Announcing the Presentations for the 8th Annual FSPA Conference
By: Robert Avsec, FSPA Operations Chief
It gives me great pleasure to announce the presentations that have been selected for upcoming conference in Pearland, Texas, October 9-10, 2025. Before I do that, I want to extend my thanks, and that of all FSPA members, to the members of the Task Group who volunteered to take on the task of evaluating the 20 proposals that we received and making the hard decisions leading to the “best of the best” being selected.
Task Group: Evaluation and Selection of Conference Presentations
- Dr. Margaret Gavian, Task Group Leader
- Dr. Jennifer O’Leary Tait
- Dr. Carla Moore
- Mary Beth Michos, Fire Service Leader
The Presentations & The Presenters
- Effective Psychological Fitness for Duty Evaluations in Fire Services, Daniel R. Altman, Ph. D.
- Effective Psychological Pre-Employment Evaluations in Fire Services, Daniel R. Altman, Ph. D.
- Human Factors in the Dutch Fire Service: Changing the Culture to Normalize Mental Resilience, Jasper Tobias Brouwer, Master of Science (Psychologist); Captain (Royal Netherlands Air Force)
- The Slow Burn: Understanding the Morbidity of Suicidality—Catherine Harris, Psy. D
- Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) Training Among First Responders—Kristen Wheldon, Psy. D & Captain Heather Buren
- Stress Reduction for Mental Health Practitioners Serving Firefighters—Ben Bernstein, Ph. D
- Fire Service Seatbelt Use: A 20-Year Case Study—Burt Clark, Ed. D and Fire Chief Jason Mays.
- Re-Humanizing the Heroes: Recognizing and Confronting the Dehumanization of First Responders, Kari Mika-Lude, Ph. D.
Congratulations to all the presenters who had their proposals accepted. We look forward to seeing and hearing and learning from your work!
Registration is now open! Get your registration and hotel accommodations today! Visit the FSPA Conference webpage for all the details.
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