4 Hours / 4 CEs

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Extreme Event Consultation Operational Support is presented by Jaime Brower, PsyD, ABPP, in partnership with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP).

Psychologists providing support for law enforcement and other public safety operations is an exciting, challenging, and demanding domain of police and public safety psychology. This program provides core knowledge for psychologists to either oversee, coordinate or assist in the recovery efforts of a mass casualty event. While providing an overview of the psychological footprint of either a mass casualty or extreme event incident, the foci is delineating the different impacts from dealing with a natural disaster casualty event versus a human-generated event, the identification of the impacted individuals to include the first and second responders, the trauma contamination process as well as the accompanying trauma symptoms, and the psychologists’ roles from consultation to psychological Incident Command.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

  • 1 Describe a working knowledge of the various trauma responding locations and intervention issues
  • 2 Describe the various categories and psychological consequences of the possible mass casualty or extreme events
  • 3 Describe the issues and symptoms that develop as the trauma progresses through the various phases

  • Intended Audience

    This training is designed for mental health and allied professionals who work with or are interested in police and public safety psychology, trauma response, and disaster mental health. It is suitable for individuals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds who specialize in or support law enforcement, emergency response, and public safety.

    Examples of Relevant Professionals:

    • Mental Health Professionals
    • Psychologists
    • Social Workers
    • Counselors
    • Marriage and Family Therapists
    • Other Allied Mental Health Professionals
    • Professionals working in or with law enforcement, emergency response, or public safety agencies
    • Clinicians interested in police and public safety psychology, trauma response, or disaster mental health

  • Experience Level

    This training is appropriate for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals with varying levels of experience in police and public safety psychology, particularly in mass casualty response and threat assessment.

    • Beginner: Participants new to police and public safety psychology or mass casualty response who seek foundational knowledge of trauma intervention, event types, and the psychologist’s role in recovery efforts.

    • Intermediate: Participants with some experience in trauma response or public safety settings who wish to deepen their understanding of trauma progression, intervention strategies, and operational support activities such as threat assessment and management.

    • Advanced: Participants with extensive experience in police and public safety psychology who are looking to refine their expertise in complex threat management, advanced trauma intervention, and leadership roles in psychological Incident Command.

  • Practice Setting

    Clinicians practice in operational public safety environments—embedded with or on call for law enforcement, fire/EMS, and 911—providing support across preparedness, acute response, and long-term recovery. Work occurs on scene, at emergency operations and recovery sites, and in clinical settings, including participation in psychological Incident Command and threat assessment/management.

    Examples of Practice Settings:

    • Police departments, sheriff’s offices, and public safety headquarters
    • Fire/EMS stations and 911/dispatch centers
    • Emergency Operations Centers and Incident Command Posts
    • Hospitals, trauma centers, and family assistance/reunification centers
    • Disaster recovery sites and community resilience hubs
    • Behavioral threat assessment/management units and fusion centers
    • Training academies and peer support programs
    • Secure telehealth services for remote or rural first responders
Presented By

Jaime Brower, PsyD, ABPP

Dr. Jaime (Brower) Archuleta, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in Colorado and Wyoming. She is board-certified in Police & Public Safety Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and is currently the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology’s (ABPPSP) President Elect and National Chair of Examinations. She is also the Founder and Owner of Brower Psychological Services & Consulting, Inc. (BPS). She now serves as the Vice President of Peer Support and Clinician Training and Membership for Lexipol. Dr. Brower founded the National Emergency Responder and Public Safety Center (NERPSC, LLC), acquired by Lexipol in early 2023. Dr. Brower has devoted her career to working with those in law enforcement, corrections, detentions, fire, military, and other high stress occupations, as well as ensuring the health and wellbeing of their family members. She further specializes in risk and threat assessment, school violence and hostile workplace investigations. Dr. Brower is particularly passionate about training and consulting with agencies regarding best practices for enhancing resiliency and wellness. Dr. Brower is the proud recipient of the 2019 CIT Instructor of the Year award!


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Training Outline

Key topics covered in this training include:

  • The role of the psychologist in threat assessment (e.g., workplace and school threats, terrorist and stalking assessment)

  • Threat sources, and fact patterns

  • Principles of threat assessment

  • Methods and processes to identify, assess, and manage risk

  • Scholarly and scientific research relevant to threat assessment across several contexts, and clinical judgment versus actuarial versus structured professional judgment

We are proud to partner with

American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP)

<center>American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP)

We are proud to partner with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) for this training. ABPPSP became a fully affiliated specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) on October 21, 2011. Police and Public Safety Psychology is concerned with assisting law enforcement and other public safety personnel and agencies in carrying out their missions and societal functions with optimal effectiveness, safety, health, and conformity to laws and ethics. It consists of the application of the science and profession of psychology in four primary domains of practice: assessment, clinical intervention, operational support, and organizational consultation.

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CE Sponsorship Information

Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by, recognized by, or maintains sponsorship provider status with the following boards and agencies. We maintain responsibility for all content in our CE/CPD programs. For more information, visit here. 

  1. American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.

  2. Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.

  3. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

  4. National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7190).


Sponsorship Approval Statements

Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7190. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Palo Alto University, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Palo Alto University maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits. Continuing and Professional Studies, Palo Alto University, is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0103. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies, is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073.