A basic overview of mental illness: causes & nature of the illnesses; typical/frequent patterns of behavior & common medications; guidelines for officer response. Meet and hear from a panel of consumers.
Half day -- 4 hours CE credit, POST approved
One day -- 8 hours CE credit, POST approved
Half day: $75.00 per attendee; One day: $150.00 per attendee
A basic overview of de-escalation Skills: assessing the situation; conflict management; staying un-hooked; reflective listening; and problem resolution. There will be role-playing and other interactive exercises.
One day -- 8 hours CE credit, POST approved.
$150 per Attendee
A 5-day course, very intensive and interactive -- an in-depth look at mental illness and its implications for law enforcement. We cover: suicide by cop; advocates and consumers; suicide assessment; adolescent & elder issues; PTSD, excited delirium; and mental health courts. There will be site visits to mental health hospitals and service sroviders in your area, and extensive role-play situations with professional actors.
40 hours CE credit, POST approved.
$500.00 per attendee in Metro area; $675.00 per attendee outside the Metro area.
All classes are Minnesota POST Board approved for continuing education (CE) credit.
You can sign up for an "open enrollment" class (see Training Dates). Or, if you have a group of 25 or more, we'll come to your location.
Our training is designed for all sworn officers: police, sheriffs, corrections, park police, transit police, DNR officers, state patrol... any sworn officer who may come into contact with someone experiencing a mental health crisis.
We use a combination of lecture, discussion, activities, and role-plays. We believe in "peer-based training." In other words, cops should be talking to cops.
We also bring in other stakeholders so you can hear directly from consumers of mental health services, family members, local mental health providers, community resources, court services, advocates, military re-integration, and current CIT officers. But the majority of the time you will be hearing from other law enforcement personnel -- their successes, their challenges, their experience and their wisdom.
Come prepared to PARTICIPATE. These are not "butts-in-chairs" workshops.