"We as peace officers are called to respond to every bad thing that can happen to a human being. This seminar provides tools for managing ourselves. I know Bob Douglas and he knows his stuff. I wouldn't miss this seminar. Law Enforcement Administrators should make this training a priority, not only for themselves, but for all of the law enforcement officers who work for them." Leo Dutton, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff.
Course Content
-
Acknowledge the complexity and challenges of Law Enforcement life: the profession is a war zone, role identification, distrust of others, cynicism, Criminal Justice system disappointments, personal life, shift changes, fear of serious bodily harm, stress within family, stress within the department, lack of friendship outside of the job, alcohol/drug abuse, indictment, civil litigation, loss of control, guilt fear.
-
These can lead to low morale, feelings of isolation at work, depression, fatigue, loss of productivity, increased alcohol use, overly personalizing the job, illness, injury, sleep disorder, lowered tolerance for frustration, police brutality, anxiety about the future.
All are associated with increased suicide. Awareness is NOT designed to cause paranoia. Not every officer is at risk, but the pressures and incidence of suicide is greater than in the general population.
Course Objective
Develop a Police Suicide Awareness Policy, protocols for when a Police Suicide occurs, and suicide bereavement support services available to family and peers of officer suicide.
Trainer - Robert Douglas
In July 1994, Bob retired as an Agent after serving 20 years with the Baltimore City Police Department and 5 years as a patrol officer with the Temple Terrace Police Department, in Temple Terrace, Florida. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of South Florida in criminal justice and a Masters Degree in Police Administration from the University of Baltimore. Bob also has a Masters degree in theology from St. Mary's Seminary. He is currently the Senior Pastor at Jenkins Memorial Church in Riviera Beach, Maryland, where he has served for the past 24 years. Bob also served as police Chaplain for FOP Lodge #3 in Baltimore City from 1988 to 2002 and currently serves as Chaplain for Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (ATF) in Washington, D.C. Mr. Douglas has developed a 3-day Train-the-Trainer PSA Course which he has trained to more than 400 Federal, State and Local police agencies nationwide and is a regular speaker for Concerns of Police Survivors. He is frequently a featured speaker at national and state law enforcement conferences throughout the United States. He is the author of three books, Death With No Valor, Hope Beyond the Badge, and Healing for a Hero's Heart. Mr. Douglas is considered a leading expert in the area of Police Suicide, according to DATELINE, CNN, Time Magazine, and USA Today.
Hotel Information
A block of rooms is reserved at La Quinta in Helena for the nights of April 3rd and April 4th. To get the group rate of $83.00 + tax per night, make your reservations BEFORE Friday, March 23, 2012. Call La Quinta at (406) 449-4000 to make your sleeping room reservations and let them know you are with the Montana Peace Officers to receive the block rate. The address for la Quinta is 701 Washington Street.
Map of Ft. Harrison
The "Suicide Among Law Enforcement Personnel" Training will be held in the Helena Armed Forces Reserve Center (HAFRC) Building. The Classroom is the first room when you walk into that building. The Officers at the gate can give you directions to the HAFRC
VIEW MAP (pdf)
If you have questions or concerns, please call the MSPOA office at (406) 443-5669. |
