Jeffrey Dick

Board Member - At Large

Professional Experience

• served for 34 years as a Police Officer/Deputy Sheriff 
• 1979-1984 Alameda County Sheriff’s Office 
• 1984-2012 San Mateo Police Department
• became a certified Law Enforcement Chaplain in 2016
• serve as a Chaplain Intern at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Ca.
• serve as the Chaplain for the Northern California Chapter of C.O.P.S. – Concerns of Police Survivors
• serve as the Chaplain for the San Mateo County Probation Department (Adult & Juvenile)

Peer Support Experience

• became a member of the SMPD Peer Support Team in 1991
• became a member of the San Mateo Co. CISM Team in 1998

Peer Support & Critical Incident Stress Management Training

• completed hundreds of hours of training in Peer Support and CISM, from Basic to Advanced courses, in California, Utah and Texas over the past 27 years.
• member of the first San Mateo County CIT – Crisis Intervention Training course for San Mateo County law enforcement personnel – 2005
• completed the Law Enforcement Chaplain’s Academy in 2016
• completed an intensive Clinical Pastoral Education course 2016-2018

Personal Statement

• I have spent most of my adult life assisting and supporting my brothers and sisters serving in the Public Safety professions.

What is the best thing about being on the Sam Mateo County CISM Team? 

• When needed, our TEAM can make a positive difference in the lives of fellow police officers, firefighters, public safety dispatchers and paramedic staffs.

Why is peer support important for me? 

• Throughout my public service career, I was faced with emergencies and critical incidents that created a psychological wastebasket for me. Through peer support, I realized there was hope and a positive means to adjust and handle the issues. Knowing the success that peer support made in my life it was only logical to turn it around and serve others. Pass it forward.

Why should peer support be a priority at a department? 

• ​The use of “peer support” is a tool that has been proven successful throughout the public safety professions. By utilizing the proper concepts of peer support, departments can retain more safety members and not loose them to professional burnout, or issues like Post Traumatic Stress. Peer support is the investment in the lives of men and women within the public safety workplace.

Jeffrey Dick