Staff wellbeing 289/2024

FOI Reference: 289/24

 Request:

1) Does your force make information and guidance about personal resilience freely available to officers and staff? Yes/No.

   a) If Yes - then please give examples (e.g. websites, intranet, Wellbeing Services).

2) Does your force provide officers and staff with specific training on personal resilience?  Yes/No.

   a) If Yes - then please give examples.

   b) If No - is it covered in wider wellbeing training?

   c) Is your Force intending to in the future?

3) Does your Force have a dedicated Staff Wellbeing Team/Service? Yes/No.

   a) If Yes - please give brief details.

   b) If No - then what wellbeing provision is currently available?

4) Does your Force have a dedicated staff wellbeing intranet site/website? Yes/No.

   a) If Yes - please give brief details.

   b) If No - then what wellbeing provision is currently available?

 

Response:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:

1) Yes. We signpost officers to the following websites

Oscar Kilo (The National Police Wellbeing Service | Oscar Kilo

BLWF (Blue Light Wellbeing Framework (BLWF) | Oscar Kilo)

We also signpost officers to Counselling services, if appropriate.

2) Yes. Student officers receive a full day training on personal resilience, wellbeing and stress management. The first half day comprises of inputs from Occupational Health, the Force Counsellor, and the Police Federation.

The 2nd half day comprises of psychoeducation around stress management and trauma response, including a lived experience input from a medically retired member of staff with PTSD. They are given information on how to recognise stress and trauma reactions, understanding signs and symptoms, and when & how to receive help.

Wider wellbeing training is delivered to Detectives on the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Investigative Skills Development Programme (RISDP), the Professionalising Investigations Programme (PIP2), and the Specialist Child Abuse Investigation Development Programme (SCAIDP).

The inputs include recognising possible signs and symptoms of stress & burnout as well as Information on services offered by the Occupational Health Unit (OHU) and the various support services and organisations available.

3) Generally, the Occupational Health Unit (OHU) currently provide this service as well as other OHU services. They use wellbeing fayres with an Oscar Kilo van and OK9 dogs, Counsellors, and Occupational Health Advisor (OHA) drop-in days to stations. The Police Federation, Police Mutual Chaplaincy and Unison also participate in these days.

4) Yes. We conduct specific signposting to ongoing events and monthly wellbeing topics.

                                                                                                           

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 05/04/24)