Fire Related Human Behavior
When: February 14, 2023 at 1:00 Eastern Time
Target Audience: Mental Health Professionals
Overview:
The webinar will highlight various topics related to behavioral health in emergent situations. This training will cover relevant mental health issues encountered in society today and within emergency service organizations. It well prepares first responders to practically and healthily cope with the emotional and mental distress they may experience on the job. These topics will provide critical insight into human behavior and the variety of ways in which individuals respond to fire-related emergencies.
This workshop is designed to help you…
- Identify and discuss various duty-related traumas.
- Explain the importance of a comprehensive critical incident stress management (CISM) program.
- Identify behavioral health conditions amongst first responders.
Instructor:
Mrs. Jihane Mauzé-Chavis,
Program Coordinator/Lecturer
Fire & Emergency Services Administration Program
Broadwell College of Business and Economics
Impact of Mindfulness On Performance within High-Stress Occupations
When: Mar 14, 2023 at 10:00 Pacific Time
Target Audience: Mental Health Professionals
Overview:
The literature is robust with information on mindfulness as a tool for resiliency and when used as an adjunct to research-based interventions. However, emerging research is demonstrating the impact of mindfulness in performance within high-stress occupations. This presentation will review the research on how mindfulness impacts operational performance within high-stress occupations and the implications for fire service organizations.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe at least two ways mindfulness can improve operational performance among firefighters
Unique Dynamics of Working as a Minority in the Fire Service
When: April 11, 2023 at 10:00 PST
Target Audience: Mental Health Professionals
Overview:
This conversation will address the unique and seldom discussed perspective of being a minority in general, and a Black person in particular, in the Fire Service.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the history of segregation in the fire service
- Describe the impact of being a minority or Black person in the fire servic
- Identify the ways we can all serve as anti-racists in the fire service
There is one APA Sponsored CE offered for this webinar. The Fire Service Psychology Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Fire Service Psychology Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Instructor:
Cpt. Brent Burton
Los Angeles County Fire Department – Retired
Introduction to Cultural Competency: Fire Service Psychology
When: May 17th, 2024 at 10:00 PST
Target Audiences: Mental Health Professionals and Fire Service Leaders
Overview:
This webinar will provide an overview of the four domains of fire service psychology:
- Assessment
- Intervention
- Industrial/Organizational
- Operations
Instructors:
Dr. Kristen Wheldon, PsyD, clinical and forensic psychologist licensed in California.
Battalion Chief/Paramedic (Ret.) Robert Avsec, formerly of the Chesterfield (Va.) Fire and EMS Department.
