Two-Day Basic Peer Support Training

This course is designed to provide public safety peer support team members with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide support, guidance, and resources to their peers during difficult times in their personal and professional lives.

Topics will include:
– Stress, Burnout and Anger
– Traumas of public safety
– Trauma listening
– Crisis intervention
– Relationship stress and infidelity
– Death and traumatic loss
– Mental health issues such as depression, anxiety & PTSI
– Line of duty deaths
– Public safety suicide
– Organizational stress & toxic personalities
– Substance abuse
– Building resiliency in members of peer support

Presenter

Heather Williams, PsyD.
Consultant, Embassy Consulting Services, LLC
Owner, Premier First Responder Psychological Services

After spending 5 years with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department as the Regional Peer Support Coordinator, Heather elected to take her passion to another level and 2019 established Premier First Responder Psychological Services. In 2023, she acquired Coherence Associates, located in Carlsbad, CA. As a licensed psychologist, Heather provides culturally competent services to individuals and couples working in public safety. Additionally, Heather assists departments in developing and sustaining peer support programs, provides consultation and 24/7 critical incident response, facilitates a 2-step model of critical incident debriefing, and provides personalized training on several topics.

Details:
STC Certified (01577038)
POST Certified (1083-22639-24)

Embassy Consulting Services is presenting this course in collaboration with
Premier First Responder Psychological Services, a strategic partner.

Embassy training seminars are not open to the general public.  Embassy reserves the right to restrict or deny enrollment or access to any individual.

*No refunds; substitutions will be permitted.