SRO6: Self-Care and Wellness

About This Course

School Resource Officers routinely encounter stress while helping to create and ensure a safe and supportive learning environment for all students. It’s paramount that those in this role take their own self-care and wellness seriously. Designed for School Resource Officers, this course provides an overview of common signs that self-care is needed, a diverse array of self-care methods, tips for building resilience to avoid burnout, and where and how to seek additional support. This course is the sixth in a six-part series titled MSP Training in School Safety and Mental Health for School Resource Officers.

In this course, you will:

• Recognize signs of needed self-care, such as stress and anxiety, that deviate from overall wellness.
• Identify a diverse array of self-care methods.
• Build resilience to avoid burnout, trauma, and dissonance between your expectations and capacity as a school resource officer.
• Learn where and how to seek additional support.

This course is offered in partnership with the Michigan State Police Office of School Safety. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.