THE ASAP BLOG
Training events, stories, outtakes, and behind-the-scenes look at peer support training for first responder mental health.
ONLINE TRAINING: Preparing for the Unimaginable
This online training focuses on enhancing your organization's ability to recover from critical mass casualty events.
ONLINE TRAINING: ASAP Virtual Training for Mental Health Professionals
A 2-day revolutionary approach to treating First Responder trauma. The ASAP is both a crisis intervention protocol and an intensive treatment.
ASAP Peer Support Training: MAR 24-27 HERMISTON, Oregon
ASAP Peer Support Training Hermiston, Oregon, March 24-27, 2025. ASAP training delves into psychoeducation around stress and trauma, explore why trauma is unique in first responders, and equip you with confidence in administering ASAP to your peers.
ASAP Peer Support Training: MAR 24-27 VANCOUVER, WA FEB 10-13, 2025
ASAP Peer Support Training Vancouver, Washington, February 10-13, 2025. ASAP training delves into psychoeducation around stress and trauma, explore why trauma is unique in first responders, and equip you with confidence in administering ASAP to your peers.
ASAP Peer Support Training: Dec 16-19 Salem, Oregon
December 16-19, 2024 in Salem Oregon. ASAP training delves into psychoeducation around stress and trauma, explore why trauma is unique in first responders, and equip you with confidence in administering ASAP to your peers.
ASAP Peer Support Training Dec 2-5, 2024 in Augusta, ME
December 2-5, 2024 in Augusta ME. Join us for a 4-day in-person ASAP Peer Support Training event (training venue TBD). This training will delve into psychoeducation around stress and trauma, explore why trauma is unique in first responders, and equip you with confidence in administering ASAP to your peers.
Who is Considered a First Responder?
Many people think of police officers and firefighters when they consider who first responders are.
Peer Support Programs Help Support OFFICER Mental HEalth
Chief Burke shares that even though he had always understood the mental load the nature of first responder work brought, it wasn’t until he was training other officers for leadership roles that he realized the need for more systematic safeguards to help officers manage these mental demands.