Officer Wellness
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Date: Friday, January 8, 2027
Registration Deadline: Thursday, January 7, 2027
Class Time(s): 1/8/2027: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
Registration Deadline: Thursday, January 7, 2027
Class Time(s): 1/8/2027: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
Instructor Location:
Plainfield Police Department
Instructor: Andrew SotomayorPlainfield Police Department
14300 Coil Plus Drive
Plainfield, IL 60544
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Plainfield, IL 60544
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0
This is a 1-day (8-hour), immersive course designed to equip law enforcement officers with practical, evidence-based strategies for improving physical fitness, nutrition, recovery, and overall performance. Participants will learn how wellness directly impacts officer safety, decision-making, resilience, and career longevity while addressing the unique stressors of police work.
Course Overview:
This course will provide an overview of the following topics:
● The modern wellness crisis in law enforcement and its impact on safety and retention.
● Understanding different types of fatigue (physical, mental, emotional, decision).
● The hidden costs of hypervigilance and strategies for decompression.
● The Performance Triad: Fitness, Nutrition, and Recovery.
● Sleep as the ultimate performance multiplier.
● The Four Domains of Recovery (Physical, Mental, Emotional, Purpose).
● Building personal wellness plans and long-term strategies for sustained performance.
● Students will understand the relationship between wellness and officer safety, including how fatigue, burnout, and hypervigilance affect performance.
● Students will identify physical, mental, emotional, and decision fatigue and learn targeted recovery methods.
● Students will learn practical fitness, nutrition, sleep, and recovery strategies tailored to law enforcement schedules.
● Students will develop resilience-building habits and a personal wellness and performance improvement plan.
● Students will build a long-term strategy for career longevity and sustained high performance.
*Funded in Partnership with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board
This training covers the following mandates:
- Officer Wellness and Mental Health - 6.5 hours
