Founder, President, CISM Perspectives, Inc. since 1998Senior Team Leader, Training Director, Monroe County (Rochester, NY) CISM WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINAR TOPICS AND DESCRIPTIONSC.O.P.S., The Traumas of Law Enforcement, Gates Fire District, Gates, New York PAST ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTATIONS, TRAINING AND INTERVIEWSCity of Knoxville Police Office of the Sheriff, Wayne County, New York New York State Association of Sheriffs Boston Med Flight Air Medical Services International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) Vital Signs (NYS EMS Conference)

Rick Pessagno is a seasoned Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse with over 30 years of experience. He completed his doctoral studies at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA. His scholarship and clinical focus on thanatology. He has been recognized for his contributions to nursing education, clinical practice, and organization leadership by the Association for Death Education and Counseling, the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, the New Jersey Society of Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses, and the American Association Nurse Practitioners. He is a Fellow of the American ...