Stress First Aid for Fire and EMS Personnel: Train The Trainer
(Room 5D)
20 Feb 19
8:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Exposure to line of duty stress creates a risk for potentially severe stress reactions and functional problems in first responders. Over the last decade, advances have been made to address this need in the field of peer support models. This training will focus on “best practices” for addressing stress reactions in first responders, will review recent research on the prevalence and impact of different types of reactions, and will introduce the core components of an evidence-based self-care and peer support framework called Stress First Aid.