Respect for all people and all professions is Racial equity
Respect for all people and all professions is Racial equity
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RITE helps Build Agency Integrity and Morale for Today's Public Service Professional
Respect for all people and all professions is Racial equity
President Biden signed the Executive Order for training in verbal de-escalation communication with Emotional Intelligence, and affirmation duty-to-intervene.
Officer Wellness, increases the health, well-being, and mindfulness, of everyone inside the organization. Emotional Intelligence (EI) helps build better EDI relationships inside the agency, and out.
The Blue Wall is a symbol of family trust, all swearing by oath and duty to serve and protect.
Committing all the elements of the law enforcement oath of honor, is committing to the Blue Wall of Trust inside the agency and
The 2022 NAWLEE Conference in Miami, many discussions were about unnecessary use of force and how emotions play a big part in the de-escalation.
Bullying comes in many shapes and forms. From physical abuse, to verbal abuse, and social exclusion to cyber bullying. These are all unacceptable.
Block-out Syndrome’, when you make a self-serving decision that could harm others. Officer’s Duty-to-Intervene to Step in, Tap out, and Take over the situation.
Let the perfect storm blow over your agency because you have taken proactive steps to help shelter your employee’s safety through the rough times, bad times, and even the good times.
Ever found yourself stuck, waking up to (what feels like) the same day over and over and over… like you’re going nowhere? It’s likely you are stuck… in the rut of life. In Groundhog Day, Bill Murray wakes up 6:00am to the same day…
When it comes to working with the public, some choices come with a price. The simple concept of ‘learning to take a breath’ before making a poor choice, is a lesson everyone in public service needs to learn.
How you react to things today, will influence your reactions to things in the future. And how you view things as a positive or negative in your life, will bring more of those things into your life…
It’s common to have one bad employee bring down agency morale. It doesn’t matter whether your agency is police, fire, or corrections, every department has a few bad apples with bad attitudes.
Workplace Bully can take you from being HAPPY to ANGRY within seconds. Toxic employees know how to push your buttons, voice their negative banter, and tell everyone how bad work is. And it is ‘never THEIR fault.’
Emotional Intelligence is a VITAL that should be checked. It is just as critical as your physical vitals, but often overlooked. Having just the basic understanding…
Block-out can happen during a very stressful event or during mental overload. This mental overload can build over time like a pressure-cooker. When the pressure becomes too great, it blows….
In Step Four, You finally reach your ‘Breaking Point’, where Cumulative Career Trauma has set in. The following signs may appear.
We can’t expect a firefighter to carry the heavy burden of ongoing trauma without giving them mental strategies to deal with this stress. When you hear “I’m Fine,” or “I’m good,” and your gut is telling you something is not right… they are likely NOT FINE at all!
What Value have you offered (or taken away from) the public service profession? Your VALUE becomes your life-story. How you make a difference for yourself, the profession, and within the community you serve becomes your story.
Since late May, Grabois said, financial commitments by companies to racial equity causes have grown “exponentially larger” than any other cause other than COVID-19.
Time flies when you’re having fun, and bringing a bit of that fun to others. RITE Academy has been teaching Racial Intelligence and Race Equity for over 6 years to public service…
Racial Equity lives inside the Racial Intelligence model of treating everyone fairly.
At the height of civil unrest last summer, area chiefs, including West Allis Police Chief Patrick Mitchell, recognized the need to bring in a new training program.
When our emotional well-being gets shifted negatively, misconduct can occur. These negative events or triggers can be connected to our ‘hot buttons’, or things that piss us off to a point that we can take our anger and frustration out on others.
“Worcester Fire Department has committed itself to is continuous improvement,” Dyer said. “We recognize that we have improved in every way – the way we welcome people, the way we’re onboard, the way we train, the way we deliver our services,”
“Officers are encouraged to dig deep, recognize trauma, and find healthy outlets to improve their service to the community.”