SUICIDE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

Date: By Department Request (2-Day Training)
Location:

The Counseling Team International
Training Room
1881 Business Center Drive, Suite #12
San Bernardino, CA 92408
800-222-9691
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Hilton Hotel
285 E. Hospitality Lane
San Bernardino, CA 92405
909-889-0133
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Gov. rate $84 per night + tax ( Gov. ID required)
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Price:

Pre-registration Tuition: $175.00 (Due one-week before class)
Standard Tuition: $200.00
Make checks payable to:
The Counseling Team International and send to:
Attn: Brenda Hulsey
1881 Business Center Drive, Suite 11
San Bernardino, CA 92408

Course Description:
Our 2-day Suicide in Law Enforcement training class is designed to raise awareness and provide practical intervention techniques. In addition to understanding the Myths and Reasons behind suicide, it's also imperative to Assess the Lethality of the suicidal person. This program will give you assessment questions to ask the person in order to help them de-escalate. Through Peer Support Helping Skills, Validation, suggesting Alternatives and recognizing Verbal and Behavioral Clues, you will be better equipped and prepared to help in such a critical moment in one's life!

The experts agree that 80%-90% of those individuals completing suicide often communicate their suicidal intent to someone. To the untrained, these usually subtle communications are often ignored. On the flip side, a successful intervention, applied by those trained in suicide prevention / intervention skills, has been proven to save lives. Law enforcement peers, supervisors, and administrators are in ideal positions to monitor the psychological wellness of their department members. Training and awareness provide the confidence to recognize the suicidal danger signs, and to ask the right questions at the right time. In simple terms, Ask a question, save a life!

Learning Objectives:

• Awareness of suicide statistics
• Identify myths and facts of suicide
• Analyze the primary motivators of why people and police officers commit suicide
• Understand depression
• Learn suicide assessment questions
• Identify peer support helping skills
• Explore alternatives
• Recognize verbal and behavioral clues
• Emphasize the purpose of intervention
• Outline the do's and don'ts of intervention
• Define peer supporters reactions to co-worker suicide