Course Location:
This is a virtual course, offered online only and available to registered users of the Officer Virtual Academy at all times.
Course Description:
This course of instruction examines four different levels of stress accumulation and how they impact health to include mental, physical and emotional wellness. Methods for managing and minimizing stress are discussed as well as recognizing when outside help is required. Negative stress-neutralization methods are also discussed. The second portion of training, on a relatively unrelated topic, familiarizes the student officer with recent history of duty gear as well as health, safety and security concerns of contemporary gear placement. Multiple gear platforms are discussed along with the pros and cons of duty gear placement.
If there are any questions with regard to the content, please contact the instructor:
Lt. Frank Borelli via email to frank@officer.com.
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for attending this program.
Course Objectives:
- Upon completion, the student officer will be able to articulate the four levels of accumulated stress as described.
- Upon completion, the student officer will be able to articulate various basic stress management techniques.
- Upon completion, the student officer will be able to articulate common “stress management” techniques that ARE NOT stress reducing and aren’t advised.
- Upon completion, the student officer will be able to articulate the impact of proper rest on stress levels.
- Upon completion, the student officer will be able to articulate the impact of proper nutrition on stress levels.
- Upon completion, the student officer will be able to articulate the impact of regular exercise on stress levels.
About the Instructor
Lt. Frank Borelli – LE Instructor / Editorial Director
With over 35 years of operational experience and more than 30 years of instructional experience, Lt. Borelli has taught programs involving firearms, defensive tactics, officer survival, active shooter response and more to officers from all levels of government to include city, county, state, federal and military. He remains active in law enforcement, continually training and being trained to keep his skills up to date and sharp.
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- Basic Stress Management Course Syllabus
- Basic-Stress-Management-handout
- Evolution Organization Duty Gear Syllabus
- Evolution Organization Duty Gear Course Introduction
- Evolution_Organization_Duty_Gear_T&C_handout
Additional Resources:
- officer.com/12304324 Stress Management Training for L.E.
- officer.com/12303176 Just Breathe For Stress Management
- officer.com/12206710 The Power of Peer Support
- officer.com/11622789 L.E. Obesity, Chronic Stress, Death
- officer.com/10248779 Critical Stress Survival Strategies
- officer.com/10248466 Stress: The Cop Killer
- officer.com/10249385 Critical Incident Stress
- officer.com/10232552 Stressed on the Street
- officer.com/10232490 Stressed on the Street Pt. 2
- https://www.officer.com/21275593 Duty Gear Trends (article)
- https://www.officer.com/21233786 Current Trends for LE Duty Gear (article)
- https://www.officer.com/21256034 Gear for Female LE Officers (article)
- https://www.officer.com/21096512 Consider the Patrol Car (article)
- https://www.officer.com/21074489 Q&A on Trends in LE Apparel (article)
Podcasts:
Course Content
Basic Stress Management
Course Includes
- 5 Lessons
- 1 Quiz
- Course Certificate
