Learn & be inspired at the
Police Resilience Symposium
Have a look at the agenda that includes:
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3 days of presentations
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More than 40 speakers
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5 plenary sessions
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9 panel sessions
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7 different countries represented
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All times are listed eastern standard time in the United States (New York City). For other time zones, click each session.
Day One
Sept. 22
8:45 am
Dermot Shea
Police Commissioner
New York City Police Department
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Jeffrey Lieberman, MD
Lawrence C. Kolb Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, New York State Psychiatric Institute
Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Columbia University Medical Center of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital
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9:00 - 9:45 am
Plenary Session 1:
Resilience & Positive Psychology
Martin Seligman, PhD
Zellerbach Professor of Psychology,
Director Positive Psychology Center,
University of Pennsylvania
[more]
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10:00 - 10:50 am
Session 1:
Moderator:
Jacqueline Drew, PhD
Griffith University
Panelists:
Pre-incident training to build resilience in first responders: Recommendations on what to and what not to do
Jennifer Wild, PhD
University of Oxford
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Resilience training that can change the brain
Golnaz Tabibnia, PhD
University of California - Irvine
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Bolstering Resilience with Mindfulness Training
Ekaterina Denkova, PhD
Miami University
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11:00am - 11:50 am
Session 2:
Moderator:
Stephanie Conn, PhD
Panelists:
warr;or21 - a program to enhance resilience and positive mental health
Detective Jeff Thompson, PhD
NYPD; NYSPI; Columbia U. Medical Center
The Milwaukee Resilience Model
Sandra Ramey, PhD
University of Iowa
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Road 2 Mental Readiness
Keith B. Dobson
University of Calgary (Canada)​
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New Jersey Resiliency Program for Law Enforcement
Lt. Michael Wiltsey, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Faculty at NJCU
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12:00 - 12:50 pm
Session 3:
Peer Support, Resilience, & Mental Health
Moderator:
Lt. John Coppedge
Denver Police Department
Panelists:
Integrating Technology Into Peer Support
Lt. Janna Salisbury
NYPD
Peer Support from Reactive to Proactive approaches
Sgt. Brent MacIntyre
Ottawa Police Service
Peer Support, resilience and online resources
Joe Gazis
Victoria Police
Building a Resilient Work Force Through the Power of Support
Denise Jabonski-Kaye, PhD
LAPD
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Day Two
Sept. 23
9:00 - 9:25 am
Plenary Session 2.a:
Science-Based Resilience Practices
Dennis Charney, MD
Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System; Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Pharmacological Sciences
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9:30 - 9:55 am
Plenary Session 2.b:
Suicide Prevention & Resilience
John Mann, MD
The Paul Janssen Professor of Translational Neuroscience at Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Director, Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division at the New York State Psychiatric Institute
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10:00 - 10:50 am
Session 4:
Resilience & Mental Health Conditions
Moderator:
Monica Brooker, PhD
NYPD
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Panelists:
COVID-19 and Mental Health: Implications for Police Force
Yuval Neria, PhD
NYSPI; Columbia Psychiatry/Columbia U. Irving Medical Center
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Building and Maintaining Reserve
Barbara Stanley, PhD
NYSPI; Columbia Psychiatry/Columbia U. Irving Medical Center
Resiliency: Organizational Strategies
John Violanti, PhD
SUNY Buffalo
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11:00 - 11:50 am
Session 5:
Implementing Police Resilience Programs
Moderator:
Peter Collins, MD
Ontario Provincial Police; University of Toronto
Panelists:
UK National Police Wellbeing Service - Implementing Personal Resilience Programs
Ian Hesketh, PhD
National Police Wellbeing Service UK; College of Policing
The Power of POWER
Konstantinos Papazoglou, PhD
New Jersey City University (NJCU)
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Tangible Resilience
Judith Andersen, PhD
University of Toronto
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Resilience Among Police Officers: an Overview of the Used Concepts, Measures and Predictive Values of Resilience
Kim Janssens, MSc
Tilburg University
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12:00 - 12:50 pm
Session 6:
Moderator:
Thomas Coghlan, PsyD
Psychologist, Blue Line Psychological Services, PLLC.; retired NYPD Detective
Panelists:
Effective Coping Mechanisms - How Mindset & Attitude Impact Resiliency and Create Perseverance
Tremaine Sayles, PsyD, LCSW
NYPD
A Multi-faceted Approach to Resilience and Wellness
Deborah Richardson, PhD
FBI
The Greatest Battle: Mental Health Stigma in Policing
Sgt. Laura Gibson
Police Scotland
Officer Wellness: Wellness is NOT Weakness
David Kennington, MA, LPC
Metro Nashville Police Dept.
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Day Three
Sept. 24
6:00 - 6:25 pm
Plenary Session 3.a:
Keeping Wellness a Top Priority
Sherri Martin
National Wellness Director, Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
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6:30 - 6:55 pm
Plenary Session 3.b: The Science of Resilience
Emma Seppälä, PhD
Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education; Faculty Director of the Yale School of Management’s Women’s Leadership Program
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7:00 - 7:25 pm
Session 7:
Positive Psychology & Policing
Moderator:
S.A. Eric Patterson
FBI
Panelists:
Positive Psychological Interventions: Avoiding Pollyanna, Unicorns, and Rainbows
Judith Moskowitz, PhD
IPPA, Northwestern U.
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VALOR Law Enforcement Resilience Training Program: The Penn Resilience Program
Judy Saltzberg PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Building Mental Fitness: PERMAH-Based Wellbeing Workouts
Peggy Kern, PhD
University of Melbourne
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8:00 - 8:50 pm
Session 8:
Australia/New Zealand Police Leadership & Resilience
Moderator:
Stuart Bartels,
Australian Institute of Police Management
Panelists:
Wendy Steendam
Deputy Commissioner Specialist Operations, Victoria Police
Kaye Ryan
Deputy Chief Executive: People & Capability, New Zealand Police
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Philip Newitt
Assistant Commissioner Operation Support Service, South Australia Police
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9:00 - 9:50 pm
Session 9:
Innovative Approaches to Resilience & Well-Being
Moderator:
John Bale
Fortem Australia
Panelists:
Oscar Kilo - The National Police Well Being Service of the U.K.
Ch. Const. Andrew Rhodes,
Oscar Kilo; National Police Chiefs Lead for Well Being
Officer Wellbeing in Long-term Crises
Katrina Sanders, MPH
Australian Federal Police
NZ Police - Prevention to our People
Insp. Melanie Aitken
New Zealand Police
Resilience Beyond Recovery
Annika Smit, PhD
Police Academy of Netherlands
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