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Tag: de-escalation training

Officer Mental Stress and the Triggers of Excessive Force
Officers don’t show up for their shift thinking, “Today I am going to use excessive use-of-force.” Everything that has been happening before the incident, is what triggers the final blow.

RITE Professional Workplace 2 Day Train-the-TRAINER CLASS (Orlando)
OPEN Trainers Class

Beyond Tactics: Addressing Block-Out Syndrome in the Wake of Idaho
Officers can quickly descend the RITE Emotional Energy Ladder, leading to negative emotions and potentially escalating situations with severe consequences. The connection drawn between a lack of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and “Block-Out” is crucial.

RITE Leadership Classes @San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (California)
Private Leadership Class for of SMCSO

5 Ways to Remove Bad Apples Inside an Agency
Bad apple toxic employees need fuel to spread their ‘fire of anger’, thereupon-influencing other employees to be angry and mad with them. It can be a wildfire inside the department if unchecked. It will sabotage the success of the agency and spread into the community.

Stuck inside a Hamster Wheel… Now what?
Once off the hamster wheel you see others spinning. Reflecting can help you break free from the hamster wheel and pursue a more balanced and intentional life.

RITE Full-Day Classes for @Stanislaus Co. Sheriff’s Office (California)
RITE Classes for all public service employees, include emotional and social intelligence skill-building lessons. RITE’s Unique Tools reinforce agency accountability across all departments that helps to promote a professional…

RITE Half-Day Classes for @Hamilton Township (Ohio)
Invite only classes for Hamilton Township

RITE Leadership Classes @Hamilton Township (Ohio)
Private classes for Leadership of Hamilton Township

RITE Leadership Classes @San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (California)
Private classes for Leadership of SMCSO

7 Points to Reducing Excessive Force
Every officer needs to watch this 15 minute TED Talk, as it is directed at Officers of every age, skin color, race, rank, and gender. We can either escalate the situation with use of force, or learn this Secret to de-escalate.

Sweeping Misconduct under the Rug, won’t Brush it Away
Bad press is like a knock-out punch that sends everyone scrambling. Now the command staff works to defend possible misconduct allegations.

RITE Professional Workplace and Emotional Response @Gaston Co. Sheriff’s Off.
Private training for Gaston CSO

RITE TRAINERS Class @Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (Florida)
Trainer’s Class by Invitation Only

RITE Professional Workplace 2 Day Train-the-TRAINER CLASS (Orlando)
OPEN Trainers Class

RITE Professional Workplace 2 Day Train-the-TRAINER CLASS (Orlando)
OPEN Trainers Class

Emotional Intelligence Inside the Olympic Mindset
Olympics show us THE best athletes in the world. What separates the gold medal winners from the silver and bronze, often comes down to emotional control.

RITE Mental Health and Officer Wellness TRAINERS CLASS (Orlando)
OPEN Registration for Trainers

How to Help the ‘Never Enough Officer’
He convinced several of us to leave our agency and go to a “better” one, where we could all make MORE money… What a HUGE mistake!

RITE Emotional Response 2-Day Train-the-TRAINER CLASS (Orlando)
Registration is OPEN

RITE Professional Workplace and Emotional Response @Sarah Lawrence College
Private Class by INVITE

How Negative Emotional Responses Alter Decisions
Have you ever witnessed a co-worker escalate a situation because they responded too quickly with heightened emotions? It happens every day in public service. The more you learn to control…

3 Ways Emotional Response Training Improves Officer Wellness
In Internal Affairs, we get asked questions we can’t answer. We remember the steak we ate last week, but can’t recall details of yesterday’s escalated incident… how is that possible?