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Course detail: Officer Wellness and Fitness for Duty
In the current environment of law enforcement, we have experienced an unprecedented influx of social media, negative media coverage and declining community support. It significantly impacts the established construct we have for effective law enforcement by redefining what police work is and unwittingly encourages micromanagement from leadership.
This presenter has a combined service of 42-years as a police officer, supervisor, commander and know licensed mental health clinician. This "veteran" is of the opinion the current public attitude towards the police is the worst he has ever witnessed.
This course promotes change in who and how we hire. Moreover, it promotes taking care of employee's emotional needs as a moral duty, while also serving to slow attrition rates, and when possible, to repair those who are changed by the caustic world of law enforcement.
This course is intended as another tool to aid with developing a comprehensive approach to police psychological services.
Course Competency:
- Participants will support their wellness and resilience with skills learned in the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional areas required of law enforcement officers.
Course Objectives:
- Develop direction and guidance for pre-employment psychological evaluations.
- Apply wellness and psychological first aid following a critical or emotionally disturbing incident.
- Determine the difference between a mental health professional in an administrative function and a mental health person in a wellness function.
- Define and identify a culturally competent mental health provider for their law enforcement agency.
- Provide peer support and determine when a fitness for duty evaluation should be considered.
Instructional Methods:
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Practical Exercises
Who Should Attend:
- Sheriffs
- Police Chiefs
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Personnel assigned in a Police Human Resources function
Course Requirements:
- 100% Attendance
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend University of Kansas sponsored events. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in an event, please email KLETC or call 620.694.1400 at least three weeks before the first day of the event. Some events may require notice earlier than three weeks and require you contact a specific individual; if so, that information is provided in the event-specific information.
