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CRIS RESP TEAM 1ST RESPONDER

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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
340 MARINA BLVD.
PITTSBURG 94565
(925) 427-8230
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CRIS RESP TEAM 1ST RESPONDER
CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM
5590-20791
32/IV
Non-Reimbursable Tuition:225.00

 

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS IN CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR MENTALLY DISTRAUGHT INDIVIDUALS. THIS COURSE WILL INCLUDE THE IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING MOOD DISORDERS AND ALSO WHAT COMMUNICATION T ECHNIQUES SHOULD BE USED IN THE DE-ESCALATION OF CRISIS SITUATIONS. THIS COURSE WILL ALSO PROVIDE CONTEMPORARY IN-DEPTH TRAINING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO LOCAL AGENCY CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS. TOPICS INCLUDE THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF M ENTAL HEALTH, SCHIZOPHRENIA, BI-POLAR DISORDERS, MAJOR DEPRESSION, SUICIDE BY COP, CURRENT MEDICATIONS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AGE-RELATED DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, THE ROLE OF ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, OF FICER SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS, REPORT WRITING, CRISIS NEGOTIATION SKILLS, SUICIDE EVALUATIONS, PERTINENT LEGAL ISSUES, FIRST RESPONDER STRESS, AND RELATED TOPICS.
  Past Presentations Total Authorized: 3

 

 

 

 
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