Evaluating the Before Operational Stress on-demand asynchronous online training for public safety and healthcare personnel

Abstract

Public safety personnel (PSP) experience frequent exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events, increasing their likelihood of developing several mental health disorders. The Before Operational Stress (BOS) program was designed as a proactive psychological intervention to build resilience and improve interpersonal relationships among Canadian PSP. Previous mixed-methods evaluations of the BOS program evidenced small but statistically significant improvements associated with BOS Intensive (in-person) training. A new delivery modality was developed to provide asynchronous online access to program content (i.e., BOS On-Demand) to improve accessibility.