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RITE Instructor’s Class for Florida Dept. Corrections – NOV 23-25, 2020 (Orlando, FL)
November 23, 2020 - November 25, 2020
Private Instructor Training for Corrections
Description:
FDC has taken proactive measures to give their officers RITE training and tools that will help improve communication and reduce any bias-based tension. Teaching critical components of both Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Social Intelligence (SI), improves resiliency awareness, as well as personal and professional relationships.
Emotional Intelligence is being aware of our emotions, and to acknowledge that emotions can drive behavior that impacts others (positively and negatively). Social Intelligence is how we effectively navigate and negotiate all social relationships and situations.
RITE Tools, like the Emotional Energy Ladder (instructor’s banner-size in the photo), that every student in this training receives, makes us aware of our emotions, how we affect others, and that only we have the power to make those changes. Great officers Do the RITE thing, in order to help others do the same.
Goal: To learn to use Emotional and Social de-escalation and accountability Tools that improve Officer wellness, enhance department morale, and build trust.
Objectives:
- Learning how to use EI and SI tools help to avoid the Block-Out Syndrome
- De-escalation communication awareness – The 3-EI approach
- Improving Employee Wellness – Communication Keys to Career Resiliency
- Building Inclusion and Trust – Teaching all employees the RITE Training
Who will Benefit: Training and Instructor Staff, Members of the FDC
- In the department (leading others inside the department)
- For continued training and growth (training and mentoring others)
- At home (with family, friends, to improve health and wellness)
RITE Training Overview:
- Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Social Intelligence (SI) learning and application
- Strengthening Departmental Accountability and Standards
- Learning the positive mindset for resiliency and employee retention
- Biased-based Vs. Racial Intelligence – Skills to de-escalate situations
- Incorporating De-escalation techniques using RITE Tools
- Improved documentation that strengthens departmental standards
Racial Intelligence is: “The practice of using Emotional Intelligence (EI), Social Intelligence (SI) and the RITE Tools to treat ourselves and others fairly.”
3-Day Agenda: 
Day 1
12:30 Registration opens
1:00 Session Starts
Break
5:00 pm Day 1 Ends
Day 2
8:00 Full-day session starts
12:00 Lunch Break
5:00 pm Day 2 Ends
Day 3
8:00 Final-day session starts
Break
12:00 pm Day 3 Ends
Training Location
Hotel in Orlando TBD
Orlando, FL
About FL Department of Corrections
The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is the third largest state prison system in the country with a budget of $2.4 billion, approximately 98,000 inmates incarcerated and nearly 140,000 offenders on active community supervision. Over 80% of its staff of 21,948 employees are either certified correctional officers or probation officers. The average DC employee is 41 years old and has been with the agency for approximately nine years. There were no prison escapes from a major prison last fiscal year.
FDC Headquarters:
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500
Main: (850) 488-5021
