Chief Terry Ford, ret. (CFO)

CPSE University is pleased to announce the launch of a multi-part, on-demand webinar to assist with creating a mentoring program in your department. Terry Ford, CFO, retired Fire Chief, Tinker AFB, will guide you through the five modules.

The course begins with the environmental context for mentoring in the fire and emergency services, highlights the prevailing human resources practices necessary to implement a mentoring program, outlines how to build a mentoring program for your department, and concludes with the role of professional credentialing as an emerging trend in mentoring.

Students will learn how to:

  • Identify their own strengths and areas for improvement as mentors
  • Establish rapport and trust with mentees
  • Provide constructive feedback and support
  • Address issues of bias, discrimination, and conflict in mentoring
  • Manage the ethical and professional responsibilities of mentors
  • Evaluate and sustain mentoring outcomes

Registration will provide you 60 days to the videos and handout materials.

Register today for the low cost of $99. While supplies last, you will also receive a copy of CPSE’s Refining Next Gen Leaders: Nurturing Leadership Through Leadership publication.