I completed my first International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) course in 2014 and used the skills I learned there to help first responders mitigate operational stress injuries so they could become more resilient and find a new normal following a...
The Invincible First Responder #IWillListen ; #IWillTalk #IWillListen ; #IWillTalk. The alert tone comes across the radio and dispatch announces that a criminal is in the street, carrying a fully automatic rifle and asking for you by name; or that a 50000 sq foot...
Peer Support in the times of Greek Mythology Often when I am speaking about first responder mental health I like to close with Greek Mythology. It usually results in a sigh from the audience as everyone recalls the painful classroom experience from high...
If there is no wind, row. (Latin Proverb) It sure is nice when there is wind, but when there isn’t we have two choices. Sit dead in the water and await our fate hoping for another wind or choose to row. The number of ways this proverb relates to First...
