The IAFF Center of Excellence is committed to raising awareness and providing education about behavioral health matters that impact fire fighters, paramedics and dispatchers across the United States and Canada. Our community education webinar series is designed to engage and inform fire service members and treatment professionals alike on unique topics that impact this population. Please join us for an upcoming training to learn more.
IAFF Center of Excellence has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.7114. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. IAFF Center of Excellence is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
All webinars are led by IAFF Center of Excellence staff, IAFF Clinicians or Local members or clinicians specialized in the treatment of fire fire fighters, first responders and paramedics.
Medical Director at the IAFF Center of Excellence
Clinical Outreach Coordinator at the IAFF Center of Excellence
Behavioral Health Specialist
International Association of Fire Fighters
Abby Morris, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist and medical director at the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery. This webinar will introduce attendees to the unique needs of fire service members seeking behavioral healthcare. This presentation is ideal for medical and clinical professionals seeking to treat or currently treating fire service members and IAFF members, fire service leadership, peer support team members, chaplains, spouses and other individuals in a capacity to support first responders in treatment and recovery.
Led by Hannah Elmore, MSW on April 27th, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on June 25, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Jeff Gauthier, Local 215 Milwaukee on October 15, 2020
Led by Lauren Kosc, MA, LCPC & Lieutenant Chris Goggin, Local 718 Boston on April 15, 2021
Led by Dr. Kristin Klimley, Psy.D on May 20, 2021
Led by Molly Jones LSW on May 18, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW, Kristen Beall, LCSW-C, ICGC-I, CAC-AD, Will Hinman, CPRS, RPS, and Jim Nowlin, CPRS on November 9, 2022
Led by Lauren Kosc, MA, LCPC & Molly Jones, LSW on July 29, 2021
Led by Lauren Kosc, MA, LCPC & Ray Rahne, IAFF 9th District Vice President on November 4, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Ray Rahne, IAFF 9th District Vice President on July 16, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on September 23, 2021
Led by Hannah Elmore, MSW on October 26th, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Joanne Steen, MS, NCC on March 4, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Ari Brooks, LCSW on March 18, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on June 24, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Kathy Sullivan on March 24, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on April 19, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on August 18, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW, Marc Rattigan, & Mike Jefferson on October 27, 2022
Led by Molly Jones and Capt. Shane Brown of IAFF Local 202 Fresno on October 12th, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Ari Brooks, LCSW on August 31st, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on May 25th, 2023
Led by Molly Jones and Dave Papandrea, Local 911 Birmingham on March 23rd, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on March 14, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LCSW on December 4, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on April 8, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LCSW & Chris Fields, Ret. Major, Oklahoma City, OK Fire Department on May 13, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Nicole Kurtz, owner of The Healing Farm on August 12, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Ben O’Brien, Local 2086 on September 30, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on January 6, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on March 15, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Dr. Zachary Isoma, PsyD on May 24, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on July 14, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on December 1, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on January 12, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, Dr. Shauna Springer, PhD, & Dr. Abby Morris, M.D. on November 14th, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Brandon Dreiman, Local 416 Indianapolis on June 16th, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on July 15, 2021
Led by Dr. Brandy Benson of Tampa Bay Psychology and Molly Jones, LSW on September 24, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Jeff Gauthier, Local 215 Milwaukee, WI on July 7, 2022
Led by Sarah Bernes, MPH, LMSW, MBA, Jeff Campbell of Local 1660 Tualatin Valley & Heith Good of Local 1723 Norwich Township on August 20, 2020
Led by Lauren Kosc, MA, LCPC & Justin Price, Local 947 Greensboro on August 13, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Jeff Campbell, IAFF Master Peer Support Instructor and Local 1660 Tualatin Valley Member on June 17, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Scott Ross, Local 1014 Los Angeles County on December 2, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW and Rich Robinson on February 3, 2022
Led by Hannah Elmore, MSW on September 15th, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Dr. Abby Morris on February 17, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on June 18, 2020
Led by Lauren Kosc, MA, LCPC & Ray Rahne, IAFF 9th District Vice President on July 30, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW and Andrea Watts on January 20, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on March 3, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW and Aderemi Benson, LCPC, C-EMDRT, C-DBT on September 22, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Hannah Elmore, MSW on April 6th, 2023
Led by Hannah Elmore, MSW, Jeremy Clark, Local 747 St. Petersburg, & Jeff Campbell, Local 1660 Tualatin Valley on August 4th, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on December 7th, 2023
Led by Hannah Elmore, Amanda Weathers-Meyer, PhD, LPC, Brandon Dreiman, Local 416 Indianapolis on December 15th, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on September 8, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on November 18, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Theresa Boles, Local 1271 Surrey on September 10,2020
Led by Kelly Savage & Myrrhanda Jones, Center of Excellence Outreach Directors & Jim Tate, IAFF Health Care Advisor and Local 440 Fort Worth President Emeritus on December 2, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Tina Casola, LMFT, First Alarm Wellness on October 22, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on January 21, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW, Scott Robinson & Lauren Kosc, LCPC on February 24, 2022
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Tracy Ryan, First Responder Therapy Dogs on July 13th, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW, Theresa Snow and Isabel Ruediger of Local 1271 Surrey, BC & Dena Ali of Local 548 Raleigh, NC on June 30, 2022
Led by Abby Morris, MD
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on December 17, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW on January 14, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW, Bill Crews, Local 1293 Garland President & Alexander Hamilton, Oxnard Fire Chief on August 18, 2021
Led by Hannah Elmore, MSW on June 22nd, 2023
Led by Molly Jones, LSW, Dawn Roy, LCSW & Theresa Boles, Local 1271 Surrey on November 12, 2020
Led by Molly Jones, LSW, Mike Wells, Local 1619 Prince George’s County on February 18, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW & Jasmyne Kennewick, MAMFT, LMFT, RPT, CSST on February 25, 2021
Led by Molly Jones, LSW and Alison Fienning, LISW-S, CCTP on June 9, 2022
IAFF Center of Excellence
13400 Edgemeade Rd Upper Marlboro, MD
(855) 900-8437
NAICS 623220
To offer treatment for successful recovery from post-traumatic stress and co-occurring addictions and help IAFF members return to the job.
