2-Day Advanced De-escalation Training *FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ONLY*

*****Please Note: For FIRST RESPONDERS ONLY

IN PERSON - 2-DAY ADVANCED DE-ESCALATION TRAINING

MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS (December 4 & 5, 2025) to RECEIVE CREDIT

NDTC (National De-escalation Training Center) courses & materials are paid for by the U.S. Department of Justice. The only expense that is not covered during the training is meals, participant travel and billeting. All courses are evidence-based & delivered by certified instructors. The course is not intended to eliminate the necessity of use of force or officer discretion to determine the best approach in particular situations.

The no-cost 2-day course involves the use of psychology, positive body language, ethical influence, and professionalism in appropriate circumstances where physical force may be avoided. Crisis intervention and trauma informed policing are also included to expose officers to circumstances where the subject may have little or no control over their behavior.

Subjects covered include:

1. An overview of De-escalation & recent research validation.

Level 1 training - traditional techinques of procedural justice.

Level 2 training - basic crisis intervention.

Level 3 training - augments traditional de-escalation & crisis intervention with rapid personality identification.

1. Trauma informed policing & crisis intervention.
2. Practical de-escalation techniques including subject pre-conditioning.
3. Officer safety & safe distancing.
4. Personality modeling to imrove subject interactions.
5. Active & passive threat states & de-escalation approaches.
6. Body language.
7. Numerous exercises & de-escalation scenarios

All courses integrate procedural justice, crisis intervention, and personality modeling and measure each officer's understanding & competency before & after training. The course is DOJ approved and IADLEST certified.

The course delivers best practices in de-escalation including procedural justice, correct de-escalation language, officer adjustment for varying threat stages & environments, body language, conflict management, recognizing mental health & disability issues, & means to adjust interactions based upon rapid personality identification.

Preparatory Information:

1. Attendee should expect to be engaged for eight hours per day for two days. Class time will be determined prior to class (plan for 0800-1600 hrs).
2. Each day the course will consist of lectures, group activities, and discussions.
3. No uniform requirement-dress comfortably (or your agency uniform requirement for classroom setting training)
4. An essential part of this course is interactive participation throughout the course.
5. Weapons are not permitted in class
6. Some preparatory material is required & will be forwarded to you via email by NDTC and or the ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County.
7. Attendees should bring notepaper & a pen. Laptop/tablet optional.
8. NDTC does not provide lunch.
9. Participants are require to attend the course in its entirety to complete the program. The instructor will address any unavoidable abscences on a case-by-case basis.
10. Certificates of completion will be provided within 30 days of course completion.

Host or Publisher ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County