Military and First Responder Mental Health Coaching 201

$299.00

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Learn how to coach through a biblical lens while understanding the mental, emotional, and spiritual challenges faced by active duty military, veterans, first responders, and their families. This training equips you to serve with both compassion and cultural awareness.

SKU: MFRC201-ONDT Category: Tag:

Course Summary

This advanced course builds on the foundations of MFRC 101, deepening coaches’ understanding of trauma, recovery, and resilience among military and first responder populations. Coaches will explore the mental health impact of sleep deprivation, moral injury, spiritual distress, and traumatic brain injury, and will gain an overview of commonly used evidence-based approaches in clinical care. The course also emphasizes whole-person recovery through nutrition, fitness, community, faith, and purpose. Case studies and applied strategies help coaches navigate complex emotional challenges while staying grounded in a coaching framework.

Learning Objectives

Participants will...

  1. Recognize advanced mental health issues affecting service members and first responders, including TBI, suicide risk, and moral injury.
  2. Describe how trauma affects sleep, cognitive function, and emotional regulation.
  3. Explain the principles of resilience, resistance, and recovery and how they apply to coaching conversations.
  4. Understand the role of faith, values, and meaning in emotional healing and human flourishing.
  5. Identify when to refer individuals to licensed professionals for clinical interventions and ongoing care.
  6. Use coaching strategies to promote recovery-focused habits such as goal-setting, fitness, nutrition, and relational healing.

Course Lessons and Presenters

MFRC 201: Advanced Perspectives on Traumatic Brain Injury
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D. and Geoffrey Grammer, M.D.

MFRC 202: Suicide Risk and Response in Coaching Practice
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D.

MFRC 203: Evidence-Based Therapies for PTSD: CPT, PET, and EMDR
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D. and Shannae Anderson, Ph.D.

MFRC 204: Understanding Screening Tools: PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT, DAS, BDI
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D.

MFRC 205: The Mental Health Impact of Sleep Deprivation
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D.

MFRC 206: Fitness and Nutrition for Emotional and Physical Recovery
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D.

MFRC 207: Resilience: Strength, Discipline, Humility, Solitude, and Goal Setting
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D.

MFRC 208: Resistance: Courage, Endurance, Community, and Vigilance
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D.

MFRC 209: Recovery: Hope, Healing, Shame, Moral Injury, and Forgiveness
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D. and Harold Koenig, M.D.

MFRC 210: Faith, Values, and Human Flourishing for the Client and Coach
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D. and Harold Koenig, M.D.

MFRC 211: Case Study: The Apostle Paul and the Journey of Redemption
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D.

MFRC 212: The Role of Chaplains in Military and First Responder Support
– Tim Murphy, Ph.D., Chaplain (MG) Tom Solhjem, USA Retired