We’re excited to share the next evolution of the Certified First Responder Counselor (CFRC) program and to more clearly define what it means to hold the CFRC designation.

CFRC was created as a cultural competency development tool for licensed clinicians working with first responders. It was designed to help clinicians better understand the culture, realities, and expectations of working alongside public safety professionals.

Over the years, Lighthouse has worked with agencies across the country, supporting hundreds of deployments and has had thousands of conversations with public safety leaders and frontline responders about what actually works and what doesn’t. As that work has grown, so has our responsibility to think beyond individual programs and toward building a durable, national public safety wellness infrastructure. CFRC is an important part of that effort, and this next phase reflects a shift from simple orientation toward a clearer expectation of ongoing engagement and comm...