Community Education for Fire Fighters and First Responders

The IAFF Center of Excellence is committed to raising awareness and providing education about behavioral health matters that impact fire fighters, paramedics and dispatchers across the United States and Canada. Our community education webinar series is designed to engage and inform fire service members and treatment professionals alike on unique topics that impact this population. Please join us for an upcoming training to learn more.

All webinars are led by IAFF Center of Excellence staff, IAFF Clinicians or Local members or clinicians specialized in the treatment of fire fire fighters, first responders and paramedics.

Upcoming Events

Grief and the Fire Service

This training will discuss the basics of grief and provide attendees with a greater understanding of the grieving process, applicable to loss experienced by fire service members and civilians alike. It will also discuss the ways in which fire service members experience sudden death, anticipated death and traumatic loss. Through participation in this webinar, attendees will be better prepared to address their own needs related to grief and also learn how to best support their peers and loved ones who may be grieving.

Mar 4

Utilizing EMDR When Working with Fire Service Members

This webinar will provide an overview of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and discuss why this modality is useful when treating fire service members experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related symptoms. Attendees will gain a greater understanding of EMDR therapy, how it works and why it is an effective modality in treating trauma experienced by fire service members. This training will also include stories and video(s) from real-life fire scenes.

MAR 18

Treating Fire Service Professionals: Building Cultural Competency

The purpose of this training is to help clinicians and other community partners develop cultural competency in the fire service as to be best equipped to provide effective behavioral health services to fire fighters, paramedics and emergency dispatchers. It will include information about day-to-day life at the fire house and the potential impact of aspects of the job on well-being, such as exposure to trauma, shift schedules and mental health stigmas.

MAR 25

Featured Speakers

Featured Webinar

Behavioral Health Among Fire Fighters and Paramedics:

Treating Occupational Needs

Behavioral Health Among Fire Fighters and Paramedics: Treating Occupational Needs

Presented By:

Abby Morris, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist and medical director at the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery. This webinar will introduce attendees to the unique needs of fire service members seeking behavioral healthcare. This presentation is ideal for medical and clinical professionals seeking to treat or currently treating fire service members and IAFF members, fire service leadership, peer support team members, chaplains, spouses and other individuals in a capacity to support first responders in treatment and recovery.

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Addiction

Community Education for Fire Fighters and First Responders

All webinars are led by IAFF Center of Excellence staff, IAFF Clinicians or Local members or clinicians specialized in the treatment of fire fire fighters, first responders and paramedics.

Upcoming Events

Grief and the Fire Service

Utilizing EMDR When Working with Fire Service Members

Treating Fire Service Professionals: Building Cultural Competency

Featured Speakers

Abby Morris, MD

Molly Jones, LSW

Lauren Kosc, CCTP, LCPC

Featured Webinar

Behavioral Health Among Fire Fighters and Paramedics:

Treating Occupational Needs

Behavioral Health Among Fire Fighters and Paramedics: Treating Occupational Needs

Presented By:

View Past Webinars by Topic

Addiction in the Fire Service: Training for Fire Fighters, Paramedics & Dispatchers

Overcoming Addiction: A Fire Fighter’s Experience

Suicide in the Fire Service: Prevention Planning & Intervention Strategies

An Introduction to IAFF Peer Support and Program Development

Understanding Peer Support in the Fire Service

Addiction in the Fire Service: Training for Clinicians

Trauma in the Fire Service for Clinicians

Treating Fire Service Professionals: Cultural Competency for Clinicians

Treating Fire Service Professionals: Building Cultural Competency for Clinicians

Introduction to Fire Fighter Behavioral Health: Enhancing your Knowledge

Trauma in the Fire Service: A Discussion on Post Traumatic Stress

Trauma in the Fire Service

Work Life Balance in the Fire Service

Health Insurance Coverage for IAFF Members

Navigating the Behavioral Health Care System for Fire Service Members

Managing Stress in 2021: Strategies for Success

Help Starts at Home: Fire Service Families and Behavioral Health

Fire Family Dynamics: Promoting Healthy Home Lives

Healthy Relationship Building and Maintenance for Fire Service Couples

Behavioral Health Among Fire Fighters and Paramedics

Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Overview of 2020 Education and What’s to Come in 2021

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