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company overview
Established in 2018, On the Job and Off provides affordable and accessible online education for first responders and those who support them. Its curriculum focuses on the importance of mental health training for job performance and well-being and gives participants the tools they need to cope with the unique stressors of emergency services work on the job and at home. On the Job and Off is based out of Harrisburg, PA, and serves first responders in all 50 states and Canada. To learn more, visit onthejobandoff.com.
The Curriculum
On the Job and Off offers a suite of online courses geared toward dispatch, EMS, fire, and military professionals. Topics center around three main pillars for these disciplines: the mental demands of their jobs (e.g., vicarious trauma, cumulative stress, compassion fatigue), building resilience to meet the demands of their jobs (e.g., addressing addiction, grief, sleep, physical fitness, nutrition), and responding to critical incidents (e.g., managing critical incident stress, suicide prevention). Course instruction is presented via video, and participants are invited to engage in the content through self-assessment and self-reflection. New course content is added and updated annually.
First Responder Assistance Program (FRAP)
On the Job and Off’s First Responder Assistance Program (FRAP) provides first responders with 24/7 access to clinical counselors who understand the unique environment, stressors, and cultural barriers to seeking help that first responders face.
ali rothrock bio
As the lead instructor for On the Job and Off, Ali Rothrock draws on her education (AA in Fire Science, BS in Psychology) and her unique experience as a volunteer firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician to design and deliver mental health courses that put first responders first. In addition to serving as a certified QPR Suicide Prevention Instructor through the QPR Institute, Ali supports the first responder community as a member of the Cumberland County (PA) Critical Incident Stress Management Team, as a Certified Trauma Responder through the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, and as a volunteer with the Medical Reserve Corps. She is also a speaker and author whose TED Talk “Resilience is an Act of Rebellion” has been viewed thousands of times and whose book After Trauma: Lessons on Overcoming from a First Responder Turned Crisis Counselor will be published by Broadleaf Books in April of 2022.
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