Course Details
Course Description
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, PhD, 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.
Course Objectives
Describe important milestones in the history of modern police and public safety psychology (PPSP)
Describe the domains and activities/proficiencies of police and public safety psychology
Describe several work settings and employment opportunities in police and public safety psychology
Describe the primary professional organizations and sources of continuing professional education in police and public safety psychology
Describe several PPSP activities (e.g., threat assessment, critical incident intervention, crisis intervention in a police setting)