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, public safety, trauma response, and disaster mental health. It is suitable for individuals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds who specialize in or wish to develop expertise in law enforcement, emergency response, and public safety psychology.

    • Mental Health Professional
    • Psychologist
    • Social Worker
    • Counselor
    • Marriage and Family Therapist
    • Other Allied Mental Health Professional
    • 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 designed for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals with varying levels of experience in police and public safety psychology, particularly in mass casualty and extreme event response.

    Beginner:
    New to police and public safety psychology or mass casualty response; seeking foundational knowledge of trauma response locations, intervention issues, and the psychological impacts of mass casualty or extreme events.

    Intermediate:
    Some experience supporting law enforcement or public safety operations; familiar with trauma response basics and seeking to deepen understanding of trauma progression, responder roles, and consultation in incident command.

    Advanced:
    Extensive experience in police and public safety psychology; seeking advanced strategies for overseeing, coordinating, or consulting in complex mass casualty or extreme event recovery efforts, including nuanced trauma symptomatology and operational leadership.

  • Practice Setting

    Professionals who complete this training typically work in high-stakes, dynamic environments where they provide psychological support to law enforcement, emergency responders, and public safety personnel. The work can occur in both urban and rural locations, and may require rapid deployment to disaster or mass casualty scenes, as well as ongoing care for individuals and teams affected by traumatic events.

    • Police department wellness units or peer support programs
    • Fire stations and emergency medical service agencies
    • Disaster response command centers or emergency operations centers
    • Hospitals or trauma centers with crisis intervention teams
    • Community mental health clinics serving first responders
    • On-site support at mass casualty or disaster locations
    • Consultation roles within public safety agencies or government organizations
    • Private practice specializing in trauma, disaster, or public safety psychology

Presented By

Jaime (Brower) Archuleta, PsyD, ABPP Owner, Brower Psychological Services & Consulting

Dr. Jaime Brower is a licensed clinical psychologist working out of Denver, Colorado. She is American Board Certified as a specialist in the area of Police & Public Safety Psychology. 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.

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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)

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).



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) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 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), SW CPE 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 and 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. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #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. CONCEPT Professional Training 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.