Wellness Conference for Public Safety

chandler training center

3550 S. Dobson Rd. Chandler, AZ 85248

Registration is open!

Conference schedule

Day 1
Tuesday November 17th

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Melissa and Jason

Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Undercover to Uncovered: The Hidden Psychological Toll of First Responder Life

Giovanni Rocco

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Building and Maintaining a Truly Trusted & Professional Peer Support Team

Dr. Tracy Hejmanowski

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Understanding Emergency Responder Exhaustion Syndrome: Neuropsychological Impacts and Prevention Strategies

Lauren Jones Goldbach & Jessica Carter

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Resilient Roots: Navigating Your First Responder Career Alongside Marriage and Family Life

Ashley Wright & Dustin Wright

Day 2
Wednesday November 18th

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Recharge Rooms: Using Science to Improve Health, Performance, and Retention

Rich Ganley

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Tolerating Civilians When Off-Duty

Dr. Tracy Hejmanowski

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Ready for Duty: A Tactical Athlete Approach to Testing, Monitoring, and Returning First Responders

Dr. Shaun Palmer, Trent Rincon & VINNA Performance

12:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Joy in the Journey: Keys to Longevity as a First Responder

Allyn Goodrich

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Wim Hof Method for First Responders: Education, Guided Breathwork, and Meditation

Ben Dubin & Jessica Dubin, Connect2it

Session titles, timing, and speakers are subject to change as conference planning is finalized.

Participants will receive a certificate documenting 13 hours of continuing education units upon completion of the conference.

While final approval is determined by each agency, providing the certificate along with the conference program that highlights the training objectives and presenter credentials generally supports the approval process for continuing education units.

Statement from AZPOST:
“Effective December 5, 2022, AZPOST will no longer review agency or vendor requests for continuing training credits. The Board approved discontinuing this practice in July 2022. Law enforcement agencies will be responsible for vetting and approving or denying all vendor or consultant training for their employees. Guidance on how to vet vendors has been provided to training coordinators by members of AZPOST’s Advanced Training Unit.”

Day 1-Tuesday November 17th

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Melissa and Jason

8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Giovanni Rocco
Undercover to Uncovered: The Hidden Psychological Toll of First Responder Life

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Tracy Hejmanowski
Building and Maintaining a Truly Trusted & Professional Peer Support Team

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Lauren Jones Goldbach & Jessica Carter
Understanding Emergency Responder Exhaustion Syndrome: Neuropsychological Impacts and Prevention Strategies

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Ashley Wright & Dustin Wright
Resilient Roots: Navigating Your First Responder Career Alongside Marriage and Family Life

Day 2-Wednesday November 18th

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Rich Ganley
Recharge Rooms: Using Science to Improve Health, Performance, and Retention

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Tracy Hejmanowski
Tolerating Civilians When Off-Duty

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Dr. Shaun Palmer, Trent Rincon & VINNA Performance
Ready for Duty: A Tactical Athlete Approach to Testing, Monitoring, and Returning First Responders

12:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Allyn Goodrich
Joy in the Journey: Keys to Longevity as a First Responder

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Ben Dubin & Jessica Dubin, Connect2it
Wim Hof Method for First Responders: Education, Guided Breathwork, and Meditation

Session titles, timing, and speakers are subject to change as conference planning is finalized.