SCCA's Training Calendar

June 20, Thursday, 8:00-11:30 a.m.

Location: Murrieta Police Department
2 Town Square, Murrieta

Topic: Caring for Dispatchers

Often, we chaplains tend to focus our service on the first responders and the tragedies, stress, and issues they deal with on a daily basis. Frequently, we overlook our dispatchers, forgetting that they deal with the same calls but from a different perspective: they're often not updated on the outcome of the event.

At SCCA’s session at the Seal Beach Police Department regarding the Salon Meritage Massacre, we heard a small portion of what the dispatchers dealt with emotionally at the time of the tragedy, and, in some cases, still continue to deal with.

Many times this is where it all begins: a 911 call for a baby not breathing, someone who just arrived home to find that a family member committed suicide, a radio call from an first responder requesting help, or possibly even hearing that a fellow dispatcher has died unexpectedly.

Because of all that, a panel of dispatchers in Murrieta will describe the various types of calls they have been involved in, the emotions they experience, how they deal with the stress of their position, and whether or not they suffer from PTSD. Once this is identified, we chaplains may have a better understanding of what dispatchers go through each day, and how we can better assist them through the process.

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October 18, Friday
Location and Topic: To be arranged

January 23 or 30, 2014, Thursday
Location and Topic: To be arranged

March 21 or 28, 2014, Friday
Location and Topic: To be arranged

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