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Webinar: “Cumulative Trauma: The Covert Enemy of First Responders”
Drawn from his many years of experience with officer-involved shootings, line-of-duty deaths, and “everyday traumas,” Dr. McDougall will provide the audience with the day-to-day incidents that can cause cumulative trauma and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dr. McDougall will share clinical scenarios that reveal the numerous ways in which officers’ professional and personal lives are impacted by cumulative trauma.
Upcoming Webinar: “Cumulative Trauma: The Covert Enemy of First Responders”
Join the Justice Clearinghouse for their upcoming “Cumulative Trauma: The Covert Enemy of First Responders” webinar on July 14, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. ET. During this webinar, Dr. McDougall, a licensed mental health counselor, will provide attendees insight into the day-to-day incidents that can cause police officers’ cumulative trauma and complex post-traumatic stress disorder.
Webinar: “Cumulative Trauma: The Covert Enemy of First Responders”
Drawn from his many years of experience with officer-involved shootings, line-of-duty deaths, and “everyday traumas,” Dr. McDougall will provide the audience with the day-to-day incidents that can cause cumulative trauma and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dr. McDougall will share clinical scenarios that reveal the numerous ways in which officers’ professional and personal lives are impacted by cumulative trauma.
Webinar – First-Responder Trauma
This webinar will highlight the experiences, efforts, and needs of first responder agencies relative to exposure to traumatic stressors specific to the opioid crisis.
Using information gathered from interviews with mid- to high-level supervisors from several local law enforcement agencies, as well as fire department and emergency medical services staff, speakers will discuss insights into the awareness of this work’s impact on first responders, the measures agencies have taken to minimize negative effects on staff, and products or tools needed to advance these efforts.
Upcoming Webinar: “First-Responder Trauma”
Join the Bureau Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program for their upcoming “First-Responder Trauma” webinar on May 28, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Webinar - Engaging Clients in Treatment: Combining MRT with MAT for Opioid Use Disorder
Join BJA's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) for their webinar “Engaging Clients in Treatment: Combining MRT with MAT for Opioid Use Disorder.”
Apply for the FY 2020 National Community Courts Site-based and Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for their Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Community Courts Site-based and Training and Technical Assistance Initiative, which provides support to state, local, and tribal court jurisdictions to support the creation of effective responses to low-level, non-violent offenses.