The Specialty of Police and Public Safety Psychology: A Passion for Public Service
Presented by: Philip Trompetter, PhD, ABPP, Jaime Brower, PsyD, ABPP, and Michelle Hoy-Watkins, PsyD, ABPP
1 Hour / 1 CE
On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training
This on-demand professional training program on The Specialty of Police and Public Safety Psychology: A Passion for Public Service is presented by Philip Trompetter, Ph.D., ABPP, Jaime Brower, PsyD, ABPP, Michelle Hoy-Watkins, PsyD, ABPP, in partnership with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP).
This program describes the psychological specialty of Police & Public Safety Psychology, including important milestones in the history of modern police and public safety psychology, the various domains and activities involved in this specialty, the various work settings and employment opportunities for this specialty, the primary professional organizations and sources of continuing professional education in this specialty, as well as several of the activities in which police and public safety psychology professionals engage.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- 1 Describe important milestones in the history of modern police and public safety psychology (PPSP)
- 2 Describe the domains and activities/proficiencies of police and public safety psychology
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Describe several work settings and employment opportunities in police and public safety psychology -
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Describe the primary professional organizations and sources of continuing professional education in police and public safety psychology -
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Describe several PPSP activities (e.g., threat assessment, critical incident intervention, crisis intervention in a police setting)
Training Instructors:
Philip Trompetter, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Philip Trompetter is a California-licensed clinical psychologist who has had a specialty practice in police and forensic psychology for more than forty years. He is board-certified with the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) through the American Board of Professional Psychology, and was president of the ABPPSP board in 2016-2017. His police psychology practice has included confidential counseling to officers and their families, pre-employment psychological evaluations of police applicants and psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations of incumbent officers, and field consultation to five SWAT/Crisis Negotiation Teams, responding to 150+ emergency callouts for barricaded/hostage incidents.
Jamie 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.
Michelle Hoy-Watkins, PsyD, ABPP
Dr. Michelle Hoy-Watkins is a licensed clinical psychologist with nearly 20 years of experience providing clinical, forensic, and police and public safety psychological services. She is licensed in the State of Illinois and is board certified in Police & Public Safety Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).
As President of HWS PsychLaw Services, a forensic and police psychology practice, Dr. Hoy-Watkins has conducted threat assessments, violence risk assessments, pre-employment screenings, and fitness for duty evaluations for various law enforcement agencies, and forensic evaluations for the Department of Immigration, Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, and the Elgin Mental Health Center – Forensic Treatment Program.
Training Outline
Key topics covered in this training include:
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Review the milestones in the history of modern police and public safety psychology (PPSP)
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Discuss domains and activities/proficiencies of police and public safety psychology
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Learn work settings and employment opportunities in police and public safety psychology
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Review the primary professional organizations and sources of continuing professional education in police and public safety psychology -
Review several PPSP activities (e.g., threat assessment, critical incident intervention, crisis intervention in a police setting)
We are proud to partner with
American Board of Police & 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.
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.
American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
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.