NAEMT Mental Health Resilience Officer

Class size is limited to the first 10 registrants. 

Location:

7818 E Parham Road
Suite 911 (Basement)
Henrico, VA 23294

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Parking is free, and you must enter through the building's lobby. 

 

About:

Due to the difficult environments EMS personnel encounter every day, and the impact of both direct and vicarious trauma, our EMS workforce has long faced a disproportionate challenge in maintaining their mental health resilience.

NAEMT, with support from FirstNet®, Built with AT&T, has developed a course to assist EMS agencies in building and supporting the mental health resilience of their personnel.

The Mental Health Resilience Officer (MHRO) course prepares EMS personnel to serve as their agency’s Mental Health Resilience Officer. In this role, the MHRO will engage with peers to develop an understanding of mental health issues and resilience; identify peers who are experiencing mental health stressors and crises; navigate peers in need to the right services for help; and support the development of a culture of mental health resilience and emotional wellness within the agency.

The course covers:

• the role of a Mental Health Resilience Officer;
• the impacts of EMS work on mental health and emotional wellbeing;
• mental health resilience at the individual, interpersonal, and agency level;
• communication strategies to engage your colleagues regarding mental health issues;
• case studies in EMS mental health;
• key elements of an effective agency EMS mental health resilience program; and
• how to build or strengthen an agency mental health resilience program; and resources to support the MHRO.

This course is designed for EMS practitioners who meet the following qualifications:

• at a minimum, current state certification or license as an EMT;
  at least three years of full-time practice (or equivalent) at the EMT level or above;
• strong interpersonal communication skills with an interest in serving in this position; and
• prior experience with critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) and/or motivational interviewing preferred. 

Students are expected to arrive on time and attend the entire course to receive credit. Late arrivals may be denied entry, and students who do not attend without providing notice will forfeit their registration fee.

Cancellations made at least 72 hours before the course are eligible for a full refund. Cancellations made less than 72 hours but at least 24 hours before the course are eligible for a refund of 50% of the registration fee. Cancellations made less than 24 hours before the course, as well as no-shows, are not eligible for a refund.

ODEMSA reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a course due to low enrollment, weather, instructor availability, or other circumstances beyond our control. If ODEMSA cancels a course, registered students will be notified and offered a full refund or other available options.