Althea Olson and Mike Wasilewski

More Than A Cop

Althea Olson and Mike Wasilewski

Althea Olson, LCSW, and Officer Mike Wasilewski, LCSW, have been married since 1994. Althea is a social worker in private practice at Fox Bend Counseling in Oswego, Illinois. Mike works full-time as a police officer for a large suburban Chicago agency and part-time as a social worker with Fox Bend Counseling. They write on a range of topics including officer wellness, relationships, mental health, morale and ethics. Their writing led to them developing More Than A Cop, and they have traveled the country as police trainers teaching “survival skills off the street.”

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Protect your mental health: Stop saying these 5 things
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The first step toward overcoming mental illness involves pushing back against stigmatizing self-talk
9 steps to creating a culture that supports officer mental wellness
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An FOP survey found that 90% of officers believe there is still a stigma that prevents cops from seeking help for emotional or behavioral health issues
Early intervention crucial for officers in crisis
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If caught and addressed early, emotional wounds are highly treatable and full recovery is likely
12 traits of effective police leaders
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Effective leaders focus on developing a culture of rewards versus a culture of punishment – here is how they do it
6 considerations for cops stuck in a hostile workplace
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There are many difficulties and risks associated with confronting an adult bully in the workplace
7 ways to sabotage your relationship
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Here's how to most efficiently wreck a solid, loving relationship, get that starter marriage out of the way, and cast a pall over your next few relationships
Creating a stigma-free approach to mental illness
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Answering the growing responsibility of cops as frontline mental health workers
Moving past 'if only' thinking
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Don’t let two little words stand between you and the relationships you’d like, the career satisfaction you desire and the personal achievement you dream of
4 ways millennials can improve police culture
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Millennials demand to feel what they do for a living adds value to the world – harnessing that passion can only benefit police departments
Are cops too ‘special’ for our own good?
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When does a widely held belief hurt the profession more than it promotes healthy wellbeing?
5 ways police leaders can recruit and retain millennials
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A generational wariness toward long-term employment commitments creates employee retention issues
How to tell if you are depressed and when to get help
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Depression is a well-studied condition that has tested and effective therapeutic modalities
4 tips on making your police marriage work
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After 23 years of marriage, this police couple shares the lessons they’ve learned to strengthen their relationship
How self-awareness can improve a police officer’s personal relationship
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Seeing the good in a relationship is extremely important to maintaining positive feelings toward one another, but awareness of problem areas is just as important
Battling job stress: How cops can strengthen their resilience
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One of the most important factors necessary for good mental health is resilience
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