Trauma Recovery for Front Line Workers

The stress of working on the front lines takes a toll – physically, emotionally and spiritually. Highly trained military, law enforcement, and first responders are no exception. Hypervigilance, insomnia, substance abuse, anger, relationship conflict, depression and hopelessness are all warning signs for PTS and operational burnout. A team stays strong when every team member is healthy and resilient. Effective care for struggling front line workers is our nation’s critical duty and obligation.

Focused Resiliency Training for Front Line Workers

Military service members, law enforcement personnel, and first responders encounter trauma on a daily basis. Combat, crime, and stress form the backdrop to their calling to serve our country and its citizens. Their experiences on the front lines can leave a residue of secondary, or vicarious trauma – a burden of stress that can take a professional and personal toll. Chronic pain and disease, compassion fatigue and burnout wait in the wings to take down even the strongest and most dedicated service members, veterans, peace officers, firefighters, and rescue workers.

Resilience reverses the downward cycle of vicarious trauma. The capacity for resilience – the ability to resolve and heal from trauma and emotional wounds – is a skill which can be learned. The Bernstein Institute for Trauma Recovery (BITR) offers a comprehensive and supportive resiliency training program in a safe and confidential environment to address the self-care needs of military, law enforcement and other first responders due to the impact of on-the-job stress and trauma.

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• Trauma Recovery for Front Line Workers
• Focused Resiliency Training for Front Line Workers