Police Academy Podcast

 “Can I be a police officer if I have anxiety?” “What if I struggle with depression? Will I even get hired by a police department?” Althea Olson, LCSW, and Officer Mike Wasilewski, LCSW, are here to help answer these important questions. Althea and Mike 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 wide 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.This episode starts with a focus on the prospects for those looking to get into law enforcement and who struggle with General Anxiety Disorder. We then move to a discussion on the prevalence of anxiety disorders and depression among police offi