087 - How to Build a Wellness Program: Shawn Thomas

Today's guest is Shawn Thomas.  She was a deputy with a major Sheriff's Office in the Pacific Northwest and also married to an officer.  Shawn was a wellness officer in a major agency and she had to build the airplane while it was flying and a lot of wellness coordinators can identify with that.  She also runs 1st Responder Conferences, which has taught thousands of first responders in dozens of locations across the country.

Resources:

• Shawn's organization, 1st Responder Conferences:  https://www.1strc.org
• First HELP:  https://1sthelp.org
• A previous interview about wellness officers: https://heychaplain.buzzsprout.com/1792621/11810998-044-wellness-officers-explained-wendy-hummel

Music is by Chris Haugen and by Alexander Nakarada

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 087

Tags:

Police, Sheriff Office, Cultural Competency, Marriage, Resiliency, Suicide, SWAT, Undercover, Wellness, Seattle, Washington