Organizational Betrayal and Moral Injury
By: Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.) and FSPA Operations Chief This is from a post over on LinkedIn yesterday by Jason Scriven, Counselling Graduate Student…
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Using AI for emotional and interpersonal matters: Not just for now — from now on
By: Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.) and FSPA Operations Chief This was posted on LinkedIn by Elie Losleben, MPH. A very thought-provoking take on AI…
Into the Fire: Why Mental Health Support Must Match the Culture of the Fire Service
In the fire service, courage isn’t just about kicking in doors. It’s about suiting up—again and again—while carrying the emotional weight of what you’ve seen,…
Can we stop calling them “soft” skills already?
By: Robert Avsec, FSPA Operations Chief and Battalion Chief (Ret.) “Bringing this one over from LinkedIn,” this is a post from Susan David, Ph.D. Historically…
Elevate Fire Service Mental Health—Join Us in Pearland!
The 8th Annual Conference of the Fire Service Psychology Association is where the future of firefighter mental health is shaped. Join us October 9-10, 2025,…
International FSPA Member Receives Honor from Lithuanian Fire Service
By: Robert Avsec, Fire Service Member WOW! Gustė Gramaglia is a psychologist who works with the Fire Service in Lithuania and she’s one of our…
Singapore Civil Defence Force Leads the Way
By: Robert Avsec, FSPA Fire Service Leader Me and my colleagues at the Fire Service Psychology Association congratulate Swee Giang Khoo and her colleagues at…
Groundbreaking: San Francisco & Petaluma Fire Departments Lead the Way in Trauma Risk Management Training
By: Robert Avsec, Executive Fire Officer, FSPA Fire Service Leader Member On April 9-11, 2025, the Fire Service Psychology Association (FSPA) marked a pivotal moment…
An FSPA Conference Success Story
By: Robert Avsec, Battalion Chief (Ret.) At our FSPA Conference in Atlanta in October 2023, I had the pleasure of meeting a fellow fire service…
The “Elevator Pitch” that can help make you a great FSPA Ambassador
By: Robert Avsec, FSPA Fire Service Leader Member Every member is a representative for the Fire Service Psychology Association. Full stop. It’s vital for the…