Preparing Your Backpack: Emotional Survival for the EMS Professional – CME
Presented by: Stratford EMS Training & Education Center
Part of our EMS Wellness Programs
Dates: Friday, November 13, 2020
Times: 1000-1200
Location: Stratford EMS, 2712 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615
Cost: FREE
CME: 2.0 hours LCC
Speaker: Stephen James Johnson, EMT, EMS-I
Public safety professional with experience in public safety communications, emergency services chaplaincy, emergency medical services, community corrections, and private security. Stephen is an ordained pastor and is thoroughly trained in critical incident stress management, peer support, and crisis intervention. Stephen earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of New Haven and his Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Liberty University School of Divinity.
Description:
Our industry recognizes the profound impact of work-related stress on our lives, but if we are going to thrive in our careers, we need to move beyond awareness and take active steps to prepare our emotional backpack for the journey ahead. This course reveals the factors that make us vulnerable to cumulative and critical incident stress, provides us with tools to survive the demands of our profession, and empowers us to experience more joy both on and off the clock.
- Providers will be able to distinguish between critical incident and cumulative stress.
- Providers will understand the short and long term impacts of stress upon the body and mind.
- Providers will learn healthy frameworks, behaviors, and habits to embrace while revealing unhealthy, maladaptive yet common behaviors and perspectives.
Intended Audience: BLS and ALS EMS Providers/ All First Responders
COVID: Please bring a mask and be prepared to socially distance. Hand sanitizer will be provided.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
