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Canceled due to low enrollment

"911 telecommunicators are the counselor to a woman in need, faithful advisor to a man with nowhere to turn, and crime-stopping vigilante, all in a day’s work." While moments like these can mark high points in one’s 911 career, there’s also a dark side to the caregiver role. Being compassionate and empathetic are not without their own additional costs, and this weight can get heavy over the course of a career.


  • Date:07/20/2023 08:00 AM - 07/20/2023 05:00 PM
  • Location 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX, USA (Map)
  • More Info:Gus George Law Enforcement Academy

Description

This 8 hour course will emphasize what TCOs, and their supervisors, should expect with the unique trauma exposures within a 911 call center.  Emergency call-takers engage in the most critical of moments that prompt a call to 911.

 Additionally, these traumatic incidents are left unresolved for those that experience what are often the most intense moments of critical incidents.  Attendees of TCO Trauma Readiness will learn about:

  • Types of stress and stressors TCOs encounter, including critical incident stress

  • Identifying the physiological indicators of stress and stress response

  • Identifying strategies to manage stress

  • Identifying strategies to cope with critical incidents

  • Identifying prevalence of suicide amongst first responders

  • Identify the manner in which the brain does, and doesn’t, work when stressed and when managing or mismanaging stress

  • Identify how peers and supervisors can support TCOs exposed to trauma

  • Identify indicators of distress and post-traumatic stress

  • Identify positive coping strategies for healthy stress management at and away from work