Behavioral Health Program Clinical Coordinator
International Association of Firefighters
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Prior to joining the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Lauren had the privilege of serving a clinically diverse population, as a psychotherapist for over ten years in variety of behavioral health treatment settings. After starting as a substance abuse counselor for Johns Hopkins Medicine, Lauren served as diagnostic clinician, evaluating the risk and resiliency of U.S. service members for the Center of the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS), at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD. As clinician for Medstar Health for over six years, Lauren was a critical member of a multidisciplinary team serving inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient behavioral health programs, as well as Crisis Intervention Services (CIS).
Since joining the IAFF in 2017, Lauren has overseen the IAFF Peer Support Training Program, co-created the IAFF Resiliency Training, and co-created the IAFF series Responding to the Opioid Epidemic. As a behavioral health specialist, Lauren has delivered best practices and technical assistance to IAFF affiliate members, while conducting clinical oversight, quality assurance, and clinician training for the IAFF Center for Excellence in Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery. Lauren is the principal creator of the IAFF clinician training program, including Understanding the Fire Service for Mental Health Professionals, and Treating Fire Service Members in Behavioral Health Settings. Lauren has led critical revisions of NFPA 1500 and 1582 occupational health standards, with sharp focus on enhancing behavioral health screening, evaluation, and programming. Lauren enjoys conducting behavioral health support groups at IAFF conferences. In 2022, Lauren was appointed Behavioral Health Program Clinical Coordinator by the IAFF General President.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM