CPS Professor Receives “Outstanding Presenter Award” at Hostage Negotiation Conference

Vincent Van Hasselt, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Director of the Family Violence Program at the Center for Psychological Studies, recently received an “Outstanding Presenter Award” at the Florida Association of Hostage Negotiators (FAHN) Annual Conference. Dr. Van Hasselt’s presentation, Personality Disorders: Crisis Intervention and Negotiation Strategies, was one of many seminars offered at the conference to the nearly 300 police hostage negotiators from across the State who were in attendance. In addition to his work at CPS, Van Hasselt is a certified police officer working part time with the City of Plantation Police Department where he serves as Training Coordinator for their Crisis Response Team.