The Secrets of Psychological Body Armor™ – Holistic Wellness for EmS and Healthcare Professions

Course Description:

This course is designed to aid you in building a personal culture of resilience and holistic health. Our unique approach is intended to help you learn to better manage the stress in your life in order to increase your potential for happiness, success, and even create a competitive advantage through the creation of what we call Psychological Body Armor™.  There is no “quick fix” in this program. It is not designed to be a “pop psych” feel-good course. Rather, this course contains facts and specific suggestions for actions you can take to enhance your personal resilience, all based upon the latest and most credible science.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the nature of Psychological Body Armor™ (PBA)
• Recognize resilient attitudes
• Use physical exercise to strengthen PBA
• Use nutrition to fuel PBA
• Use rest to recharge and restore PBA
• Use interpersonal support
• Understand how spirituality relates to PBA
• Develop a PBA plan

General Contact Hours: 

One-Day Course; 7 Contact Hours: 0.7 General CEUs from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Dept. of Emergency Health Services Professional and Continuing Education (PACE). Based on a formula of 1 Continuing Education Unit for every 10 contact/classroom hours.

ICISF Certificate of Completion:

After the completion of this ICISF course, with verified full attendance, participants are eligible to receive an electronic ICISF Certificate of Completion including General Continuing Education Units. Participants are required to complete a course evaluation prior to receiving this Certificate of Completion.

Completion of ICISF courses and receipt of an ICISF Certificate of Completion does not attest to competence in the field, nor does it provide certification in the field of CISM. 

** Please check with your state licensing board prior to registration to see if they will accept the Certificate of Completion as a means for continuing education.