LETA 2100 Health, Wellness and Stress Management
This course is designed to give students an understanding of basic health concepts related to the ability to perform law enforcement job tasks and to maintain a high level of health and wellness. The course will familiarize the student with the concepts of nutrition required to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The student will be aware of the causes and effects of stress in the lives of police officers as well as how to develop personal strategies for positive stress management. The course will discuss what happens physically and psychologically when an individual is confronted with survival and critical incident stress. The course will offer students an increased awareness of the signs and symptoms of suicide and substance abuse in law enforcement. The course will further familiarize students with strategies to assist a coworker withthe problem of substance abuse or a coworker contemplating suicide.