DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2021
THURSDAY 7 - FRIDAY 8 JANUARY 2021, VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Andrew Rhodes
Andy Rhodes is the Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary one of 43 forces in England & Wales with a workforce of 6000. He is also the NPCC lead for well being, staff engagement and organisational development. His policing background has been mainly in the uniform & specialist operations disciplines including Counter Terrorism Firearms Command. For the last 5 years Andy has held the position of Professional Community Chair for OD and International Policing in the College of Policing. He was awarded the QPM in 2016 and has an MBA and a Post Graduate Certificate in coaching. He is Chair of CPOSA the Chief Police Officers Staff Association.He is currently preparing his doctoral research study which will focus on well being ...what else?Andy has worked with experts from across policing and academia and is the service lead for the National Well Being Service (NPWS) Oscar Kilo www.oscarkilo.org.uk The NPWS is funded by Government & Public Health England and services a blue light community of over 200,000 law enforcement and fire professionals. The OK programme comprises a range of services from line manager & executive leadership training to psychological support.The NPWS team co-ordinate a fleet of 10 outreach vehicles kitted out with health screening equipment and represents a vital front end to the service which is highly visible and able to extend its reach to a dynamic frontline. Over 10,000 members of staff have accessed early intervention physical, psychological and financial check-ups in the last 12 months. In crisis events the fleet is used to forward deploy for use in trauma debriefs.Andy is COVID-19 national police lead for testing and personal protective equipment as well as HR policy.Outside of work Andy has 2 children, 2 grandchildren and is married to Helen a psychotherapist who specialises in drug & alcohol recovery. Having discovered QiGong they are studying for accreditation so that they can help others access the incredible benefits of this ancient Chinese practice. In between all this Andy enjoys competitive triathlon having completed several long distance events usually finishing in the dark.
Andy Rhodes is the Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary one of 43 forces in England & Wales with a workforce of 6000. He is also the NPCC lead for well being, staff engagement and organisational development. His policing background has been mainly in the uniform & specialist operations disciplines including Counter Terrorism Firearms Command. For the last 5 years Andy has held the position of Professional Community Chair for OD and International Policing in the College of Policing. He was awarded the QPM in 2016 and has an MBA and a Post Graduate Certificate in coaching. He is Chair of CPOSA the Chief Police Officers Staff Association.He is currently preparing his doctoral research study which will focus on well being ...what else?Andy has worked with experts from across policing and academia and is the service lead for the National Well Being Service (NPWS) Oscar Kilo www.oscarkilo.org.uk The NPWS is funded by Government & Public Health England and services a blue light community of over 200,000 law enforcement and fire professionals. The OK programme comprises a range of services from line manager & executive leadership training to psychological support.The NPWS team co-ordinate a fleet of 10 outreach vehicles kitted out with health screening equipment and represents a vital front end to the service which is highly visible and able to extend its reach to a dynamic frontline. Over 10,000 members of staff have accessed early intervention physical, psychological and financial check-ups in the last 12 months. In crisis events the fleet is used to forward deploy for use in trauma debriefs.Andy is COVID-19 national police lead for testing and personal protective equipment as well as HR policy.Outside of work Andy has 2 children, 2 grandchildren and is married to Helen a psychotherapist who specialises in drug & alcohol recovery. Having discovered QiGong they are studying for accreditation so that they can help others access the incredible benefits of this ancient Chinese practice. In between all this Andy enjoys competitive triathlon having completed several long distance events usually finishing in the dark.