Acute Stress, PTSD & Vicarious Trauma
Recognizing acute stress disorder, PTSD, compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious traumatization in the responder community.
Training & Education
Practical training. Built for the people who answer the call.
Protecting The Guardian delivers in-person training, seminars, and workshops for first responder agencies of every size — customized to your team’s culture, mission, and the realities of the work.
QPR
Question · Persuade · Refer suicide prevention model
Flagship Class
The PTG Wellness & QPR Class
Our flagship offering is a one-day, wellness-focused training designed specifically for first responder agencies. It blends peer-informed wellness education with certified QPR suicide prevention training in one practical, real-world class.
- 8-hour wellness-focused, in-person training class
- Practical tools for managing stress on the job and at home
- Resilience strategies to help responders stay connected to the work they love
- QPR-informed suicide prevention education
- Certificate of QPR Course Completion included
Course Topics
Training, seminars, and workshops customized for your agency.
Protecting The Guardian designs continuing education, coaching, and workshops for agencies small, midsize, and large — tailored to the needs of your team.
Building a True Peer Support Model
Creating and maintaining peer support teams and support groups that work — beyond the policy binder.
Suicide Prevention
Awareness, warning signs, and intervention strategies grounded in the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) framework.
Anti-Harassment & Anti-Bullying
Fostering professional, healthy department culture where responders are respected, supported, and heard.
Leadership & Motivation
Tools for supervisors and command staff to lead with wellness, awareness, and accountability.
Recruit & Young Officer Wellness
Setting new officers and responders up with the mental, emotional, and lifestyle skills the badge demands.
Survivor Guilt & Coping Mechanisms
Healthy coping strategies for line-of-duty loss, traumatic calls, and the cumulative weight of the job.
Whole-Body Wellness
The body as a temple — nutrition, exercise, sleep, and physical, mental, and spiritual wellness.
Retirement & Beyond
Preparing responders and their families for the identity, lifestyle, and aging-process transitions of retirement.
Our Guardians Present On
Speaking topics for conferences, departments, and academies.
Beyond full-day classes, our team members are available for keynote talks, briefings, and breakout sessions across the first responder community.
- Personal Responsibility
- Mental Wellness
- Physical Wellness
- Retirement & Beyond
- Peer Support
- The Aging Process
- History of Law Enforcement
- Law Enforcement & the Changing Environment
- Family Support & Involvement
QPR — A Cornerstone Of Our Training
Question. Persuade. Refer.
QPR is an emergency mental health intervention for people in suicidal crisis — the mental-health counterpart to CPR. Three simple steps, any responder can learn them, and they save lives.
Every PTG flagship class includes a Certificate of QPR Course Completion. We build QPR into our training because early recognition, an honest conversation, and the right referral can interrupt a crisis before it becomes a tragedy.
Q
Question the person about suicide
P
Persuade them to get help
R
Refer them to the right resources
A Chain of Survival
Like CPR, QPR is part of a chain of survival — early recognition, early intervention, referral, and advanced care. Each link strengthens the next.
- 1. Early recognition of warning signs
- 2. Early QPR — ask, listen, persuade
- 3. Early intervention and referral
- 4. Advanced care and follow-up
Who The Training Is For
Designed for the full first responder community.
Our classes are built for sworn personnel, civilian staff, leadership, and the families who support them.
- Law Enforcement
- Fire / Rescue
- EMS
- Dispatch
- Corrections
- Military
- Nursing
- Chaplains
- Command Staff & Leadership
Host A Training
Ready to bring PTG training to your agency?
Tell us about your team, your needs, and your timing. We’ll build a training plan that fits.