Dr. Bart J. Leger

• Co-Founder, CORE4, LLC
• P.O.S.T. Certified Law Enforcement Officer, Federal and Local Law
  Enforcement and Fire Chaplain
• Consultant and Traumatic Stress educator
  
  

Dr. Bart J. Leger has been helping people recover from trauma related crisis through counseling and education for the past 28 years. He has served various churches in Alabama and Louisiana, spent many years in the business sector and for the last 10 years has served in fire services and law enforcement in various capacities. Dr. Leger has also provided consulting services to over 300 schools throughout the United States. Dr. Leger has received certifications as a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress from the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Board Certified Pastoral Counselor from the American Association of Christian Counselors/International Board of Christian Counselors, and Certified Senior Chaplain with the International Conference of Police Chaplains. Dr. Leger is Co-Founder of CORE4, LLC, providing multi-component wellness education and program management and consultation for business, industrial and first responder organizations. These services include Stress Management, Training and Education, Consultation, Psychological First Aid, and grief recovery utilizing Emotional, Physical, Nutritional and Spiritual components. He also serves as a P.O.S.T. Certified Deputy Sheriff in the Enforcement Division as well as Chaplain, lead trainer and educator for Southern Law Enforcement Foundation, a law enforcement CISM team for the state of Louisiana, and law enforcement academy instructor. Dr. Leger is available for speaking engagements and his organization is prepared and available to assist with crisis response and training.

Workshops, Presentations and Seminar Topics

• Critical Incident Management

This training prepares a person to serve on a peer support team and
provide psychological first aid and support all the way from pre-incident
to follow-up.


• Compassion Fatigue

This training is designed for professionals serving in the helping
professions. It's goal is to help the helper take care of themselves and
avoid burnout.

• How to Start a Chaplaincy Program in Your Department

This training will guide the first responder agency through the process of
starting and maintaining a chaplaincy program for their department.

• Packing Your Parachute

This training will help the helping professional prepare for traumatic
stress and covers issues such as compassion fatigue, stress management,
and resiliency.

• How to Start a Peer Support Program in Your Organization



• How to Do Death Notifications

Please contact Dr. Leger for a workshop tailored for your specific
organizational needs.

Following is a list of organizations with whom Dr. Leger has interviewed, consulted or trained:

Lake Charles, LA Police Department

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office

Lake Charles, LA Fire Department

Childersburg, AL Police Department

Childersburg, AL Fire Department

Westlake, LA Police Department

Sulphur, LA Police Department

DeRidder, LA Police Department

Louisiana Spirit Hurricane Recovery

Volunteers of America

FBI

US Marshals Service