The OFCA was awarded a federal grant to provide Peer Support Trainings throughout the state of Ohio. We have partnered with the IAFF, and plan on hosting classes virtually and in-person in 2024. There will be no cost to the participant, and we have some availability to reimburse for mileage for those who travel to an in-person training.
Additionally, you do not need to be an OFCA member to participate in these trainings, so please share!
May 15-16, 2024 (Virtual)
Click here to register for the Resiliency Training. *Please note the registration process includes an individual resiliency questionnaire. Completion of the registration process will take about 20 minutes.
Click here for a flyer with additional information.
The registration deadline is04/23/2024 at 11:59 PM EST.
Important Training Information for Students:
Registration: All participants must register to attend the IAFF Peer Support Training. There is a registration deadline for each training, to ensure enough time for the IAFF to ship student materials. Each student will provide their shipping address during registration. The link to register can be used by both IAFF members and non-members.
Student Expectations: Each student is required to attend this training from a desktop or laptop computer with a webcam. Students are not permitted to join from cell phones or tablets, and each student must join from their own computer. This online training is designed to be highly interactive and students will be expected to participate in multiple ways, including sharing their webcam, typing in the chat, answering polls, speaking verbally, and participating in group discussion.
IAFF Resiliency Training Prerequisite: Within 24 hours after registering for the training, participants will receive an email with individual feedback from their online resiliency assessment completed during registration, as well as a link to access the IAFF Resiliency Training Video Overview. This one-hour video series should be viewed prior to the training.
ABOUT THE RESILIENCY TRAININGS:
The IAFF Resiliency Training is designed for 25 students in the virtual format. Through a combination of self-assessment, didactic instruction, group discussion and video, participants will gain an essential foundation for personal resiliency on and off the job.
Curriculum
The IAFF Resiliency Training includes two components: pre-course content and classroom content. Pre-course content includes an individual resiliency assessment completed online, followed by a one-hour video series on organizational resiliency. Classroom content will focus on six key concepts to gain resiliency building skills that can be applied both on and off the job.
The IAFF Resiliency Training will teach you to:
Assess your current level of individual resiliency
Respond to stress with positive, flexible thinking
Increase positive social interactions on and off shift
Experience more positive emotions during your day
Manage stress through tactical breathing, meditation and mindfulness
Challenge personal and occupational barriers to good nutrition and exercise
Build meaning and purpose in your daily life through spirituality