IAFF Center of Excellence: Treating Fire Service Professionals: Building Cultural Competency

The purpose of this training is to help clinicians, treatment providers and other community partners develop cultural competency in the fire service and first responder professions as to be best equipped to provide effective behavioral health services to fire fighters, paramedics, law enforcement officers and emergency dispatchers.

This event 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. This presentation will provide insight into the most common behavioral health issues experienced by fire service members, substance abuse trends among this unique population, and treatment techniques that have proved successful at the Center of Excellence.

Objectives: Identify intricacies of the profession, including day-to-day structure, exposure to trauma, and effects on interpersonal relationships, review common behavioral health issues experienced by first responders and learn about the IAFF Center of Excellence and Fortitude program structures.

1 Continuing Education Credit Offered.

Time: 12PM – 1:30PM EST

This course, Treating Fire Service Professionals: Building Cultural Competency <APPROVAL NUMBER 886850632-1224 >, provided by IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery, is approved for continuing education by the Social Work Continuing Education Approval Collaborative, which is administered by NASW. CE Approval Collaborative Approval Period: <May 3, 2021 – May 3, 2022>.

IAFF Center for Excellence has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.7114.

Any accommodations for a disability please email, [email protected].

The course is offered via Demio. The event is free of charge.

The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery is a one-of-a-kind treatment facility specializing in PTSD for professional fire service members who struggle with trauma, substance use, addiction and other related behavioral health challenges. It is a safe haven for members to receive the help they need in taking the first steps toward recovery and share experiences with other members who have faced or overcome similar challenges.

How to Join Demio: 

Step 1: After registering for the event, you will immediately be redirected to a page confirming you have successfully registered for the event. On this page, you have the ability to add the registration link to your calendar using the “add to my calendar” feature.

Step 2: You will receive an email from Demio containing a unique link to join the event. Please keep this link and do not share with anyone, as it only will work for one attendee.

Step 3: On the day of the event, you will be emailed a reminder that the event is starting in one hour and another email stating the event will begin in 15 minutes. Please click the “join the event” button to be directed to the platform. Demio is a web browser based platform, and can only be accessed using Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Microsoft Edge web browsers. All other platforms are not supported.

Step 4: If you are joining the event prior to the designated start time, you will be directed to the waiting room. There you will see a timer counting down until the event start time.

Step 5: Once the event, begins you will be let into the event and immediately greeted by one of our team members. When participating in one of our events using Demio, you will not be seen on video or heard on microphone. To interact with the speaker, ask questions, or engage with other attendees, please use the chat feature on the right side of your screen.

Step 6: Enjoy the presentation! One of our team members will follow up with you after the event and provide a recording of the webinar.

If you experience audio issues during the event, be sure to use one of the supported web browser listed above. You may also need to adjust audio settings within the browser. If you are using a supported web browser and care continuing to experience audio issues, please exit the event and rejoin using the same join link you previously used. If you are using an extended monitor, you may need to unplug the monitor to resolve the issue.

Should you experience additional issues or have questions, please email [email protected], who can better assist your needs. You may also visit, https://support.brightervision.com/knowledge-base/demio-webinars-audio-video-troubleshooting/ for a step-by-step troubleshooting guide.