Family Wellness Speaker Series

The Family Wellness Speaker series offers virtual presentations by experts on the topic of family support for police officers. If you have any questions, please reach out to OSW@theiacp.org.

 

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  • Contains 1 Component(s) Recorded On: 09/17/2024

    The topic for this session is creating infrastructure and departmental policies that include and support family wellness. This session will be a panel discussion where the speakers will share strategies and approaches, they have taken within their agencies.

    The topic for this session is creating infrastructure and departmental policies that include and support family wellness. This session will be a panel discussion where the speakers will share strategies and approaches, they have taken within their agencies. The panelists are Kimberly Jackson-Luzader, Trauma Counselor, Raleigh (NC) Police Department; Sgt. James Brack, Bellevue (WA) Police Department; and Sgt. Thomas Brengel, Illinois State Police.

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    The topic for this session is leveraging external partnerships to enhance family wellness programs.

    The topic for this session is leveraging external partnerships to enhance family wellness programs.  

  • Contains 1 Component(s) Recorded On: 07/10/2024

    The speaker for this session is Alicia Romero, the founder of Beyond the Badge. Alicia will discuss the reasoning behind creating a family wellness non-profit, as well as the benefits and challenges, and how other agencies can replicate her efforts.

    The speaker for this session is Alicia Romero, the founder of Beyond the Badge. Alicia will discuss the reasoning behind creating a family wellness non-profit, as well as the benefits and challenges, and how other agencies can replicate her efforts.

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    During this session, we will share strategies and approaches for maintaining family support and wellness through generational shifts, where a divide can develop between officers who are close to retirement and newer officers. Agencies should consider different generational needs as they develop their family programming.

    During this session, we will share strategies and approaches for maintaining family support and wellness through generational shifts, where a divide can develop between officers who are close to retirement and newer officers. Agencies should consider different generational needs as they develop their family programming.  The speakers for this session are Captain Heather Massey and Police Administrative Assistant Stephanie Smith with the Liberty (MO) Police Department. They are are essential members of their agency’s wellness programming who have been proactive in creating innovative approaches to increase family engagement within their agency  

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    The session will include a discussion on how agencies can integrate officer families into prevention, intervention, and postvention efforts.

    The topic for this session is suicide prevention. The session will include a discussion on how agencies can integrate officer families into prevention, intervention, and postvention efforts. The speaker for this session is Dr. Edward Keane, a police psychologist with the Danbury (CT) Police Department) and the co-chair of the Suicide Prevention working group for the IACP Officer Safety and Organization Wellness Section.