Online Training
Learn tangible skills & tools to promote stress resilience
Responder Alliance is the leading resource in stress resilience education for first responders and outdoor professionals. Responder Alliance Online Training Courses are designed to provide easily digestible, self-paced access to our curriculum.
Online training courses include
2-3 hours of asynchronous training
Lessons delivered in educational modules, with video lessons, reflective exercises, tools and comprehension questions
Individual account access to our training platform for 1 year, to review lessons and download tools as needed
Course completion certification
About our Curriculum
To best support stress injury risk management, our curriculum includes training in post-incident support and stress resilience. We offer two levels of training in each skillset:
Level 1 – individual skills for all responders
Level 2 – organizational structure, for resilience teams, peer/lateral support, and organization leadership
We recommend all responders receive Level 1 training as a universal precaution against burnout and traumatic stress injury.
Level 1 Curriculum
Universal precautions for all responders
Psychological First Response for Rescue
This introductory course provides tangible, field-based tools and skills to improve outcomes for patients and teammates experiencing distress or trauma.
Stress INjury AWareness
for the Individual
This introductory course covers the Stress Continuum model, with tools for recognizing stress impact, improving team communication, and developing long-term stress resilience.
Level 2 Curriculum
Creating resilient organizational structure
INcident Support
for Traumatic Stress
This course provides tools for recognition of Potentially Traumatic Events (PTEs), then guides responders through the 3-3-3 Traumatic Exposure Protocol, a science-based structure for aligning support with individual needs after high-risk incidents.
Recommended prerequisite: Psychological First Response for Rescue.
Stress Injury Awareness
for the Team
This course teaches a framework for developing a culture of health and stress resilience within the organization, with a focus on practical tools for organizational stress management.
Recommended prerequisite: Stress Injury Awareness for the Individual.
Additional Resources
Scholarships
Need help covering the cost of training?
Responder Alliance Foundation has a mission to empower and educate every vital responder. They provide funding for:
Stress injury training for teams and individual vital responders
The YEAR ONE Initiative, prioritizing vital responders at the beginning of their careers
If you need help covering the cost of training, apply for a scholarship below. If you’d like to pay it forward, donate here to support the scholarship fund.
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Lifetime membership
Interested in access to our full curriculum, while supporting our work?Become a Lifetime Member of Responder Alliance. Includes:
Unlimited access to all four Responder Alliance online courses (normally $95/year each), plus all future updates
Lifetime Member badge on the RA community platform
One time cost: $999