Learn to identify, understand, and work with the “Blue Wall of Silence” in the law enforcement community. Designed to provide insight and understanding of the different types of stress in law enforcement culture from a systems perspectives emphasis, this course will provide practical “back pocket skills” in providing crisis intervention services to law enforcement organizations and individual personnel in crisis.

The LE Perspectives course is intended for law enforcement officers, their families, mental health professionals, chaplains, and organizations that interact within the law enforcement community. It is an excellent course for CISM teams and team members who would want to enhance their understanding of the differences in the law enforcement culture as compared to other first responder cultures.

 

Program Highlights

Community perceptions of the Law Enforcement Profession

Differentiated Model of oppression in capitalistic systems

System dysfunctions in the LE culture

Special considerations when providing CMB group interventions

Stress areas of a LE officer in crisis

Specific stress areas to LE officer culture

Healthy coping mechanisms and resiliency protective factors

Interventions to a suicide of a LE officer or a LODD

Addictions and CISM response

Psychological/emotional perceptions following an officer involved shooting

Completion of “Law Enforcement Perspectives for CISM Enhancement” and receipt of a certificate indicating full attendance (14 Contact Hours) qualifies as a class in ICISF’s Certificate of Specialized Training Program.

 

Continuing Education Information

Two-Day Course: 8:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m., 14 Contact Hours; 14 CE Credits for Psychologists; 14 PDHs for EAPs; 14 CE Hours for Calif. MFTs & LCSWs;14 Contact Hours for National Certified Addiction Counselors; OR 1.4 General CEUs from UMBC

Continuing education information listed is only applicable when attending an ICISF Regional Conference.