Building Resilience courses

We are offering 3 courses to public safety employees on building resilience using the 3 pillars.
All courses are offered in an online format, 3-6 hours in length, and can be completed over several sessions (you can start and stop at anytime). A printable certificate will be issued once you complete the course.

The timeline of the courses can be found here.

Individual Resilience course

  • Provides strategies and practical information for public safety personnel on coping skills and psychological resilience
  • Frames psychological resilience as adaptive process
  • Contains video interviews with clinicians and public safety employees that illustrate the key concepts and demonstrate the skills and strategies outlined in the course
  • How to recognize telltale signs of stress and mental health challenges
  • Provides sleep and nutrition tips for shift workers

Family Resilience course

  • Family Resilience is your family’s ability to manage adversity by building and strengthening awareness, connections, and healthy relationships
  • This course takes 3-6 hours in total. The family activities can be completed over a 10-week period.
  • Encourages collaboration & mutual respect to strengthen family relationships
  • Explores family values and spirituality
  • Explains the importance of routines, rituals, and expected change
  • Highlights the outcomes of effective teamwork
  • Encourages honest and age-appropriate communication of sensitive subjects
  • Surveys potential sources of social support & community resources
  • Fosters the creation of safe spaces and open emotional expression
  • Provides Family Activities (games, quizzes, videos) accessible to all ages, as well as a printable workbook

Workplace Resilience course

  • Explores what psychological safety in the workplace looks like and how to foster the creation of safe spaces in the workplace
  • Learn skills to help create and contribute to a positive and resilient workplace
  • Understand that creating psychological safety in the workplace is a shared activity
  • Explore ways to encourage civility and inclusion at work, resolve conflict, mitigate bullying/harassment, and appreciate how ethics & integrity relate to a psychologically safe workplace

Frequently asked questions about the resilience courses are found here: