REAL Essentials Respond

Military personnel and Emergency Responders face heightened stress in relationships due to trauma exposure and the nature of the job. REAL Essentials Respond is designed to equip both with preventative relationship skills for encountering this stress with a plan.

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A science-supported, skills-based, certification training in the Center for Relationship Education’s REAL Essentials Respond Curriculum. REAL Essentials Respond is a high-impact, activity-based methodology for equipping individuals with preventative strategies for safeguarding relationships from trauma and hurt, thus decreasing toxicity among people in the workplace and at home. Healthy connections are a central indicator of overall health and wellness, and the REAL Essentials Respond curriculum provides tools to approach relational wellness from a prevention model. This TOT (Trainer of Trainers) certification equips emergency responders and military personnel to facilitate REAL Essentials Respond within their agencies. Certified trainers can utilize the curriculum to integrate personalized relationship skills training in peer support services, academy trainings, and or on base. Certified facilitators have access to online resources including PowerPoint slides, curriculum updates, and continued support from the Center for Relationship Education.

Activities prepare participants to better understand and address:

Individual identity and how to recognize and respect differences in others
Skills for setting appropriate boundaries and strategies for sticking to them
Understanding the impact stress has on relationships and effectively managing it
Casting future vision when vocational roles change or retirement begins
Effective communication techniques for navigating conflict
Nurturing and supporting family relationships within the high risk/high-stress emergency response and military occupations
The physiological impacts of the job and how they can impact relationships
How traits and skills that are praised at work can often be a detriment at home

Inclusions

REAL Essentials Respond curriculum arrives with:

Online Resources
Workshop presentation slides
Love Tank t-shirt
Video Training

Reviews

Darrell A.

December 02, 2022

Really good to set up for success. I really enjoyed it!

Ashley L.

December 02, 2022

Lauren was an incredible facilitator. I feel excited and capable of bringing this curriculum to my community. The pacing and structure of the training was excellent.

Jessica T.

December 02, 2022

Loved this so much!! Content was excellent, and the scenarios, materials, and activities were helpful and respectful. The instructors were all incredible! They obviously have a deep understanding of the materials, and a passion for teaching it the right way. I loved how well Lauren was able to respectfully control one of the more talkative people in the group in order to keep us on track.

Sara M.

December 02, 2022

I am so excited to teach this... but now I need to figure out how since I'm not tied to a department or company. I feel honored to have been chosen to roll this out in whatever way I find most beneficial. I want to give back to those I hold in high esteem so being trained in REAL essentials has given me a lot of confidence in myself to make small changes in my corner of the world.

Glen W.

December 02, 2022

Great class, great instructors. I wanted to participate.

Amber C.

December 02, 2022

Lots of great information. Presented well. Super excited about the continuing resources at our disposal to ensure we keep teaching appropriately.

Jason H.

December 02, 2022

Excellent course with relevant material and expert instruction on how to teach back at our department.

Kimberly H.

December 02, 2022

This was an amazing class! Very respectful of time, learned a ton, and very well thought out and put together.

Kevin S.

December 02, 2022

This training was exceptional and exceeded my expectations. I am excited to explore implementation opportunities in Police and Fire agencies across the Rocky Mountain Region.

Todd H.

November 10, 2022

Very good instructors and very knowledgeable. They were good facilitator of good discussions.

Rachel H.

November 10, 2022

Love the interactive fun

Christopher P.

November 10, 2022

Awesome training! Very educational.

Sabrina M.

November 10, 2022

Incredible facilitators and curriculum.

Sean W.

November 10, 2022

Outstanding. Great material and presenters!!

Shannon H.

November 10, 2022

A great reminder and education tool for relationship education and leadership

Naomi S.

November 10, 2022

Excellent

Chelby R.

November 10, 2022

Amazing would recommend to anyone! Allison and Eugene were top notch.

Michael S.

November 10, 2022

This is a very practical program that can be very helpful in first responder relationship wellness.

Erika S.

November 10, 2022

Easy to use valuable information that can be used in a variety of contexts!

Gene N.

November 10, 2022

Great material very educational.

Rachel C.

November 10, 2022

Very great training!

Tiphanie G.

November 10, 2022

Instructors were fantastic. Content was relevant and the exercises encouraged engagement which is well received by our first responder audience.

Phillip H.

November 10, 2022

Excellent Content. Good Instruction. Look Forward to teaching others.

Kelsey S.

November 10, 2022

This was helpful in learning more about what first responders go through and can help me figure out what I can do in my role to be supportive.

Andrea B.

November 10, 2022

Very informative, great content, excellent presenters! I will be able to apply everything I learned to my work and home life. I look forward to paying it forward!

Chantia M.

November 10, 2022

The activities were engaging and useful. I look forward to sharing it with first responders, veterans, and military members.

Austin L.

November 10, 2022

Great instructors and great content. Love the user friendly website and getting the full toolkit.

Kalee V.

November 10, 2022

Workshop was excellent

Janella S.

November 10, 2022

This was a wonderful workshop!!

Jenni S.

November 10, 2022

The workshop was extremely informative not only as an Educator but also personally. I am very excited to utilize my knowledge to assist other first responders.

Dalton B.

November 10, 2022

Great instructors, energy and engagement!

Julie Ann P.

November 10, 2022

The workshop was very informative and the presenters were well informed and very thorough and engaging.

Anthony R.

November 10, 2022

Overall one of the best trainings I have attended in my 15 years in the field.

Michael H.

November 10, 2022

Enjoyed the class and learning the skills to help other first responders and their families improve their quality of life.

Alyssa T.

November 10, 2022

I thought this training was extremely informative and enjoyed the activities

Erica B.

November 10, 2022

The range of activities were helpful in teaching various concepts relevant to relationships for first responders. It’s exciting to be able to use portions of this material to teach different topics.

Melissa N.

November 10, 2022

This training was excellent. It was extremely comprehensive and explored relationship aspects that often are undervalued and overlooked. It’s extremely important to address these areas, especially in our first responder population.

Participant - Military

November 10, 2022

I loved the reality that was put into this talk.

John F.

September 20, 2022

This training well exceeded my expectations and affirmed much of the needed training for first responders. I feel confident in learning the material and look forward to presenting some of it soon.

Molly H.

September 20, 2022

This workshop is topical and timely for responders. I wish this curriculum was available to every responder and their loved ones as I think it could improve the quality of every relationship.

Jayme C.

September 20, 2022

This was truly a great training and added more tools for what I do and how I do what I do.

Abby L.

September 20, 2022

Great workshop, I’m leaving with the ability to apply this to my personal and professional life and I’m also looking forward to facilitating. Facilitators made it easy to engage, approachable and it was appreciated they integrated their experiences into it.

Ryan B.

September 20, 2022

This was a real in depth outlook on relationships. This training gave me the tools and resources to look at my professional and personal relationships in a new and meaningful way. This training is a must resource for the first responder world. This was well worth my time and energy and exceeded all of my expectations

Kara F.

September 20, 2022

This course exceeded my expectations. What a wonderfully vital curriculum that is needed in all relationships, not only romantic ones.

John Z.

September 20, 2022

This workshop and the presenters communicated many useful topics and exercises for improving relationships in life. The facilitators were energetic, supportive and knowledgeable and showed a passion and commitment to the topics. Similar to other train the trainer courses I have taken, I found at time that there was challenges for me having adequate time to process new information while also trying to not miss information from View More

James M.

September 20, 2022

The facilitators were amazing engaging and very informative. The information they provided was meaningful and actionable.

Gracie M.

June 24, 2022

I really enjoyed this workshop and feel that it equipped me to have better relationships in my personal life, as well as helping others.

Ryan D.

June 24, 2022

Real skills to teach about real problems in real relationships.

Melissa M.

June 24, 2022

This training created comfort while vulnerable, humorous while portraying the depth of authentic, serious points. Truly engaging! I'm so deeply grateful and excited to be certified!

Jodi A.

June 24, 2022

This has truly been eye opening and impact full for not only my job, but for my personal relationships. Trainers were amazing, engaging and extremely knowledgeable.

Eugene H

June 24, 2022

Great instructor presentation, student engagement. Very useful content & science based data.

Richard R.

June 24, 2022

Awesome!

Andrew K.

February 22, 2022

I had the pleasure of going through this course with Jonathan as our instructor. He guided us seamlessly through the material and made us all feel included and valued. He is truly a class act. As far as the material itself, it is some of the best training I have ever received. It was clear, engaging and inspiring. I am looking forward to practicing these skills and sharing them with those around me.Thank you for the help in View More

Josh A.

February 22, 2022

I decided to attend this class in hopes to help the people of my department. The class did prepare me for this but I didn't expect it to provide me with so many tools to strengthen my own personal relationships. I look forward to using what I learned to help grow these relationships and help those around me.

Scott R.

February 22, 2022

Excellent material and instructor!

Michael S.

February 22, 2022

So very pleased. Learned so much from Jonathan about communication. So easy to learn from. Without a doubt one of the best instructors i’ve ever had. Very entertaining.

Participant

February 02, 2022

Great material and excellent [Master Trainer]! I have learned so many ideas that will be beneficial at work as well as at home.

Josh A.

February 02, 2022

I decided to attend this class in hopes of helping my department. The class prepared me for this, but it provided me with much more than I anticipated. It opened my eyes to myself and my own relationships. I look forward to growing all those relationships.

Jason S.

February 02, 2022

Jonathan is an energetic [Master Trainer]! I'm looking forward to getting his message out to my coworkers and using the tools that he taught me to strengthen my relationships with my family.

Casey W.

February 02, 2022

[Respond] was an excellent workshop. Really great information. Jonathan was an amazing [Master Trainer]. A lot of valuable lessons learned. I'm excited to share all the information with the rest of the fire department!

Andrew K.

February 02, 2022

I was blown away by this [training]. It was clear, impactful, and has inspired me to pursue better relationships with those around me.

Michael S.

February 02, 2022

I wish I would've had this training as a youth. Much of this was in my life, however this [training] really brought it together. Now that this information was channeled - it was usable.

Participant

February 07, 2020

Great way to gain tools for improving your relationships, especially for families comprised of first responders and the difference that component brings to the relationship.

Participant

January 30, 2020

Excellent, eye-opening exposure to key communication essentials that will benefit anyone, but truly help facilitate a more open and positive first responder culture.

Lacy B.

January 30, 2020

Great workshop. Great content. Relatable to a large group of ages and people. Life would be easier if we could all grasp & utilize these strategies.

Nick M.

January 30, 2020

Overall the class was timely with the many challenges facing responders. Discussion was lively and instructors were always open to attendee input.

Dan F.

November 15, 2019

This was awesome for our relationship and gave us great tools to continue to build on this foundation that has been built.

Lauren

November 15, 2019

I was extremely impressed by the messages and the education I received this weekend. The training was very directed towards first responders in a useful and honest fashion. Lots of trainings are not terribly applicable for us but this was awesome. I definitely took skills and knowledge rom it that will be used in my marriage.

Participant

November 15, 2019

Excellent workshop. So much information to make us really think about where we are. SAFE environment. Thank you.

Participant

October 22, 2019

Great training to provide education to 1st responders that is seriously lacking.

Participant

October 22, 2019

Some information was similar or familiar. Most was excellent in application and significance to First Responder Communities. I am very excited to apply these tools to our departments.

John G.

August 08, 2019

Excellent content and delivery. thank you for such a well-built and delivered program. It is extremely useful to P.D., F.D and all first responders

Chris

August 12, 2018

It was very informative and more than I expected. This was an amazing opportunity for our 1st Responders.

Jessica M.

April 22, 2018

Thank you for providing this opportunity for military families who have an exceptionally difficult time with the possibility of deployments.

Darrell S.

November 05, 2017

A needed workshop for all couples, especially military couples!

Tiffany N.

November 20, 2016

Thank You for having this program, especially for military couples. We're new to this lifestyle and adjusting has been challenging, so it's nice to be able to put our marriage first and also remember why we LOVE each other.

Mandy D.

September 18, 2016

This class was amazing! I really appreciate the time and energy put into making these classes for our military families. My husband and I have bonded tremendously in these last few days an we look forward to using these tools not just for us, but for our family!

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