Stress: We all feel it at one time or another. Many of us deal with stress every single day.  Jobs that require employees to hide their true feelings and emotions are considered to be some of the most stressful.  This is especially true for the public safety dispatcher who sits at the hub of operations for the law enforcement and fire agencies they work for.

 The information provided in this course includes:

• Recognizing the signs and symptoms of dispatcher stress
• Techniques for managing stress from both the workplace and personal lives
• Developing healthy coping skills
• Learning how stressors from work and personal lives affect each other
• Learning ways to help one another with management of both acute and chronic dispatcher stress
• Physical health management principles
• The role of nutrition and exercise and their relationship to stress management
• Available resources that can be utilized for stress management

POST Plan IV

POST Course Control #1107-30906-12001

Instructor: Rebecca Scally, La Mesa Police Department

What Other Have Said About This Course:

• "All 3 speakers were very knowledgable in what the presented and received alot of good information from all of them."

For additional information or questions, contact Melissa Hernandez at training@sdapsd.org, or by calling 619.342.7344

Prerequisite: Must be currently employed by a public safety agency

For information about the training venue, Marina Village, click here

Classes presented by the San Diego Association of Public Safety Dispatchers are certified by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and meet the continuing professional training requirements for California public safety dispatchers.