First Responders as Servant/Leaders: Building Relationships   [Archived Catalog]
2018-2019 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Spring Addendum
   

PSY 3062 - First Responders as Servant/Leaders: Building Relationships


This course will critically examine the first responder's desire to serve the community, including the theoretical constructs and characteristics of the philosophy of servant leadership and social justice. Discussions of the role that social power plays in Public Safety Organizations, and the communities they serve, will be highlighted. Key factors in developing positive relationships and open communications between individuals within public safety organizations, as well as between first responders and the citizens and communities they serve, will be identified. Examines the issues of identifying and responding to toxic leadership and how response organizations can work to mitigate it from among their ranks. Commonly used leadership evaluation and assessment methods will be compared and evaluated for their use in leadership consultations and applications. 3 credit(s)