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Working with first responders presents a unique challenge to mental health workers. Police officers, firepersons, and members of the military are reluctant to pursue treatment because of potential ramifications on their reputations, but also the possibility that they might lose their jobs. One national agency requires all employees to notify a supervisor if one is seeking mental health services for any reason. Their reluctance to seek treatment is understandable. Understanding the uniqueness of this population is critical in order to effectively get them into treatment and keep them there. For different specifics, but similar reasons, members of the media and entertainment industry are also reluctant to seek treatment. This population will also be addressed. Finally, attendees will be exposed to the ethics of working with news outlets, pod casters, movie makers, and other media organizations.
MindPath is a partner platform for this workshop.
Booking through MindPath is part of the official registration process and is the same workshop hosted by Carolyn Ramp.
This workshop offers 3 Core Continuing Education credits (3 CEs). THIS IS A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP.
During this virtual workshop, your video must be turned on to receive your CEs. We must be able to attest that you attended the workshop.
Presenter: Gregory K. Moffatt, Ph.D., LPC, CPCS
Gregory K. Moffatt is a counselor, college professor, and public speaker who’s been in private practice for 35 years. Dr. Moffatt has written, lectured and consulted in the area of violent behavior since 1993. For over a decade he was a regular lecturer at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA and he has consulted with Delta Airlines, U.S. Airways, Westinghouse Corporation, Johns Manville, law enforcement agencies, and numerous other businesses and schools. He has assisted law enforcement in the investigation of unsolved homicide cases and specializes in the assessment and prevention of homicidal and violent behavior. He served as an invited participant on the Atlanta Youth Homicide Initiative for Beverly Harvard, Chief of Police, Atlanta, GA in 1999. He was a regualar consultant and profiler with the Atlanta Cold Case Squad for more than 10 years.
Dr. Moffatt has published dozens of articles, including a regular column for Counseling Today. Dr. Moffatt is the author of numerous books on aggression and violence. Blind-Sided: Homicide Where it is Least Expected (Praeger Publishing, 2000) and A Violent Heart (Praeger Publishing, 2002) both address violent behavior, the development of aggression, homicide and homicidal profiling. His book entitled Wounded Innocents and Fallen Angels (Praeger Publishing, 2003) addresses child abuse, sexual abuse, child abduction and child neglect. It also addresses aggression committed by children - homicide, sexual assault, vandalism/arson, and parricide. A parenting book entitled A Parent's Journey: Parenting From Conception Through Adolescence (Praeger, 2003) is available. He has also written Hancuffed: A Friendship Of Endurance (Publish America, 2008) and Stone Cold Souls: History's Most Vicious Killers (Praeger, 2008). Survivors, (Greenwood, 2010), an inspiring description of surviving trauma, was released in 2010.
He has appeared on syndicated radio programs such as "American Crime Line" in Chicago and "Shrink Rap" based in Victoria, British Columbia. Dr. Moffatt has also appeared as a guest expert on news programs in Chattanooga, Tennessee and on the FOX Network, ABC, NBC, and CBS in Atlanta, America's Most Wanted, and he has served as an expert consultant to ABC and the Discovery Channel for specials they have produced on mental health and violence issues. He was also a personal consultant to Tyler Perry for the movie Alex Cross.
In addition to work in the United States, Dr. Moffatt has addressed audiences around the world including venues such as India, the Philippines, Panama, St. Vincent, Mexico, Peru, and Chile.
Location:
This is a virtual workshop presented by Zoom. All attendees will be sent a Zoom link the night before the presentation.
Contact Info: crampconsulting@gmail.com