
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Identify, understand, and relate to subjects who are agitated or in crisis
- Implement techniques to get subjects to think and act rationally
- Utilize active listening and effective communication skills to persuade individuals to cooperate without the use of force
- Understand the steps needed to affect behavioral change
- Recognize the benefits of slowing down situations and employing de-escalation techniques
Upcoming Law Enforcement Classes

POST TRAUMATIC PURPOSE COURSE FEATURING TRAVIS HOWZE
Join the MAAC and Marine Corps Veteran, former police officer, former firefighter, speaker, and author Travis Howze on February 23rd for our Post-Traumatic Purpose First Responder Mental Health Symposium. This event will seek to strengthen key leadership traits identify warning signs of post-traumatic stress recognize how much trauma we can handle and still be effective teach how to handle burnout, show how to thrive with post-traumatic stress how to handle communicating through trauma, and how to become a mental health…

De-Escalation & Use of Force
Upon completion, participants will be able to: Identify, understand, and relate to subjects who are agitated or in crisis Implement techniques to get subjects to think and act rationally Utilize active listening and effective communication skills to persuade individuals to cooperate without the use of force Understand the steps needed to affect behavioral change Recognize the benefits of slowing down situations and employing de-escalation techniques

De-Escalation & Use of Force
Upon completion, participants will be able to: Identify, understand, and relate to subjects who are agitated or in crisis Implement techniques to get subjects to think and act rationally Utilize active listening and effective communication skills to persuade individuals to cooperate without the use of force Understand the steps needed to affect behavioral change Recognize the benefits of slowing down situations and employing de-escalation techniques