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NPSS presents at the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation’s (ICISF) 2023 World Congress

Our Executive Director was invited to present two one-day courses this year at the ICISF World Congress: Line-of-Duty Injuries: The Forgotten Population and Understanding the First Responder’s Culture: for Mental Health Staff. The conference held every two years has attendees from across the globe. This year eleven countries were represented. Line-of-Duty Injuries have been a… Continue Reading →

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NPSS gives keynote presentation at the 2023 International Fire Department Instructors’ Conference (FDIC)

In April our Executive Director was invited to represent NPSS and the On-Site Academy by presenting a customized program for attendees entitled, “Students in the Fire Service: Non-traditional challenges for today’s fire instructor”. This presentation was given on April 24 at the FDIC Professional Development Conference in Indianapolis, IN. Attendees consisted of representatives of the… Continue Reading →

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NPSS presents Crisis Intervention programs to the IL State FOP Wellness Group to enhance their Wellness and Resiliency offerings

Last month, our Executive Director was invited to present two programs to the IL State FOP Wellness Group to support the health and well-being of Law Enforcement personnel. The two ICISF programs: Assisting Individuals in Crisis and Group Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention were presented over five days to the group in… Continue Reading →

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NPSS presents at the 2023 Fire Chiefs’ Association of Massachusetts (FCAM) Professional Development Conference

This month our Executive Director was invited to present two programs for upper-level Fire Command members to support the health and well-being of Fire personnel. The two presentations entitled, “Line-of-Duty Injuries: the Forgotten Population” and “Peer Support and Emerging Sciences: Blending the New with the Traditional for Enhanced Wellness and Resiliency” were given on March… Continue Reading →

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NPSS to present at the Massachusetts’ Western Region Homeland Security Conference October 2022

NPSS has the honor of being asked to present at this year’s inaugural First Responder Mental Health Resilience Conference on October 27. Sponsored by the Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council, this month-long program is designed to present leading-edge approaches to fostering mental health resiliency in first responders. NPSS will be providing two presentation that… Continue Reading →

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NPSS presents at Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 888 Conference on CISM Resources

This month NPSS had the privilege of presenting at the SEIU Local 888 conference in Braintree Massachusetts. The presentation entitled, “Critical Incident Stress Management: Resources for You”, was designed to allow attendees to have an oversight of trauma and the potential impact on their personal and professional lives, stress indicators, and resources to deal with… Continue Reading →

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NPSS presents at the Fire Chiefs’ Association of Massachusetts (FCAM) Professional Development Conference

This month our Executive Director was invited to develop and present two programs for upper level Fire Command members to support the health and well-being of Fire personnel. The two presentations entitled, “Substance Use/Abuse in Public Safety: What Can I Do About This?” and “Public Safety Suicide: What Every Fire Officer Should Know” were given… Continue Reading →

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