Organisational stressors, wellbeing and performance among operational police members

Expiry Date
: 01/05/2026
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
Rating
: 2.7/4

The module describes how the SAPS organisational stressors affect the operational police members’ psychological wellbeing and performance at work

Keywords: Organisational stressors; operational policing; wellbeing

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this module is to educate on the nature and effects of organisational stressors within operational policing.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. The methodological and ethical issues to consider when studying police members’ experiences of social phenomena. 
  2. The organisational stressors within operational policing that affect police members’ psychological wellbeing and performance as grounded in organisational/industrial theories/models
  3. The approach relevant to handling organisational stressors in the police operational setting.

    Instructions for this Module

    • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
    • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
    • The pass grade is 70%;
    • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
    • Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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