"This is Not What I Signed Up For": Staying Engaged Amidst Anti-Police Rhetoric

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How do you keep your department healthy and engaged during times of anti-police sentiment? Leading a department is no easy feat let alone during times of civil unrest and a strong social movement against law enforcement. Learn strategies to maintain department motivation and engagement while balancing individual stressors, perspectives, and experience. Hear perspectives from a multidisciplinary team, including sworn personnel and police psychologists as they discuss common coping strategies as well as interventions for your department to enhance officer wellness and engagement.

Julie Snyder, Psy.D.

Police Psychologist, Los Angeles, California, Police Department

Dr. Julie Snyder works with the LAPD as a Police Psychologist. She specializes in empirically supported and behaviorally based treatments and provides clinical services to law enforcement staff and consults with the Crisis Negotiation Team. Previously, Dr. Snyder has served as voluntary clinical faculty at UCLA Semel Institute. Dr. Snyder has been providing treatment for individuals in various settings for the last 15 years, specializing in substance abuse treatment and serious mental illness. Dr. Snyder completed her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University and an APA-Accredited postdoctoral fellowship at Harbor-UCLA. She is most interested in mindfulness, self-compassion, and providing a practical approach to treatment.

Stephanie Barone McKenny, PhD

Police Psychologist, Los Angeles, California, Police Department

Dr. Stephanie Barone McKenny is an LAPD police psychologist who provides consultation to several elite units including SWAT, Air Support Division, and undercover agents. She has worked with law enforcement personnel at the international, national, state, county, and local levels.  Dr. McKenny is also a Diplomate in Sports Psychology, a Nationally Certified Sports Psychologist, a Certified Trauma Professional, and she is Certified in Integrative Medicine for holistic health (mind-body-spirit).  

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