the ultimate wellness program
the ultimate wellness program
The Ultimate Wellness Program brings a comprehensive team of professional and wellness amenities to each police station. Vendors to come to your station and teach about nutrition, financial planning, fitness, counseling, yoga, meditation, and other substance-free ways to cope with stress.
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This is a hands on/experiential learning modality, that has proven to be the preferred method of instruction for public safety employees.
Our program includes:
Peer Support Team Training and Management by a licensed and Board Certified Police Psychologist
Access to First Responder Specific Alcohol Treatment Programs
Police Psychologists and culturally competent counselors
Annual Wellness Visits
Mandatory Pediatric Death Debriefings
Resilience | Stress Management Classes
Mental Health Trainings and Resources for Family Members
Employee Appreciation Days (food, dry cleaning, car wash,
shoe shine, etc.)
Therapy Dogs
Chaplains
Financial Wellness- Trainings and Resources
Couples Retreats and Workshops off-site
Equine Therapy
Line of Duty Death Therapy
Personal Fitness & Nutrition Classes
The Benefits of Having A Wellness Program at Your Public Safety Department
Investing in your employee’s wellness
Validation and care
Encouraging physical and mental fitness
Increasing morale
Good for recruitment
Reducing stigma and receiving referrals for psychological services and alcohol treatment
Providing access to culturally competent professionals
wellness vendors
Best effort will be made to hire vendors in your city to give back to the small businesses in your community.
Peer Support teams from each department will be involved in communicating department needs, and overseeing the progress of the program.
Efforts will also be made to hire first responders. For example: police officers who own gyms and catering companies.
Tracking The Effectiveness of the Wellness Program at Your Public Safety Department
A statistician will be assigned to each department.
Brief surveys will be emailed to employees asking about their level of stress, which services were utilized, and if a reduction of stress was achieved.
The data will be presented to the Chief of Police, as requested: monthly, quarterly, or annually.
The Ultimate Wellness Program is a shift in perspective from how things have been done, to how things should be done:
New Way/Preventative Model:
Provide wellness services before: Create resilience, easy access to appropriate resources, increase morale, physical fitness, strengthening blue families, and reduce financial stress.
Old Way/Reactive Model:
Provide wellness services after officers sustain psychological and physical damage.
ANNUAL WELLNESS
VISITS
Annual Wellness Visits are highly recommended for public safety employees. These visits are provided by licensed mental health professionals who follow the guidelines set forth by the International Association of Chiefs of Police Psychological Services Section.
Psychoeducational
Provide Mental Health Referrals and Resources
Offered in Person, or Zoom
Not a Fitness for Duty Evaluation
Not a Mandatory Psychotherapy Session, or Mandatory Debriefing
Attendance is Mandatory, but Participation is Optional