Building a Resilient Toolbelt

Cathryn Masters

As Law Enforcement Professionals, we want to be the best officer we can be, respected for the job we do and accepted as an integral part of the organization.

Emotional Survival for the Female Enforcer focuses on overcoming the 24/7 demands that exist in a career serving and protecting a community, home, and family. Managing those demands can sometimes be the most difficult part of the job.

You are not alone…

Designed to offer skills that can be immediately and easily put into practice, we begin this course by identifying the reality of stress and its effect on our physical and emotional well-being both on and off duty. Once identified, we educate students on the importance of Emotional Intelligence and its role in understanding and managing key stressors that can lead to anxiety and burnout.

This seminar offers discussions in managing personal relationships, embracing our Strong Professional Presence, managing “Priority Guilt” and Transitioning from “Officer to Off-duty”.

Our goal is to help female officers enjoy it all by harnessing their ability to turn obstacles into opportunities for personal growth.

Topics discussed include but are not limited to:

• Identifying Stress
• Emotional Intelligence
• Balancing Home and Career
• Self-Control and Managing Emotions
• The Myth of the ‘Magic Switch’
• Having it All, Doing it All, Being it All
• BURNOUT
• Suicide, Depression, Addiction, and Divorce
• ‘Right Now is the Right Time’ Mentality
• Available Resources

The Artemis Women’s Pre-Escalation™ & Officer Safety Training program provides options for prevention, de-escalation and neutralization of violence.  This is a comprehensive, hands-on training course that deals with specific issues female officers face relative to their daily operations. 

Officers will learn how to improve their restraint efforts and gain tactical advantage during resistant, dynamic encounters in order to increase their safety, reduce the likelihood of injury and achieve the most humane and responsible outcomes possible.

Feedback confirms that our program improves confidence, reduces anxiety and enhances performance by incorporating and building on techniques easily executed by even the smallest statured officer.

This class is for women in a professional staff role within the law enforcement industry.  Jane Jitsu focuses on the most common sexual assault scenarios. Students are specifically taught to avoid a man’s strengths while employing their own unique strengths against a man’s weakest targets. Students use full contact responses against instructors wearing special armored suits.

Resiliency Through Purpose is a firsthand account of Ferris’ struggles with mental health, suicide, and an encounter with an active shooter. During the encounter, Ferris was involved in a gunfight, sustaining a gunshot wound to the abdomen but killing the suspect. This presentation is a detailed account of Ferris’ incident, efforts to recover, and resiliency found through a focus on purpose.

The Choice is Yours

Captain Heather Glogolich | NJ Institute of Technology Police Department

Heather Glogolich survived a harrowing domestic violence incident in 2008 at the hands of her ex-husband. Instead of allowing it to break her, she shares her story as a survivor through speaking presentations and victim advocacy by turning her pain into purpose. She believes that heart-led leadership promotes a change in culture throughout the profession of policing.
“Be The Change and Lead with Grace & Patience.”