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Wellness Program Implementation Series (Part 2): Introduction to your Options and Assessing your Team's Needs
Join the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for their webinar “Wellness Program Implementation Series (Part 2): Introduction to your Options and Assessing your Team’s Needs” on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 3:00–4:30 p.m. ET. This webinar is part two of the six-part series focused on how to implement a wellness program at your agency.
Webinar: “Trauma—Getting off the Emotional X”
Most officers know the expression “get off the X,” the idea that remaining in one spot during a gunfight cannot only be dangerous, it can be deadly. This webinar will assist participants in addressing the after-effects of job exposure to violence. “Getting off the emotional X” (a phrase coined by Dr. Olivia Johnson) is the idea that staying in a place of emotional conflict and turmoil can increase the likelihood of negative outcomes. Operating in this emotionally turbulent state can become habitual.