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Intensive Session: Staying Strong on the Front Lines: Building Resilience and Wellness in Probation and Parole
SESSION INFO
Sunday, August 24, 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session Type: Intensive
Probation and Parole professionals often serve on the front lines of the justice system, engaging daily with individuals in crisis, trauma, and instability. This critical role can take a significant toll on personal well-being, contributing to stress, burnout, and secondary trauma. This workshop offers tools, strategies, and real-world applications to foster resilience, promote wellness, and mitigate the effects of secondary trauma. Participants will explore the unique stressors of their roles, learn how to recognize signs of compassion fatigue and burnout. Through guided exercises, peer discussion, and evidence-based practices, attendees will leave with concrete strategies for maintaining mental, emotional, and physical health while continuing to serve effectively in their challenging and vital work.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Darren Ivey
Event Coordinator, CIT International
Darren Ivey is the Event Coordinator for CIT International and a retired Major from the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. He served as the Department’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Commander where he led a multi-disciplinary team that developed a training program called “Building Resilience: Surviving Secondary Trauma.” This training helps address the occupational risks of secondary trauma and acute stress. Over 10 years, he has presented this course to thousands of first responders and other attendees throughout out the world. Darren served six years as a Board Member for CIT International and was the Missouri State CIT Self-Care Chair from 2016-2018. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Park University and a Master’s Certificate in Criminal Justice Education from the University of Virginia. He has an International Critical Incident Stress (ICISF) certification for Assisting Individuals in Crisis and Group Crisis Intervention and was an inaugural member of the first Commander Peer Support Group in the country. Prior to becoming a Police Officer, Darren was a proud member of the United States Air Force (1983-1992) and is a graduate of the distinguished FBI National Academy (#274).
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