Tag: Professional Workplace Training

Ignored PTSD and Career Trauma leads to Officer Misconduct

By admin on July 19, 2023July 22, 2023

Mental stress of the job can bring anyone to their knees. You glass goes from mostly full, to half-empty, and for some… glass EMPTY. Thoughts of, “I’m not okay creep in,” yet you don’t know why, and you don’t know how to get help.

How Peer Support improves Officer Emotional Intelligence and Wellbeing

By admin on May 30, 2023June 4, 2023

This typical response of ‘living the dream’ can be heard by workers inside all public service agencies (Law enforcement, Fire, corrections, 911 operators, Sworn, nonsworn, and civilian staff).

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Lack of Emotional Intelligence can trigger misconduct in Public Service

By admin on May 4, 2023June 4, 2023

“What Were they Thinking?”
Chances are they were NOT thinking. When a person has low Emotional Intelligence, they tend to acted without adding the proper emotions (EI) into the equation, which helps make better decisions.

Duty to Report Misconduct in Public Service

By admin on November 16, 2022November 17, 2022

Public servants know who within their ranks are the unprofessional and often toxic employees. The oath to serve also means a ‘Duty-to-Report’ Misconduct.

5 Leadership Tips to Build a Culture of Respect

By admin on October 5, 2022June 4, 2023

A culture of respect is when an agency uses effective methods for responding to episodes of disrespectful behavior while initiating the cultural changes needed to prevent such episodes from occurring.

Mentorship vs Misconduct – Balancing the Scales of Conduct for Public Service

By admin on June 28, 2022July 6, 2022

Life is a constant act of finding balance. And depending on what stage of life your career is in, life will throw you curves that test you. The question is when you do get tested… do you seek out a mentor or do you create misconduct?

MILWAUKEE — 14 Wisconsin police departments went through RITE Academy training this week

By admin on May 29, 2021May 31, 2021

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.