Clinical Vetted Resources

Cultural humility is an attitude of openness, self-awareness, and respect towards individuals from different cultures. It involves recognizing and challenging one's own cultural biases and being willing to learn from others with different backgrounds and experiences.

The First Responder culture has its shared values, and behaviors within professions like police, firefighters, paramedics, and dispatch communicators.  The culture emphasizes teamwork, resilience, quick decision-making, and a sense of duty to protect and serve the community. This culture may involve a unique set of challenges and stressors due to the nature of the work that they do. 

The Kentucky First Responder Peer Support Team interviews clinicians in the tri-state area and surrounding communities to ensure that they have the understanding and tools necessary to assist first responders in need. This list is to be used as a resource only, these providers are not endorsed by the Kentucky First Responder Peer Support Team or any of our partners.

The clinicians have been placed into three categories: cultural humble, cultural competent, and cultural expert.  Below is a brief description of each.

Cultural Humble - Clinicians that have been vetted by the Kentucky First Responder Peer Support Team.  These clinicians have experience treating clients with researched and clinically proven treatment modalities.  They have expressed an interest in treating first responders in the future.  It has been recommended that they complete ride time with a first responder agency.

Cultural Competent - Clinicians that have been vetted by the Kentucky First Responder Peer Support Team.  These clinicians have experience treating first responders and/or military veterans with researched and clinically proven treatment modalities.  Ride time has been completed or has been scheduled to be completed with first responder agencies in their communities.

Cultural Expert - Clinicians that have been vetted by the Kentucky First Responder Peer Support Team and have worked with regional peer support teams to support first responders.  These clinicians have significant experience treating first responders with researched and clinically proven treatment modalities.  They currently work with first responder agencies to provide services when needed.