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The hiring pool for public safety has changed drastically while the stress of working in public safety has increased significantly over the past several years. It is critical to consider officer wellness even before the very first day of work with the agency. Partnering with a police and public safety psychologist can improve your hiring process to ensure that you screen out people who inherently have poor stress tolerance and coping skills or who are just not suited for work in emergency services. Making mental health a more salient component of overall wellness throughout the deputy/officer’s career is critical for retention, particularly with the newer generation of officers. This presentation will allow for a discussion about culture change, how to focus on psychological health from the pre-employment evaluation phase to developing wellness programming, and how to appropriately use the psychological fitness for duty process to enhance psychological well-being and increase retention.

PRESENTER: Dr. Heather McElroy, Board Certified Police and Public Safety Psychologist, Psychological Dimensions/SMA

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