Announcements*

The Fire Service Psychology Association is hosting an 8 hour CE course on "Understanding Fire Service Culture" at the Glendale Fire Department near Los Angeles on May 3.  Registration and Information .

The Second Annual Fire Service Association Conference will be held at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute in College Park Maryland on September 26-27.  Registration and Information

A Summer Training Institute including workshops in Police and Public Safety Psychology will be held at Palo Alto University in California, June 17-21.  Workshops include: Using the MMPI-2RF in Public Safety Personnel Evaluations (Dr. Martin Sellbom, June 18), Working with First Responders: What Every Clinician Needs to Know (Dr. Jaime Brower, June 20) and Introduction to Police & Safety Psychology (Dr. Philip Trompetter & Dr. Jamie Brower, June 21)  More information

Comprehensive Fitness & Consultation, LLC in Phoenix, AZ has full- and part-time positions available for clinicians who are prepared to work with law enforcement and emergency services personnel.  Must be licensed or license-eligible in Arizona and prepared to work with children, family and couples. Send cover letter and CV to Amy White (amy@cfcheros.com) or fax 623-215-9959. 

An online Graduate Certificate in Cyber Intelligence is now being offered by James Madison University. Strategically analyze cyber security threats and understand adversaries.More information

The American Academy of Police and Public Safety Psychology (AAPPSP) will offer an introductory workshop in Palo Alto, CA on June 21, for beginner-, intermediate- and advanced-level clinicians who are considering board certification. More information 

Zeitschrift für Psychologie, founded in 1890, is the oldest psychology journal in Europe and the second oldest in the world, invites papers for a topical issue on "The Psychology of Forensic Evidence."  Abstracts are due June 23.  More information 

Sigma Threat Management Associates is offering Basic Threat Assessment Training in Washington, DC on May 10; and Advanced Threat Assessment Training on April 26 and June 14.

Specialized Training Services is offering Threat-Assessment workshops in Boston (June 11-14). More information

The Public Safety Peer Support Association (PSPSA) will have their annual conference November 5-8 in San Diego, CA.  More information

Psychologists needed for a 911 operators training program.   More information

The Seismic Change in Police Investigations. A major player in law enforcement says it will no longer use a method linked to false confessions.  More information

Safeguarding Officer Mental Health Before and After Mass Casualty Events.  This publication, published by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and distributed by the US Department of Justice, can be a valuable resource. Free download available.  More information

Many position openings for license-eligible Forensic Psychologists are now available in the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Search for the keyword "Forensic Psychologist" in Team Georgia Careers.

The WAVR-21 is now available.  This is an instrument for assessing risk of violence in the workplace by Drs. Stephen White and Reid Meloy.  More information

Education and Training Guidelines for the Specialty of Police and Public Safety Psychology have been published in Training and Education in Professional Psychology.  These guidelines were developed by the Council of Organizations in Police Psychology (COPP).  SPCP is a member of COPP.   More information

*The listings above are provided as a free service of SPCP.  Items listed here have not been vetted by the organization and they should not be a construed as an endorsement by the Society.