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The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is pleased to announce “Struggle Well™ – First Responder Wellness” training presented by the Boulder Crest Foundation.
Description:
Struggle Well™ Trainings are peer-based programs, crafted exclusively for first responders as an immersive program that speaks to the unique challenges, skills, and abilities of the profession. Leveraging a variety of educational and experiential activities, the course offers life skills, increasing community integration and involvement, and promoting optimal physical, emotional, relational, financial, and spiritual health.
Struggle Well™ Trainings are based around the proven framework of Posttraumatic Growth, which features five phases, built on an environment of trust and connection. The objective of Struggle Well™ training is to enable students to prepare, practice, and implement an individualized plan for personal growth by transforming struggle into strength, enabling them to be of continued service to themselves, their family, their department/agency/unit, and community.
Struggle Well™ does not use licensed healthcare professionals in the delivery of programs or supervision of staff. Struggle Well™ does not include individual, group, or family counseling, psychotherapy, pharmacological management, or medical interventions.
Who Should Attend:
This training is open to all first responder groups, including but not limited to law enforcement, fire/EMS, EMTs, dispatchers, and corrections. In addition, this training is open to retired first responders, as well as civilian peer support and mental health clinicians who are culturally competent in first responder wellness.
Partial In-service Credit:
Partial In-service Credit (PIC) for Virginia law enforcement officers will be available.
Travel, Lodging, and Meals:
Participants are responsible for transportation, meals, lodging arrangements, and related expenses.
Cost and Registration:
There is no fee to attend this training; however, registration is required.
Training Time and Details:
Check-in will begin at 7:30 am.
Training begins at 8:00 am and concludes at or around 4:00 pm
Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. It is the responsibility of the DCJS-assigned course coordinator to review the roster and make a final determination on acceptance into the course. Denied registrants will be notified via the email address provided during registration.
For More Information, Contact:
Chris Scuderi
christopher.scuderi@dcjs.virginia.gov
(804) 278-7054