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February 9, 2021
The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery has developed two new community education webinars for February focused on familial and spousal relationships in the fire service.
Also returning in February is an essential webinar for fire service members addressing the behavioral health care system and how to navigate it. IAFF members, their families, the clinicians who serve them and community partners are welcome to register. Community education webinars are free, open to the public and hosted through Zoom.
This webinar on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. (EST), helps fire service members better understand and navigate the complexities of the behavioral health care system. Presenters Molly Jones, LSW and Tina Casola, LMFT of First Alarm Wellness will discuss how to identify an acute emergency crisis in yourself or a peer, explore various levels of behavioral health care treatment and review the most common licenses and qualifications of behavioral health treatment providers.
Webinar attendees will be better equipped to identify and use behavioral health treatment resources, as well as gain a greater understanding of what to expect when accessing and engaging in treatment. Speakers provide insight on behavioral health assessments, treatment planning and frequently used treatment modalities and best practice approaches for fire service clients.
This training on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. (EST) will identify and discuss strategies fire service members and their families can implement to promote positive family dynamics.
All families are different, with unique experiences, intricacies and stressors, but there are many common themes, especially among those with members employed within the fire service. We will discuss patterns seen among fire service families, providing attendees with a greater understanding of how these patterns may develop and how to identify their own family’s strengths and areas for improvement.
Attendees will gain insight into the fire service culture, how family systems and patterns may be impacted by work in the fire service and best practices for increasing healthier dynamics.
This webinar on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. (EST) will focus on best practices for building and maintaining healthy relationships between fire service members and their partners, with a focus on effective communication, respect, affection and empathy.
We will also address common stressors within the fire service occupation and the impact these may have on a member’s relationship with his or her significant other. Attendees will learn strategies for improving and strengthening relationships, gain a greater understanding of the characteristics of a healthy relationship and methods for changing unhelpful patterns with their partners or families.
Fire service partners, spouses, significant others and family members are encouraged to attend.
To offer treatment for successful recovery from post-traumatic stress and addictions and help IAFF members return to the job.
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