Public Safety Peer Support Association

Public Safety Peer Support Association

Mind • Body • Spirit

2016 Conference – Program

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Conference Schedule at a Glance

Tuesday, September 13

  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM: Training Registration (Pre-conference and Main Conference)
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Introduction of Board Members and Committee Members
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Training: Prescription Drug and Alcohol Addiction in Law Enforcement
  • 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM: Training: Effective Communications for Building Relationships and Developing Trust
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Peer Support Team Building (4-groups)
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Peer Support Team Building (4-groups)
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Registration for Main Conference

Wednesday, September 14

  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Training Registration for Main Conference
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Opening Ceremonies
  • 8:30 AM – 11:45 AM: Emotional Survival
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM: Lunch
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM: Yarnell Hill Fire Lone Survivor and CISM Responders
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM: Peer Support Response to the San Bernardino Terrorist Attack
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM: Aurora Colorado Theater Shooting
  • 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Social Event
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Friends of Bill

Thursday, September 15

  • 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM: Good Morning (2-Raffles)
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM: Response to a Line of Duty Death
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM: Role of a Public Safety Chaplain
  • 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM: The Story of a California State Correctional Sergeant
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM: Lunch
  • 1:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Overcoming Adversity – Panel of Speakers
  • 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM: Developing a Respectable Peer Support Team the Hard Way
  • 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Closing for the Day (2-Raffles)

Friday, September 16

  • 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM: Good Morning (2-Raffles)
  • 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM: Building a Resilient Peer Support Program
  • 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Bullet Proof Mind
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM: Closing Ceremonies (2-Raffles)

Training Schedule

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 (Pre-Conference)

Introduction
8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Lorenzo Glenn, Lieutenant – Anaheim Police Department PSPSA President
Board Members and Committee Members

Prescription Drug and Alcohol Addiction in Law Enforcement
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Presenter: Michael Rodi, Deputy, Peer Support Coordinator – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Effective Communications for Building Relationships and Developing Trust
10:15 AM to 11:30 AM
Presenter: John Hintz, Detective – San Diego County Sheriff’s Department

Lunch
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Peer Support Team Building
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
8-Groups available – Register your team early to ensure a time slot.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Opening Ceremonies
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
Lorenzo Glenn, Lieutenant – Anaheim Police Department PSPSA President and MC: Mike Massey, Investigator, San Diego District Attorney’s Office (Retired)
Welcome to Wellness on the Front Line™

Emotional Survival
8:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Presenter: Kevin Gilmartin, Ph.D., Author and Motivational Speaker

Lunch – Buffet (Purchase Ticket)
11:45 PM to 1:15 PM

Yarnell Hill Fire Lone Survivor and CISM Responders – Panel of Speakers
1:15 PM to 2:30 PM
Presenters: Brendan McDonough, Granite Mountain Hotshot – Prescott Arizona Fire Department, Scott Ross, Captain – Los Angeles County Fire Department and Steve Froehlich, Ph.D. (Private Practice) – Los Angeles County Fire Department

Peer Support and Mental Health Response to the San Bernardino Terrorist Attack – Panel of Speakers
2:45 PM to 3:45 PM
Presenters: Nancy K. Bohl-Penrod, Ph.D., Director – The Counseling Team International, Anna Bell, Latent Fingerprint Examiner II – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, and Deborah Silveria, Ph.D., – The Counseling Team International

The Response to the Aurora Colorado Theater Shooting
3:45 PM to 5:15 PM
Presenter: Stephen Redfearn, Sergeant – Colorado Aurora Police Department

Social Event
5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Hotel Terrace
Socialize with the public safety professionals and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks. PSPSA will provide each attendee one drink ticket at registration.

Friends of Bill
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Good Morning – (2-Raffles)
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM
MC: Mike Massey, Investigator, San Diego District Attorney’s Office (Retired)

Peer Support and Mental Health Response to a Line of Duty Death – Panel of Speakers
8:15 AM to 9:15 AM
Presenters: Leslie Murray, Lieutenant – Downey Police Department, Nelda St. Clair, National Critical Incident Stress Program Manager – Bureau of Land Management, Mynda Ohs, Ph.D., – The Counseling Team International

Role of a Public Safety Chaplain
9:15 AM to 10:15 AM
Presenter: Chuck Price, Chaplain – El Cajon and San Diego Police Departments

My Story – The Story of a California State Correctional Sergeant
10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Presenter: Paul Trevino, Sergeant – California Department of Corrections

Lunch – Buffet (Purchase Ticket)
11:45 PM to 1:15 PM

Overcoming Adversity – Panel of Speakers
1:15 PM to 3:15 PM
Peer Support for Injured Officers
Speaker: Sarah Shirvany, Officer – Anaheim Police Department
Peer Support for the Loss of a Child
Speaker: Mike McGrew, Sergeant – Santa Barbara Police Department
A Paramedic Recently Attacked on Duty Recovers from PTSD
Speaker: Ben Vernon, Firefighter – San Diego Fire and Rescue Department

Developing a Respectable Peer Support Team the Hard Way – Panel of Speakers
3:30 PM to 4:45 PM
Presenters: Erin Brisben, Sergeant, and Karen Moss, Deputy – Clackamas County Sheriff’s Department (Oregon) and Garen Weitman, Psy.D. (private practice)

Closing – (2-Raffles)
4:45 PM to 5:00 PM
MC: Mike Massey, Investigator – San Diego District Attorney’s Office (Retired)

Dinner on Your Own

Friday, September 16, 2016

Good Morning – (2-Raffles)
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM
MC: Mike Massey, Investigator, San Diego District Attorney’s Office (Retired)

Building a Resilient Peer Support Program
8:15 AM to 9:30 AM
Presenter: Ken Middleton, Ph.D., Peer Support Coordinator – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Bullet Proof Mind
9:45 AM to 12:30 PM
Presenter: Lt. Colonel Dave Grossman, Ph.D. – Author and Motivational Speaker

Closing Ceremonies
12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
Lorenzo Glenn, Lieutenant – Anaheim Police Department, PSPSA President and Anna Bell, Latent Fingerprint Examiner II – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, PSPSA Vice President