Item #4 APD and ATCEMS Employee Wellness Presentation — original pdf

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Austin Police Department EMPLOYEE WELLNESS Kachina Clark, LCSW, Connie Geerhart, LCSW-S, Sergeant Jennifer Smith • Victim Services & Employee Wellness • Peer Support Sergeant APD WELLNESS TEAM Division Manager • Employee Wellness Program Manager • Fitness & Wellness Program Coordinator • Police Psychologists • Pet Team Handlers • Volunteer Chaplains • Peer Support Officers • Peer Support Auxiliary Officers • Peer Support Retiree Coordinator • Peer Support Retiree Volunteers 2 2 FITNESS AND WELLNESS • Health consults • Fitness, basic nutrition • InBody reading • Educational classes • Monthly webinars • Gym facilities • Communication • Instagram: apd.fitness.wellness • SportsYou app: APD Health and Wellness 3 3 MENTAL HEALTH • Individual Counseling • Psychoeducational Sessions • Debriefings • Group • Individual 4 4 FAITH BASED • Volunteer Chaplain Program • Spiritual support and ministerial services • Weddings, funerals, graduations, & other ceremonies • Officer ride alongs and office visits 5 5 PET COMFORT • Unconditional Furry Love • Office Visits and Special Events “I am finding myself off the clock but still thinking about Pinto and Faith. I have shared my day with everyone in my life and boasted about getting to spend time with them. I just want to let you know how much it means to me to be a participant of this program. It is truly so amazing that this is being provided at APD. So… thank you so much for making this happen. Faith and Pinto literally changed my day and gave me 10-15 minutes stress-free. I even felt moved (and highly emotional) by Faith’s example of resiliency and adversity. She is a role model.” 6 6 INITIATIVES • Wellness series for specialized units • On-site Yoga • Clinical support and consultation • Professional Advisory Committee 7 7 PEER SUPPORT • Critical Incidents/CISM Debriefings • Welfare checks health • Provide resources and support • Assistance with family related issues, substance abuse treatment, and mental “I wanted to thank your team, yet again, for doing what they do…I strongly believe they saved the life of one of my guys…Appreciate it more than I can express.” 8 8 CITY WELLNESS RESOURCES • Blue Cross/Blue Shield: Long-term counseling/behavioral health services through City medical plans, call 888-907-7880 • ComPsych Employee Assistance Program: 1-866-586-1456; guidanceresources.com (organization web id: austintexas.gov) • City of Austin Healthy Connections Division 9 9 Emergency Medical Services Mental Health & Support Services Wesley Hopkins, Chief of Staff 10 Mental Health & Wellness Services Staff Psychologists • Dr. Marc Kruse & Dr. Celesta Harris Mental Health Counseling Individual counseling • PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) treatment • • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy • Dr. Tania Glenn and Associates (On contract with ATCEMS)  Easily accessible, free of charge, and confidential (blind payment covered by ATCEMS)  Peer Support Team Clinical Advisor  Fast-tracked and confidential admission to in-patient rehabilitation facilities Public Safety Wellness • Supports Austin Travis County EMS • Academy Class specific physical training program facilitators • Exercise Physiologists • Nutritionists • On-duty support via station visits for exercise and nutrition planning 11 Wellness Support Peer Support • Established in 2015 • Approximately 35-40 members (4 Teams with Leads) • Averages >2500 contacts per year • Available 24 hours a day via phone, text, in-person, and station visits • Ability to facilitate Critical Incident Diffusions • Referrals made by:  Co-workers or Supervisors  Automatic notification for significant personal events (FMLA, Leave of Absence, Workplace Violence Incidents)  Confidential Peer Line- sponsored by Dr. Tania Glenn • Supports:  Critical Incidents (on-scene presence)  Job-related stress and burnout  Personal-life related stress events  Ability to refer to Mental Health Clinicians 12 Austin Police Department Emergency Medical Services Questions?