Busting Burnout “Taming the Flames of Public Safety Stress”

Hours: 8
Fee $150.00

Burnout is an inevitable condition in public safety due to a variety of professional and personal life stressors. It can happen to anyone, in any position, at any point in one’s career. This one day, 8-hour, interactive program examines issues associated with the causes of burnout and offers students methods for dealing with and channeling stress effectively. Students will also learn how to counter eroding attitudes and most importantly how to ignite their performance which will promote organizational success.

Objectives of the class:

• Understanding the destruction of motivation
• Fighting career transitional decisions
• Impacts of vicarious trauma and critical incident stress
• Understanding cultural differences among personnel
  in public safety
• Understanding the uniqueness of public safety personalities
• Promotion of individual and organizational success
• Development of a plan that will lead to career and
  personal fulfillment

Instructor:
Your SLEA instructor is a 22 year veteran in public safety who has served as a Sergeant, Detective Sergeant, and Commander. He currently holds the rank of Deputy Chief and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police @ Boston University. He is also a sitting two term President of the Northern Illinois Critical Incident Stress Management Team where he also serves as a Peer Supporter.

**Cancellations for this class must be received by SLEA 35 days prior to the start of the program in order to avoid being billed!**

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