Recommended Attendees: First responders, police, fire, jail staff, dispatch personnel, and command staff.
Note: Presenters Kristen and Felicia highly recommend that someone from command staff attend the training.
Class size is limited to 40 seats!
Logistics:
- This is a free, in-person training event sponsored by WMMIC with tailored training content designed for first responders, protective services, jail & correctional professionals, dispatch personnel, and command staff.
- We have secured a block of rooms at the Courtyard by Marriott Madison East, directly across from the WMMIC training site, at a rate of $98 per night. Please make your own lodging arrangements by contacting Courtyard by Marriott Madison East, 2502 Crossroads, Madison, WI 53718 (608)-661-8100 https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/msncy-courtyard-madison-east/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0
- The WMMIC training center is conveniently located across the street from the hotel.
- Meals will not be provided, however, refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
- A map of area restaurants will be provided to all attendees.
- Class size is limited to 40 seats, with an optional waitlist.
Event Description:
Today, more than ever, First Responders need to be operating at their best on a personal and professional level. One of the ways to help them achieve this goal is to create a Peer Support Team at your agency and have staff competently trained.
When your agency is operating at its best, members are taking care of each other and are better able to serve your community. By having personnel trained in peer support, members will know signs to watch for and understand how to handle situations when they are first observed. Members are specifically trained to observe and intervene with many types of issues; topics covered include:
- What is Peer Support?
- Confidentiality vs Privilege
- Trauma & Brain Function Marital Concerns
- Psychological First-Aid
- One-on-One Conversations
- Grief
- Self-Care
- Suicide
- When to Reach Out
- Marital Concerns
- Therapists / Employee Assistance Programs
- Officer Involved / Traumatic Incidents
- Listening Skills / Non-Verbal Communication
- Mental Health in Law Enforcement (Anxiety, Depression, AODA, PTSD)
Meet Our Instructor Team:
Kristen Herreid and Felicia Labatore have teamed up to teach Peer Support classes to first responders throughout Wisconsin, including DOJ, State Patrol, DNR, and several city and county agencies.
Kristen Herreid, Mental Wellness Coordinator for Kenosha Police Department & Kenosha Fire Department
Kristen is a mental health professional who has worked with First Responders for 25 years. Currently, she is the Mental Wellness Coordinator for the Kenosha Police Department and Kenosha Fire Department and an EMT on the Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department. She teaches CISM and Peer Support classes to police and fire departments throughout Wisconsin.
Felicia Labatore, Kenosha Police Department Peer Coordinator
Felicia has been a police officer with the Kenosha Police Department in Kenosha, Wisconsin for 28 years. She served in the patrol and detective division and has been the department’s full-time Peer Support Coordinator since 2015. Her goal is to motivate law enforcement to live their lives in a way that brings them health and happiness at home and at work.
