Connecticut Alliance To Benefit Law Enforcement

A bridge for collaboration between police and the communities they serve.

Download The CABLE Peer Support Training Syllabus (MS Word Doc)

CABLE Peer Support Training conforms to the International Association of Chiefs of Police Peer Support guidelines (MS Word Doc)

CABLE - Law Enforcement Peer Support Training

• Create a trained support system within your own department
• Build a life-saving bridge between your officers and your employee assistance provider
• Learn valuable tools for suicide prevention
• Provide a proactive strategy to promote mental wellness and sharpness for a mentally strong workforce

Course Syllabus

A 36 hour intensive training for Peer Support Personnel. Peers will learn the skills needed to provide effective peer support and when and how to make an effective referral to their EAP. Video tapes, personal accounts and an adult learning model will be used foster dialogue and discussion. Peers will also have opportunities to practice their skills through role plays.

Specific areas to be covered:

• Active listening skills
• Maintaining healthy boundaries
• The difference between peer support and counseling
• Maintaining confidentiality among peers
• Effects of cumulative, chronic stress on the mind and body
• How to identify and refer peers struggling with compulsive behaviors or addictions including gambling and substance abuse
• Physiological response to acute stress
• Post Traumatic Stress and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Relationship issues
• Substance abuse, gambling and other addictions
• Domestic violence
• Bereavement and grief
• Suicide assessment and referral
• Healthy life skills for stress management
• State police policy regarding peer support and confidentiality
• Making effective referrals to the contracted employee assistance provider
• Critical incident Stress Management

CABLE Peer Support Training Faculty:

Sergeant Troy Anderson, CT State Police;  Ed Ciolkosz, M.Ed., Manchester PD, Ret’d;  Ron Clark, R.N., M.S., CT State Police, ret’d; Inspector Kenneth Edwards, Jr., Office of Chief State’s Attorney; Mark Hall, Ph.D., CABLE, Inc.; Art Kureczka, M.A. Wethersfield PD, Ret’d; Janice McCarthy; Officer Andrew Perniciaro, Stamford PD; Louise Pyers, M.S., CABLE, Inc.; Peter Volkman, MSW, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation