New online course aims to reduce, manage PTSD among first-responders
VANCOUVER — A first-responder training centre in British Columbia is looking to help emergency crews reduce and manage post-traumatic stress through a new online course.
The self-directed program was developed by the Justice Institute of B.C., in New Westminster, which trains paramedics, corrections officers and other law enforcement officers.
Greg Anderson, the school’s dean of applied research and graduate studies, said it’s essential to give first-responders tools to help deal with working in traumatic environments.
“I see this as our moral obligation to the professions that we serve to help keep them mentally well versus just physically well,” he said.