Services

Peer Support Teams are critical first-line interventions to help our emergency responders.  Clinical supervision and oversight is important to delivering quality services.  Dr. Long provides services to guide peer support teams in their training and continued education.

Peer supporters should receive quality, in-depth training.  The training Dr. Long includes important topics such as creating and maintaining a program, behavioral health issues for first responders, building a helping conversation, referring to professional services, ethical issues, self-care, etc.  This training is POST-approved.

Helping our emergency responders maintain their psychological well-being is essential throughout the career span.  Dr. Long has developed trainings on many different topics, and she can tailor these to each department's needs and culture.

Addressing behavioral health in a department requires creating a system of care.  It includes first line interventions, like peer support, but it also includes training and education for all members of the department and mental health professions who are culturally-competent.    Dr. Long can assist departments with structuring systems of care that meet the specific needs of your department.