PEER SUPPORT & CRITICAL INCIDENT DEBRIEF TRAINING
40 HOUR BASIC TRAINING

Peer Support is a means for a department to show support to their employees, offering them opportunities to care for themselves and their families. Peer Support helps those, who without it, might turn to substances, illegal activity, poor performance, seeking a different career, mental health issues and even suicide.

Peer Support is an informal, private opportunity, for someone to speak to a peer, to assist with any issues the First Responder may be having difficulty.  It helps clarify concerns and explore available resources. Peer Support is preventative maintenance. 

This training will equip First Responders, Chaplains and Mental Health Professionals with listening skills to recognize, help to prevent and understand the effects of stress and refer to outside resources, if needed.  Throughout the training, participants will be expected to participate in peer support exercises which elicit personal information and feelings.  Following this training, the Peer will be able to provide services at their agency as well as assist and lead groups following critical incidents.

Who should attend?        

Police, Fire, Dispatchers, Paramedics, Chaplains, Mental Health Professionals that work with First Responders

REGISTRATION IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED

Registration is $25 per person and must be paid at the time of registration in order to secure your spot. Registrations without payment, will not be accepted and spots will not be held. 

Travel Stipend: There are travel stipends for up to 15 people attending for reimbursement for 4 nights of lodging for long-distance travel, a daily meal per diem of $33/day for all 5 days, and possible mileage. Stipends will be determined based on need, distance from the event, and first come, first served basis.  

The training is limited to 30 people, once the training is full, registration will be closed. Should we have any cancellations we will send a notice out for those who were not able to get signed up.  

“This project is supported by a grant awarded to WSU Tech through the Kansas Fights Addiction Act, with funding administered by the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board and the Sunflower Foundation.”