Addiction in the Fire Service: Training for Fire Fighters, Paramedics & Dispatchers

The purpose of this event is to provide continuing education in behavioral health matters for fire service professionals. This presentation “Addiction in the Fire Service” will address various types of substance use disorders and addiction experienced among fire fighters, paramedics and dispatchers. This webinar will provide insight into signs and symptoms of substance abuse and addiction, as well as resources to find help for oneself or a peer.

This presentation is ideal for IAFF members, fire service leadership, peer support team members, chaplains, spouses and other individuals in a capacity to support first responders struggling with or in recovery from addiction or a substance use disorder. We will also address how the present pandemic has changed the dynamic of recovery and substance abuse trends in this unprecedented time.

Speaker Information: Molly Jones, LSW, is the Clinical Coordinator for the IAFF Center of Excellence. In this role, Molly is responsible for working with community clinical partners across North America to design continuing care plans for clients returning to their local areas after treatment at the Center of Excellence. She travels the country providing continuing education to first responders on behavioral health topics and clinicians on cultural competency in the fire service.

Molly earned a Masters in Social Worker from the University of Oklahoma and has extensive experience in case management, behavioral health treatment and human services. In addition to case management oversight and continuing education, Molly works with local and state IAFF leadership to connect fire fighters to quality clinicians, prescribers and programs in communities across the U.S.

TIME: 2PM - 3:30 pm EST

This event will not provide CE credit.

More info on the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery at IAFFRecoveryCenter.com