Two-Day Basic Peer Support Training

Location: Westminster, CA (Orange County, ZIP 92683)

Date: December 8–9, 2026

Duration: 16 hours

Cost: $390.00

Instructor: Heather Williams, PsyD

Course Overview

This two-day program prepares public safety peer support team members with essential competencies for providing meaningful support, guidance, and practical resources to colleagues facing personal or professional difficulties.

Topics Covered

• Stress, burnout, and anger management
• Traumas specific to public safety professions
• Trauma-informed listening techniques
• Crisis intervention strategies
• Relationship stress and infidelity issues
• Death and traumatic loss
• Mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, and PTSD
• Line of duty death situations
• Public safety suicide prevention and response
• Organizational stress and toxic workplace dynamics
• Substance abuse issues
• Building resilience in peer support personnel

Categories

Peer Support, Mental Health, Stress Management