Living the Blue Life

Certification

This course is pending certification by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

Description

This two-day, 16-hour program has been designed by Blue Line Training and Development Inc.  The purpose of this course is to educate officers and their spouses about the realities of life in criminal justice professions.

Officers will learn to understand themselves and their emotional intelligence better, to navigate pitfalls that trip so many up, to plan for a stable financial future and post-retirement life, and to maintain mental and physical health.  This course is taught by retired Lieutenants Chris Collins and Heather Hansen who provide frank insights through humor and personal stories of mistakes made, lessons learned, and things they wish someone had told them!

Topics

• Defining ‘emotional intelligence” & “intelligence quotient” and understand the relationship.
• Complete online personality test and review results; explain the results and how it impacts understanding of who you are.
• Terms and statistics of criminal justice divorce, suicide, addictions and substance abuse, toxic personalities and environments, social media pitfalls, etc…
• Discuss budgeting, income, expenses, interest rates, opportunity cost, mutual fund, 401k, pretax contribution, deferred comp, IRA, Roth IRA, Medicare, Medicare Parts A, B, C, D, post-retirement health insurance, insurance coverages, umbrella & liability policies.
• Physical fitness, dietary guidelines, mental health and wellness, anxiety, depression, stress, cumulative stress and PTSD.
• Understanding available resources for physical and mental health wellness as well as financial planning and insurance, counseling, and medication.
• Defining realistic goals in the areas the student wishes to focus and create an action plan & timeline for achieving those goals.

Instructors

Deadline

Please register for this course by April 28.