Description:
1A (04/05): This course provides awareness-level information on behavioral health and cancer needed for frontline responders to safely, effectively, and competently describe stress and list stressors; identify and describe the impacts of stress; describe factors and demonstrate practices for resilience; describe types, prevalence, and causes of cancer; describe exposure to carcinogenic chemicals; and describe and demonstrate minimizing exposure and risk to cancerous contaminants.
2A (04/06-04/08): This course provides the behavioral-health skills and information needed for aspiring and incumbent fire service leaders to safely, effectively, and competently describe and discuss stressors impacting members and leaders; describe the prevalence of behavioral health issues and the impacts of policies and programs; identify and address barriers to behavioral health and resiliency; describe member engagement, environment, effecting change, and influencing behaviors; identify practices for resilience and describe promotion and implementation, describe types of required documentation, identify laws and legal considerations, and describe how to develop a behavioral health and wellness program.
PrerequisiteS:
1A:
Completion of PTSD or mood self-assessment
1B
Behavioral Health and Cancer Awareness 1A (FSTEP)
Peer-Based Suicide Awareness (FSTEP) or equivalent (as approved by Cal-JAC per AB 1116)
MATERIALS:
Students are required to bring a laptop or tablet for course participation. A smartphone is NOT an appropriate tool for this course.
Staffing:
No backfill, holdover, or overtime authorized.
DRESS CODE:
Station uniform, staff uniform, or business casual. No T-shirts, shorts, or sandals.
Cost:
OCFA employee: Free
Outside agency: The course fee will be processed on the first day of class via e-check or credit card, with a 2.45% convenience fee for credit card payments.
The combined fee for Behavioral Health 1A & 2A is $150, or if registered separately, $75 for each course.
Instructor:
Deputy State Fire Marshal Caryn Petty
DISCLAIMER:
Upon submitting your registration, you will be placed on a waiting list and are not guaranteed a seat in the class. Seat requests will close 45 days prior to the course start date, at which time OCFA Training will review all applications and determine the final class roster based on training needs and available seats. Applicants selected to attend will receive a confirmation email with relevant course information.
If a student is selected for the class but becomes unable to attend, prompt advance notice of cancellation is expected to allow another applicant the opportunity to participate. Failure to provide appropriate notification may result in a “No Call/No Show Report” being issued to the Training Chief of the student’s respective agency. Attendance records may be considered when evaluating registration requests for future class offerings.
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Direct questions to: trainingcenter@ocfa.org.