1. Marital Resiliency Skills Training
Justin Loffredo
Lakeside Fire Department

2. Marital Resiliency Skills Program Proposal
The Department of Homeland Security in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services are announcing a RFP for marital resiliency skills training. The RFP will be for $1,000,000 over four years.
Eligible cities need a pilot program in place with positive results.

3. Key Concepts
Traumatic Stress Disorder including acute, chronic and post
Marital and family resiliency
First responder stress management
Community resiliency

4. History
Firefighters and police officers are exposed to traumatic incidents that can cause post traumatic effects.
Incidents of PTSD occur in 6%-32% of first responders.
This condition lends itself to increased mental stress with effects on all aspects of employee’s lives.

5. Adverse effects of PTSD
Dysfunctional marriage
Suicide
Children effected
Illness
Divorce
Domestic violence
Inappropriate officer conduct

9. Rationale Resiliency counseling will yield many positive effects
Clinicians, policy makers, and researchers alike have called for the development of evidence based conjoint and family treatments for PTSD
Provide resistance and resiliency to the marital relationship

10. The Program

11. Program Leaders Police officers Firefighters
Employee Assistance Program

12. Program Evaluation Was it effective? Evaluation Feedback Reevaluation
Changes

13. Program Integration Existing intervention programs “Primed” employees
Used in ICS structure
Familiarize and strengthen partners to adverse occurrences

14. Barriers to Implementation
Stereotypes
Employee resistance
Time constraints
Apathy

15. What will be gained from marital resiliency training?
Reduction of stress
Appropriate officer conduct
Reduction in family stress
Happier employees
Increased production
Decreased sick leave
Greater public image
Lower divorce rates
Well adjusted children

16. Any questions?