PA – L.E.A.D.S. + T – Law Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies Plus Tactical Options

Cumru Township Pennsylvania P.D.
Presents
Lt. Kevin Dillon (ret)
Friday, December 15, 2017
0800-1600

Please assess the instructors of this program Instructor – Lt. Kevin Dillon

• Did an excellent job at delivering information and keeping the interest of the attention of the students.
• Very knowledgeable and engaging.
• Lieutenant Dillon did a great job keeping class attention.  One of the best instructors if not the best I’ve had.
• Lieutenant Dylan was engaging, displayed it and depth knowledge of the subject matter, and I found the program to be both entertaining and educational.
• Kevin explains the program in a way that makes you remember.
• Great communicator.
• Very knowledgeable of subject and passionate about teaching this course.  Highly qualified and undoubtedly an expert in his field.
• One of the better instructors of any training received in my career.  Lieutenant Dillon’s anecdotes, animated storytelling kept the audience engage making course material easy to comprehend and retain.
• Energetic made class fund and kept engaged but that.
• I have never had a training day that I felt was so relevant to my duties.  I have never been so interested at training before.  Excellent material and presentation.
• Knowledgeable and engaging.  Maintain my full attention throughout.
• I outstanding, one of the top instructors I have been in contact with in my 20 years in this field.  Can be engaged and interested all day long.
• K.D.  Is great, dynamic instructor.  Keeps classrooms active.
• One of the best instructors I’ve had in a long time.  Highly knowledgeable in excellent presentation style.
• Couldn’t of asked for a better instructor.  He had my complete attention during the whole training class.
• Informative, great scenarios, kept my intention all times, would like for Kevin to speak at our campus to our team.
• KD is awesome!  His enthusiasm is overwhelming and makes the class and very interesting and entertaining.
• Genuine, energetic, insightful, experienced.  Great training due to the real world applications of the techniques and the ability to show how the techniques can be used in applied.

This course is an easy to use communications class for street  confrontations that will assist to de-escalate engagements, reduce complaints, and liability, as well enhance officer survival!

This is a evidence based combat-confrontation conflict resolution avoidance course. The program is instructed within a classroom setting how to recognize aggression and not stimulate aggression.  Students learn Active Diffusion Strategies that can avoid escalating or resolve interactions by employing conflict management and tactical de-escalation methods.  Officers are instructed in officer safety tactical options when de-escalation does not work and how to deploy and coordinate successful strategies. Instruction uses lectures and  demonstrations to facilitate learning and retention.

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• Risk management for officer safety
• How complaints are used against officers in litigation
• Identifying indications of hostility through body language
• Identify professional benefits of active diffusion strategies
• Learn methods of effective verbal de-escalation strategies
• Understanding physiological changes during aggression
• Learn to use cognitive limitations for active diffusion
• Learn methods to re-direct the thought process
• Learn how complaints against officers are used in court
• |Learn methods of motivational interviewing skills
• Learn methods of distraction to obtain tactical advantages
• Learn communication and physical strategies to de-escalate situations

Presently instructed in the states of TX, MN, MI, FL,CT, RI, AZ, CO, MO, AZ, CA, MO

Course Reviewed and Approved by the United States Department of Justice
ONLY $125.00 Per seat!

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Hosted By

Local Contact— Sgt. Thomas Pinkasavage
Host: Cumru Township Police Department
Location of Training: Penn State University, Berks Campus Luerssen Science Building
2083 Tulpehocken Road, Reading, PA

Phone:  610-777-9595    –   tpinkasavage@cumrutownship.org

We conducted a nationwide search to determine the best and most suitable De-escalation Training out there.  Lt. Dillon’s L.E.A.D.S. Law Enforcement Active Diffusion Strategies class was exactly what we were looking for and it exceeded everyone’s expectations.   The skills taught in his course are tactically sound and can be practically applied to any situation officers may face on the street today.
Interim Chief of Police Chris Crawford –  Weatherford Texas PD