REAL Essentials Respond Certification Training March 5-6, 2025

REAL Essentials Respond Certification Training

Location:
The Center for Relationship Education
7939 E. Arapahoe Rd. Ste 285
Greenwood Village, CO 80112-6818

Schedule:
March 5-6, 2025
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Emergency Responder and Military Certification
Healthy relationship skills are vital for performing your best on the job and in life. This certification training will equip you to bring proven relationship and communication skills to your agency and families, ensuring healthier and happier lives, improved productivity, decreased stress, and stronger interpersonal connections. Working in high stress jobs can take its toll. These skills can help you thrive. 

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Summary

A science-supported, skills-based relationship education certification training in the Center for Relationship Education’s REAL Essentials Curriculum. REAL Essentials is a high-impact, activity-based methodology for equipping individuals with preventative strategies for safeguarded 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 curriculum provides tools to approach relational wellness from a prevention model. This ToT workshop will certify emergency responders to facilitate the REAL Essentials Curriculum within their agency. Participants will bring the curriculum back to their agencies and be authorized to teach it within their agencies as best suits the department. The facilitators will have continued access to an online portal offering power points, online resources and curriculum updates as well as continued support from the Center for Relationship Education.

 

Structure of the certification:

A 2-day training designed to disseminate scientific relationship strategies with a hands-on and interactive modeling approach for learning.

Why REAL Essentials

REAL Essentials is the country’s leading relationship education curriculum. It is specifically designed to equip people with skills for building, maintaining, and repairing thriving connections. Lesson content empowers individuals with practical, science-based strategies proven to increase relationship satisfaction among friends, family, co-workers, and romantic partners. For the past 18 months, this curriculum has been presented to emergency responders with a special emphasis on the occupational impacts on relationships both at home and on the job.

Activities prepare participants to better understand and address:

  • His/her 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 in any setting
  • Nurturing and supporting family relationships within the high risk/high stress emergency response occupations
  • The physiological impacts of the job and how they can impact our relationships
  •  How the traits and skills for which we are praised at work can oftentimes be a detriment at home

 

Reviews

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.

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.

Jason H.

December 02, 2022
Excellent course with relevant material and expert instruction on how to teach back at our department.

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.

Glen W.

December 02, 2022
Great class, great instructors. I wanted to participate.

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.

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.

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.

Darrell A.

December 02, 2022
Really good to set up for success. I really enjoyed it!

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.

Elizabeth R.

November 10, 2022
This was extremely beneficial and informative training. The facilitators were relatable and engaging. One of the few trainings I’ve been in that didn’t bore me or dread coming to.

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.

Alyssa T.

November 10, 2022
I thought this training was extremely informative and enjoyed the activities

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.

Anthony R.

November 10, 2022
Overall one of the best trainings I have attended in my 15 years in the field.

Julie Ann P.

November 10, 2022
The workshop was very informative and the presenters were well informed and very thorough and engaging.

Dalton B.

November 10, 2022
Great instructors, energy and engagement!

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.

Janella S.

November 10, 2022
This was a wonderful workshop!!

Kalee V.

November 10, 2022
Workshop was excellent

Austin L.

November 10, 2022
Great instructors and great content. Love the user friendly website and getting the full toolkit.

Chantia M.

November 10, 2022
The activities were engaging and useful. I look forward to sharing it with first responders, veterans, and military members.

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!

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.

Phillip H.

November 10, 2022
Excellent Content. Good Instruction. Look Forward to teaching others.

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.

Rachel C.

November 10, 2022
Very great training!

Gene N.

November 10, 2022
Great material very educational.

Erika S.

November 10, 2022
Easy to use valuable information that can be used in a variety of contexts!

Michael S.

November 10, 2022
This is a very practical program that can be very helpful in first responder relationship wellness.

Chelby R.

November 10, 2022
Amazing would recommend to anyone! Allison and Eugene were top notch.

Naomi S.

November 10, 2022
Excellent

Shannon H.

November 10, 2022
A great reminder and education tool for relationship education and leadership

Sean W.

November 10, 2022
Outstanding. Great material and presenters!!

Sabrina M.

November 10, 2022
Incredible facilitators and curriculum.

Christopher P.

November 10, 2022
Awesome training! Very educational.

Rachel H.

November 10, 2022
Love the interactive fun

Todd H.

November 10, 2022
Very good instructors and very knowledgeable. They were good facilitator of good discussions.

James M.

September 20, 2022
The facilitators were amazing engaging and very informative. The information they provided was meaningful and actionable.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Richard R.

June 24, 2022
Awesome!

Eugene H

June 24, 2022
Great instructor presentation, student engagement. Very useful content & science based data.

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.

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!

Ryan D.

June 24, 2022
Real skills to teach about real problems in real relationships.

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.

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.

Scott R.

February 22, 2022
Excellent material and instructor!

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.

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

Jason S.

February 02, 2022
Excellent information. Jonathan did a great job!

Joseph E.

January 30, 2020
Fantastic Content and delivery. Very Impactful personally and professionally.

Megan S.

January 30, 2020
The fact that high energy/high adrenaline people can engage in a training together is really an accomplishment.

Participant

January 30, 2020
These skills are incredibly important and everyone should know them. I appreciate how active it is and all the group discussion. I also appreciate that they actively incorporated feedback from Day 1 to Day 2. I've never been in a training that did that before and it was great.

Participant

January 30, 2020
Great workshop and instructors. I learned a lot about relationships and how to help others learn about them too. I can now help people understand many different ways to problem solve.

Chris C.

January 30, 2020
This was a very concise and impactful training. The lessons were presented in a dynamic & approachable way. Both instructors were very knowledgeable, engaging, and accommodating of different perspectives shared from the group.

Participant

January 30, 2020
The workshop was transformative for me. It touched on so many aspects of relationship building that I had never learned before.

Participant

October 22, 2019
Unbelievable activities to bring to my department and personal life! This is real-world information to empower us to be culture changers at work and survivors at home.

Participant

October 22, 2019
This training was great! The trainers were really good at keeping up the energy and engagement. I learned so much about how to be more effective.

Participant

October 22, 2019
These modules are full of information I wish everyone was taught as adolescents. Super helpful, informative and I'm excited to bring it back to my agency to help facilitate change! Awesome Instructors, super engaging!

Participant

October 22, 2019
Outstanding course for taking real-life issues and making it applicable and fun.

Participant

October 22, 2019
Outstanding! Exercises were great. I feel comfortable I could teach any of these now. Powerful!

Participant

October 22, 2019
I greatly appreciate the opportunity to take this certification. I am so interested in the material and very much looking forward to teaching it.

Participant

October 22, 2019
Very informative & engaging. I feel prepared & excited to be able to go out and use this information to teach others.

Participant

October 22, 2019
Terrific content and energy! Profound insight into everyday interactions that can help move us out of the ruts that can ruin relationships.

Participant

October 22, 2019
One of the most amazing trainings I have been to. Great tools and the instructors were amazing.

Participant

October 22, 2019
This workshop was mind-blowing and positively life-changing.

Kevin S.

August 08, 2019
Great Info! I wish it was in ALL recruit academies

Stephane S.

August 08, 2019
This was a great balance of new information and reminders of other information I have learned previously

Mel P.

August 08, 2019
Rhonda has an exceptional knowledge base and also superb delivery with the information. Today was a valuable use of my time, and I would highly recommend this workshop for emergency responders to have more successful relationships in the firehouse and at home

Matthew S.

August 07, 2019
This workshop was tailored specifically to First Responders. Rhonda was well spoken and funny. She is fun and make the experience enjoyable. I can't wait to use the skills I was taught both personally and professionally

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