Name: Understanding and Managing the Stresses of Police Work
Brand: University of Toronto
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.8 (118 reviews)

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About the Course

Policing has always been psychological challenging. On any given shift police officers may encounter a range of psychological challenges including domestic violence, interacting with people experiencing mental health issues, violent crime, even attending the aftermath of horrible accidents. The long exhausting shifts can also result in stressful person interactions within one’s personal life. The presence of COVID and political issues related to instances of over-policing have increased these stresses even more. This course has two goals. First, we want to inform officers how their stress system works and why they sometimes feel as they do. With this as a foundation we then describe some strategies officers can use to manage this system, giving themselves much needed breaks from the stress response and overall empowering them with a greater sense of control over how their bodies react to stress....

Top reviews

Apr 23, 2022

I've been in the militery, local, State and federal law enforcement Since i grauduated from high school totaling over 40 years of service to our country. I truly love the work best profesion ever!

Oct 6, 2020

Really easy to follow and pleasant to watch - simplifying how to manage situations for your own and other benefit. Thank you for taking time to put this together. Now I need to practice x

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By dawid p

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Mar 31, 2021

Great Course

By Salim A

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Apr 4, 2021

Good course

By Kevin J C L

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Jul 28, 2022

keep it up

By Tracy L G

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Jun 24, 2021

Excellent!

By ADAN Z

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Jan 30, 2025

Exellent

By Anas M

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Mar 4, 2025

Good

By S S

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May 3, 2021

nice

By Ho S T

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Mar 7, 2021

GOOD

By Susana T

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May 19, 2023

Interesting and useful course. I'm a little concerned though about when and how relaxation techniques would be practiced. Hopefully, all students understand that being alert while driving a vehicle is necessary, and relaxation techniques at the wheel would be practiced on a country road, away from densely populated areas, and away from where wildlife might jump into the roads. Thank you for the opportunity of studying in your online class.

By Leanne M

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May 5, 2024

A very simple and easy to understand course that's casual and comfortable. This is a *MUST* for all police officers who interact with the public and their colleagues. Understanding this information can help to diffuse a lot of the major issues that we see today between the public and the police.

By Diane W

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Feb 1, 2021

Quick and easily digestible. Although the Cruiser analogy gave me my own anxiety because it is possibly the most uncomfortable place for a cop to be, hip pain, back pain, so connecting that with mindfulness is a miss with me. Thanks Steve for another solid course.

By Mich M

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Nov 9, 2022

I LIKE THE COURSE AS A POLICE OFFICER AND AN INSTRUCTOR OF POLICE PEACEKEEPERS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME ESPECIALLY IN FACILITATING STRES MANAGEMENT