Roadmap to Resilience Online Course

This course aims to equip you with knowledge about resilience and various techniques to enhance it which can be used on and off duty. The covered techniques include Staying in the Zone, Practicing Emotional Awareness, Resilience in Between Calls, Downshifting, and Building a Flexible Mindset. Integrating these techniques into your life can help you develop increased self-awareness, improved problem-solving and decision making, and a greater ability to handle challenges.

This course typically takes about 1 hour - 1.5 hours to complete, and each new lesson will become accessible as you finish the previous one. You have the flexibility to pause the course and resume it at your convenience. Additionally, a list of resources is available at the end of the course for additional learning and skill development.

Before you start the course, you will take a pre-test on your familiarity with resilience concepts and strategies. After you have completed the course, you will have the option of taking a post-test on your understanding of the content. To receive a certificate of completion, you must complete the post-test and score 80% or higher.  

Overall Objectives: After completing this course, you will be able to define resilience, explain why it is important for law enforcement personnel, and practice techniques to increase your resilience, manage your stress level, and apply flexible thinking.

Project Funding Provided By: Bureau of Justice Assistance

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in partnership with  Education Development Center (EDC) created this online course. This project was supported by Grant No. 2017-VI-BX-K001 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.