First Responders Treatment

Jocelyn has 22 years of experience working with first responders struggling with PTSD and other concurrent mental health issues. She is aware of the unique challenges faced by the workplace duties and culture. Jocelyn has experience with The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and other insurers. First and foremost her intent is to assist clients to improve their mental well-being and quality of life. She has extensive experience helping clients to feel comfortable in their workplace environments and build bridges with peers. She is a strong advocate for a gradual and sustainable approach to returning to work if/when ready to facilitate success. 

• Building resilience.
• Symptom reduction and management
• Increasing balance in life.
• Developing coping skills appropriate for the workplace
• Developing readiness to return to work.
• Managing stigma at work.
• Preparing for high risk work situations at work.
• Creating healthy return to work plans in collaboration with insurer or workplace.

• Goal setting
• Behaviour activation
• Diallectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills 
• Cognitivie Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Prolonged exposure therapy
• Building resilience
• Mindfulness
• Motivational Interviewing

Our resilience training course provides 16 hours of direct facilitation for groups as large as 30 people at a time.  Given that most first responders work shifts, Resilience at Work offers flexibility with the scheduling of training in order to best suit the participants and the organization. Drawing from years of experience working with first responders, Resilience at Work designed this training to offer coping strategies suitable to utilize in a high risk workplace. This training also challenges avoidance behaviours that first responders tend to use to cope with traumatic exposure. Participants are taught to use more adaptive and resilient behaviours, both in and out of the workplace, in order to facilitate post-traumatic growth. 

The following are examples of some topics covered in the course: 

• The Resilient Brain
• Balanced living
• Coping strategies to manage exposure to stress and trauma
• Mindfulness meditation
• Emotional awareness
• Preparing for high risk, work specific situations
• Managing anger and conflict
• Optimism and happiness