29 April 2026 University Centre of the Guardia Civil (CUGC) Aranjuez (Madrid, Spain) 

Interested persons must complete the following online form with the requested information:

Registration fees

Registration for the III International Forum includes access to all forum sessions, official documentation and materials, lunch in the CUGC dining hall, and transport service between the University Centre of the Guardia Civil and the urban centre of Aranjuez during the day. 

Attendance at SFPR 2026 does not require the payment of any fee, regardless of the chosen modality (attendee or participant). 

Attendance at SFPR 2026 requires payment of a single fee of €30, regardless of whether you register as an attendee or as a participant. This fee is entirely allocated to covering the catering services. The €30 fee must be paid by bank transfer to the following account number: ESXXXX, indicating “Centro Universitario de la Guardia Civil” as the beneficiary. In the payment reference, please write “SFPR2026 Name Surname(s)” of the attendee. Example: “SFPR2026 John White”.

Key dates 

• Opening of registrations: 10 January 2026 

• Closing of registrations: 5 April 2026 

• Forum date: 29 April 2026

If you have any questions regarding the registration process, please contact the Organizing Committee at: sfpr@cugc.es

Special Sessions, Oral Communications & Posters 

The SFPR 2026 Organizing Committee invites professionals, researchers and representatives of law enforcement agencies, as well as academics and specialists in psychology, leadership and mental health, to submit proposals for in-person presentations to be delivered on 29 April 2026 at the Centro Universitario de la Guardia Civil.

Particular consideration will be given to proposals that:

• Present innovative models of leadership and institutional resilience.

• Promote knowledge transfer between operational and academic settings.

• Provide comparative or international perspectives on leadership, psychological management and wellbeing in law enforcement agencies.
  
  

All proposals must be submitted by email to the SFPR 2026 Scientific Committee at: sfpr@cugc.es, attaching the completed presentation template in the language in which the presentation will be delivered.

Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee, which will decide on their acceptance based on the following criteria:

• Adherence to the required structure: Proposals must strictly follow the format and organisation specified in the corresponding guidelines.

• Clarity of presentation and precise use of technical language: The text must be written in a clear and accurate manner.

• Innovation in content and thematic approach: Originality will be valued both in the topic addressed and in the perspective adopted. Higher scores will be awarded to proposals that offer novel approaches or explore under-researched areas within the field.

• Methodological soundness consistent with the objectives: The coherence and relevance of the methodological design in relation to the research questions will be assessed, including the type of study, techniques employed and criteria for analysis.

• Scope and potential impact of the results: Consideration will be given to the possible social, professional or academic impact of the findings, as well as their potential to inform future research or contribute to professional development.

Each author may participate in a maximum of two submissions.

Call for the submission of Special Sessions – SFPR 2026 

Special sessions will have an approximate duration of 60 minutes, must be delivered in person, with an applied, participatory, and experience-exchange approach. 

Each special session will consist of between two and four speakers, who may include professionals, researchers, or institutional leaders from different organisations or countries. 

Key dates: 

• Submission deadline for proposals: until 15 February 2026 

• Notification of acceptance: 1 March 2026 

• Submission of final materials: 25 March 2026 

Call for the submission of oral communications – SFPR 2026 

The objective of these communications is to disseminate research results, professional experiences, or applied projects related to leadership, resilience, and psychological wellbeing in security forces and bodies. 

Each communication will have a maximum time of 10 minutes, followed by a brief round of questions or comments. Presentations may be delivered in Spanish or English, in person. 

Key dates: 

• Submission deadline for proposals: until 20 February 2026 

• Notification of acceptance: 5 March 2026 

• Submission of final presentation (slides or supplementary material): 1 April 2026 

Call for the submission of posters – SFPR 2026 

Posters will provide a space for the exchange of experiences and research results on leadership, resilience, psychological wellbeing, mental health, training, and organisational development in police and security environments. 

Works may be submitted that: 

• Present results or updates of applied research or case studies. 

• Describe programmes or best practices of leadership and institutional psychological support. 

• Propose models or tools for intervention in the field of police resilience. 

Each poster will be presented during the official Poster Exhibition session (2:00 – 3:00 pm) in the Facundo Infante and Grados rooms, where those presenting works must remain available to comment on their work with attendees and members of the Scientific Committee. 

Technical specifications: 

• Format: vertical (A0 – 84.1 × 118.9 cm). 

• Languages: Spanish or English. 

• Individual posters or up to three authors will be accepted. 

• The title and authorship of the poster must appear clearly identified at the top. 

Key dates: 

• Submission deadline for abstracts: until 28 February 2026 

• Notification of acceptance: 10 March 2026 

• Submission of definitive poster (PDF): 1 April 2026 

Presentation guidelines

SFPR 2026 establishes the following general rules for the presentation of special sessions, oral communications, and posters, in order to guarantee academic coherence and scientific rigour of all contributions. 

The specific conditions of each modality (deadlines, duration, selection criteria, etc.) are detailed in the corresponding official calls published on this same website. 

General guidelines

All works must comply with APA style (7th edition) — American Psychological Association, Publication Manual (2020) — regarding structure, citation, and bibliographic references. 

Recommended structure: 

• Title of the work (centred and in capitals). 

• Name(s) of the person or persons delivering the presentation, institutional affiliation, and country. 

• Abstract (maximum 250 words). 

• Keywords (between 3 and 5). 

• Body of the text with the following indicative sections: 

o Introduction and objectives

o Methodology / development 

o Results or main contributions 

o Discussion / conclusions 

Oral communications and posters 

The submission conditions, deadline dates, and specific technical requirements for each modality are described in the corresponding calls. 

For abstracts of oral communications, APA format (7th edition) must be followed with complete citations and references. 

Posters must include a bibliography in accordance with APA (7th edition) and present a clear, structured, and legible visual design. 

Citation and references (APA 7th edition) 

All sources cited in the text or in visual materials must appear in the final reference list, ordered alphabetically and with hanging indent. 

Examples of format: 

Book: 

Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. W. H. Freeman.

Article: 

Violanti, J. M., & Aron, F. (1994). Ranking police stressors. Psychological Reports, 75(2), 824–826. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1994.75.2.824 

Book chapter: 

Regehr, C., & LeBlanc, V. (2017). The impact of operational stress. In J. M. Violanti & D. Paton (Eds.), Police trauma: Psychological aftermath of civilian combat (pp. 55–73). Charles C. Thomas. 

Publication & certification 

Proposals that meet the formal requirements and are selected by the Scientific Committee may be included in the academic publications of the CUGC derived from the forum. 

Those presenting works will receive official certification of authorship issued by the Scientific Committee of SFPR 2026.