29/06/2024EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | NEWS

EDUCATION OF POLICE OFFICERS OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF ZENICA-DOBOJ CANTON

On Friday and Monday, June 21 and 24, 2024, in cooperation with the TPO Foundation and the Police Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Zenica-Doboj Canton, educational activities (workhops) were held. In total (on both days), about 80 police officers attended.

The workshop was lead by Aida Bahtanović, psychologist, psychotherapist and consultant for gestalt therapy in organizations.

The topic of both occasions was “Stress management in the context of specifics and challenges in performing police work”. More specifically, the workshops included the following thematic units:
1. Stress (reactions to stress, symptoms, consequences of stress – burnout at work, prevention and alleviation of stress)
2. Stress in the police profession (sources of police stress and coping)
3. Questionnaire for self-assessment of stress level and questionnaire for determining the level of burnout syndrome
4. Procedure of progressive muscle relaxation