Surviving the Job - Behavioral Wellness
(Room 4C)
21 Feb 20
8:00 AM
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12:00 PM
This workshop will provide information on surviving the job on issues dealing with behavioral wellness. Today's fire service environment requires an acceptance of the facts that we are human and can't always deal with the trauma we see and handle. This workshop is based upon the Yellow Ribbon Report from the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section. Attendees will have access to the curriculum after the presentation to return home to deliver the education back at the station. Acknowledging and accepting the mental and physical impact has only recently been recognized as having a short and long-term consequence on the mental wellness of our brothers and sisters, which we in the public safety community are now beginning to admit. The use of drugs, alcohol and other stimulants to disguise the symptoms must be recognized and action taken. Mental wellness is a necessary attribute for all public safety response personnel.