Hosted by: The New England Association of Fire Chiefs Division of the IAFC
Date: March 18, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Florian Hall
55 Hallet St, Boston, MA 02122
Open to: Police, Fire, and EMS Personnel
Admission: $10 (includes lunch catered by Fasano’s Catering)
Invest in your department’s future by joining fellow leaders in addressing critical health and wellness challenges.
Health & Wellness Symposium by New England Association of Fire Chiefs Tickets, Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite
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This will be a quick hit discussion on how to survive today’s public service professions mentally. Topics covered will include but are not limited to: the unavoidable physiological and psychological impact of a long-term public safety career, the avoidable stuff you’re doing to yourself and how to start fixing it, sleep, sex, good food, and other things you’re not getting enough of, healthy relationships with family, coworkers, command, etc, compassion fatigue/burnout, booze and bad habits that aren’t working.
Nicole L Sawyer, PsyD is a licensed clinical psychologist in Exeter, New Hampshire. She has been in clinical practice since 2005 and works exclusively with public safety professionals and first responder agencies. Dr. Sawyer currently serves as the supporting psychologist for the NH State Police Peer Support Unit, she provides clinical support for various Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) teams across the state and is an instructor for the NAMI-NH Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) program. She is the professional crisis intervention specialist for the Seacoast Emergency Response Team (SERT), the Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit (SCRTOU), and the NH State Police SWAT (NHSP-CNU), responding alongside law enforcement and Crisis Negotiation Teams (CNT). In addition to her field roles, she provides psychological consultation, assessment, and evaluation for state and local agencies across NH. Dr. Sawyer is known best for her straight-talking and candid trainings and workshops; taking a direct approach to the psychological challenges faced by public safety professionals and first responders over the course of their careers, as well as the challenges of crisis intervention in the community.