Description

The DCJS Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety is pleased to offer two opportunities to attend “Effective Communications to Improve Community Communication, Cooperation, and Respect” presented by WSM Consulting.

Topics to be addressed

• Diversity Challenges in Public Safety and Policing                                                                                                     

• Developing Cultural Competence by Understanding Implicit Biases and Unacknowledged Prejudices

• Controlling the Scene of an Incident

• The Three Levels of Contact

• Controlling the Communication Process

• Controlling the Outcome

• Ethical and Effective Intervention Strategies 

• Developing Personal Script Phrases and Effective Verbal and Non-verbal Techniques

Who should attend?

This training is open to sworn law enforcement officers only. 

Partial In-service Credit

Partial In-service Credit (PIC) for Virginia law enforcement officers will be available.  

Travel, Lodging and Meals

Participants are responsible for their transportation, lodging and meal arrangements and expenses.

Training Time and Details

• Check in will begin at 7:45 a.m. and course will be held from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m 

Cost and Registration

There is no cost to attend the training. Pre-registration is required.

• Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. It is the responsibility of the DCJS assigned course director to review the roster and make a final determination on acceptance into the course. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.