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Dr. Stephanie Barone McKenny

Dr. Stephanie Barone McKenny

Dr. Stephanie Barone McKenny

Dr. Stephanie Barone McKenny is the chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Police Psychological Services Section (PPSS). She proudly served the men and women of the Los Angeles Police Department for over 20 years and continues to provide consultation to law enforcement agencies around the world as her mission. She is also a diplomate in sports psychology. All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr. McKenny at smckenny@gmail.com.

Integrative treatment for PTSD

Integrative treatment for PTSD

A whole-body approach to healing from trauma

September 15, 2022

PTSD is the quintessential mind–body–spirit disorder given its disruption of multiple body systems, disabling symptoms and high rates of chronic illnesses and autoimmune disorders. An innovation in PTSD treatment is […] Read More

Formula 1 racing: “Push, push” to perform under pressure

Formula 1 racing: “Push, push” to perform under pressure

How F1 drivers rise to the occasion in pressure situations

September 2, 2022

Watching high-risk operators deploy equipment to hold off their challengers with split-second decisions while wearing body cameras has everything to do with modern policing! Formula 1 (F1) drivers, like cops, […] Read More

Normalization of deviance

Normalization of deviance

How closely are you following your department’s SOP?

June 22, 2022

Normalization of deviance is a term used to describe the gradual process in which deviance from correct, proper or acceptable behavior becomes normalized or acceptable. As the deviant action is […] Read More

The nobility of policing

The nobility of policing

June 1, 2022

What makes a king kingly? His position of power and the army at his fingertips? His clothing and appearance? The wise counsel that he gives? What makes a knight a […] Read More

Beware of backstabbing co-workers

Beware of backstabbing co-workers

Tips on how to deal with two-faced colleagues

March 24, 2022

Backstabbing in the workplace is always a power grab (and sometimes cowardice as well). A co-worker friend demands the boss write you up despite no actual wrongdoing. A supervisor repeatedly […] Read More

Dark night of the American soul

Dark night of the American soul

The Capitol riot and metastasizing terrorism

January 16, 2022

The tenor of our times Terrorism — individually and collectively — has dominated and defined the tenor of our times. The liberation of Auschwitz confronted the world with a particularly […] Read More

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