Johanna Roe posted:Hello,
Are there programs for training law enforcement personnel on the adverse affects of trauma? I have found a DVD based curriculum on the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and apparently SAMSHA has a program as well. Are there any speakers or trainers in the Pacific Northwest that provide workshops on understanding ACES/trauma and resiliency for rural police and sheriff departments?
Thank you,
Johanna Roe
Skamania Klickitat Community Network
Southwest Washington State
I'm re-tooling the training we do for emergency responders to deal with their own trauma and stress. I also have found that they provide a minimal response, because it's somewhat an implied consent there could be an issue.
It provides them tools to mitigate their own as well as education on how trauma occurs, and how their own neurology works, so when they see it in others, they have a better sense of what is going on.
Part of the re-tooling is to allow for them to use these tools in the privacy of their own homes.