificate program specifically for members of the emergency and military services, including:
- Firefighters
- Paramedics and EMTs
- ER personnel
- Police officers
- Military officials
- 911 and emergency communicators
- Correctional workers
- Hospital staff
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