First Responder Agency Wellness Services
ACC provides consultation, clinical services and oversight to first responder departments who are developing or implementing wellness programs. Wellness services can be obtained as a package or as individual services. Costs depend on the size of department, time commitment, and services requested.
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Peer Support Team Clinical Oversight
When following International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) guidelines, a peer support team needs a clinical director and mental health oversight. ACC has clinicians with training and experience that allow them to fill these crucial clinical roles on peer support teams.
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Culturally Competent Counseling
ACC Owner is a former EMT, daughter of former probation officer and court services officers. She is married to a law enforcement officer and is a member of the Alaska State Trooper Critical Incident Response Team. She is a Certified First Responder Counselor and has years of experience working with first responders in the counseling setting. Contract counseling services can be arranged through departments in the form of a culturally competent Employee Assistance Program.
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Wellness Checks
A ‘wellness check’ is a 60 minute one-on one session with a culturally competent counselor to discuss job stressors, existing coping skills and to learn additional healthy ways to deal with work related stressors. The wellness check is not a fitness for duty evaluation and is not a form of punishment. It is not meant to screen for a mental health diagnosis or disorder. The wellness visit offers an opportunity for all employees to learn various skills to decrease the impact of being a first responder.
The wellness visit is usually completed yearly, and the cost is covered by the department.