Fortifying law enforcement professionals and their families, by providing the necessary resilience tools for success within, outside and beyond the law enforcement career.

Fortifying law enforcement professionals and their families, by providing the necessary resilience tools for success within, outside and beyond the law enforcement career.

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About Us

Joshua Browne is the founder of Heal the Badge Consulting.  His professional experience includes twenty five years of police service, both with the San Diego Police Department and West Valley City Police Department (Salt Lake County, Utah).  During his police career, he has functioned as a patrol officer, field training officer, detective, patrol sergeant and detective sergeant. 

Joshua Browne is the founder of Heal the Badge Consulting.  His professional experience includes twenty five years of police service, both with the San Diego Police Department and West Valley City Police Department (Salt Lake County, Utah).  During his police career, he has functioned as a patrol officer, field training officer, detective, patrol sergeant and detective sergeant. 

Joshua Browne is the founder of Heal the Badge Consulting.  His professional experience includes twenty five years of police service, both with the San Diego Police Department and West Valley City Police Department (Salt Lake County, Utah).  During his police career, he has functioned as a patrol officer, field training officer, detective, patrol sergeant and detective sergeant. 

His educational experience includes a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College, as well as a Master of Professional Studies in Security and Safety Leadership from The George Washington University.  While leading Heal the Badge Consulting and in conjunction with the continuation of his law enforcement career, he currently functions as an adjunct professor within the Master of Homeland Security Program at The George Washington University.

His educational experience includes a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College, as well as a Master of Professional Studies in Security and Safety Leadership from The George Washington University.  While leading Heal the Badge Consulting and in conjunction with the continuation of his law enforcement career, he currently functions as an adjunct professor within the Master of Homeland Security Program at The George Washington University.

His educational experience includes a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College, as well as a Master of Professional Studies in Security and Safety Leadership from The George Washington University.  While leading Heal the Badge Consulting and in conjunction with the continuation of his law enforcement career, he currently functions as an adjunct professor within the Master of Homeland Security Program at The George Washington University.

Healing the badge

Healing the Badge Training:

Our “Healing the Badge” training courses can be scaled to 2, 4 or 8 hour blocks, depending on preference and needs. We are passionate about providing law enforcement professionals with the tools requisite for success within, outside and beyond the law enforcement career.  

We have observed the unchecked corrosive effects emanating from the negative aspects of the law enforcement career, as significant suffering is inflicted upon officers, leaders and families.  

Although substantial progress in the realm of emotional resilience education for law enforcement professionals has been observed during the past few decades, we assess this topic as remaining under addressed.  Our training aims to assist in closing the persistent gap between the emotional resilience knowledge available and the information presently disseminated to the profession.  

Our training is presented from three primary perspectives, including assisting officers, leaders and families in the development of emotional durability.  Further, our instruction extends beyond many other emotional resilience training platforms, in that it integrates principles of leadership, as a critical mechanism for enhancing the emotional durability of officers and agents.

Our Trainings:

Officers:

The Biology of Hypervigilance, Healthy Identity Perception/Sense of Self, Physical Health/Emotional Health Link, Financial Management/Emotional Health Connection, Moderating Cynicism, Addressing Burnout, Vicarious or Secondary Trauma, PTS (Post Traumatic Stress), PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and PTG (Post Traumatic Growth), Mitigating Stress by Autonomy Retention, Purpose and Deliberate Goal Orientation, Developing Grit Via a Growth Mindset., Learned Optimism as an Effective Resilience Tool

Leaders:

Modifying Organizational Culture Towards Emotional Preservation and Durability Recognizing Emotional Warning Signs of at Risk Officers/Agents Modeling/Teaching Healthy Emotional Coping Strategies Resisting Machiavellian Leadership, Embracing a Transformational Style The Cascading Effects of Toxic Leadership Emotional Intelligence Development and Leadership Developing Authentic Concern for Subordinate Needs, Embracing Mentoring Assuming the Human Shield Role, Filtering and Mitigating Negative Influences Humility (Mistake Admission), Growth Mindset, Consistent Personal Development Informal Authority and Authentic Influence Tactics Multi-Directional Leadership

Famiies

Teaching the Biological Effects of Hypervigilance to Families Rejecting Family Enabling Behavior and Instituting Cooperative Coping Strategies Integrating Family Into Physical Health Maintenance Restoring Autonomy Via Deliberate Family Planning Through Counsels, Short, Medium and Long Range Goals Orchestrating Meaningful Family Relationships