Three E’s System

The solution to long-term success - by patrollers for patrollers

A patroller's health and well-being are crucial in making clear-headed choices on and off the hill. Unfortunately, over time, a patroller might be exposed to hundreds of unforeseen events that may impact our health and well-being and alter our decision-making. As patrollers, we can maintain optimal health and regain our well-being after traumatic events by implementing coping techniques. These techniques include EFT Tapping and exercises to calm the nervous system. Additional skills, such as recognizing the different mental states and non-verbal to verbal communication cues, how to create rapport, calibrating, and self-assessing, are all taught in the Patrollers Wellness Fundamentals

Wellness balances a person's physical, social, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, environmental, and occupational well-being. Achieving this balance and maintaining a balanced lifestyle helps as a preventative measure for dealing with our traumatic experiences on and off the hill. Mastering these skills empowers us as a patrollers to live a balanced life and to make life-saving decisions from a place of clarity.

Head Start
Our brain is a complex organ that controls memory, thought, emotions, temperature, touch, vision, breathing, hunger, motor skills, and every process that regulates our body. A healthy functioning brain and nervous system give us the advantage on the hill. This program uses a brain-based approach to create fast and effective changes.

Head Strong
Headstrong is about maintaining good daily habits that promote long-term health, well-being, and performance-being; headstrong means sustaining the ability to make decisions from a place of nimbleness and intelligence for clear-headed choices on and off the hill.

The Three E's system is a step-by-step roadmap to feeling mentally strong and ready to take on any challenge.

Education is the foundation for A Good Assessment (AGA), understanding communication, and understanding what adjustments are effective to improve one's health and well-being.

Engagement is a vital component of rapport, effective communication, and self-care.

Empowerment through skills gives one the confidence and the ability to access choices to make positive changes.

The Wellness Fundamentals include:

A Good Assessment Skills:

Self Awareness: Calibration card, a tool to assess your feelings and mental state.
Perception: The process of interpreting information from our senses.
Stressors: Events or situations that cause stress in our lives.

Communication Skills:

Interpersonal Communication: Abilities that help us exchange information, ideas, feelings, or needs with others effectively. The Question "How are you?": A question that can hurt or help another patroller, depending on how you answer it.

Coping Skills: