Stress Resilience for 9-1-1 Directors
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Resilience & Peer Support
Stress Resilience for 9-1-1 Directors
The success of an Emergency Communications Center depends heavily on its leadership. Directors must navigate complex operations, difficult interpersonal dynamics, personnel needs, organizational expectations, and communication with governing boards and public officials, all while supporting employees working in a high-stress environment.
The cumulative weight of these responsibilities can affect a leader’s well-being, decision-making, relationships, and ability to lead effectively. This course examines the stressors unique to 9-1-1 leadership and provides evidence-based resilience and coherence strategies designed for the realities of leading an ECC.
State Approvals
This course has been approved by the following organizations
Georgia POST
Michigan SNC
How will I grow?
Analyze how operational, interpersonal, and organizational pressures affect you as a 9-1-1 leader.
Evaluate how your stress responses influence decision-making, relationships, workplace culture, and team performance.
Develop a personalized resilience plan that helps you respond more effectively to pressure while modeling sustainable leadership throughout the ECC.
Who is it for?
9-1-1 directors, deputy directors, managers, supervisors, emerging leaders, and others responsible for leading or supporting the operations and personnel of an Emergency Communications Center.
What is it?
A leadership-focused resilience course designed specifically for the people carrying the operational, organizational, and human demands of a 9-1-1 center. Participants will examine how stress influences their leadership and develop practical strategies for remaining grounded, responsive, and effective under sustained pressure.
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Live-Virtual
$239.00
Resilience & Peer Support
Stress Resilience for 9-1-1 Directors
Second Instructor Name
4:00 AM
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1:00 PM
ET
Oct 23, 2026
(1 Day)
Richard Janka, PsyD
Live Virtual Session
Resilience & Peer Support
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