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Minnesota Yearly State Mandated Training Course

September 30 @ 8:00 am - October 1 @ 5:00 pm
$399.00 – $499.00

This 2-day course provides officers with their State of Minnesota yearly mandated trainings. Officers will examine Crisis Response, Conflict Management, Autism, and Cultural Diversity.

Law Enforcement is constantly learning new skills to keep up with the demands of the ever-increasing social issues, which are matched only by the level of complexity in every situation. This seminar goes beyond the physical tactics required by law enforcement and equips officers with training to promote the safety of all involved for positive crisis response.

POST Approved

  • Cultural Diversity – M2M A Cultural Journey; Implicit Bias / Community engagement: (3 hours: Implicit Bias 10668-00020)
  • Hate Crimes – Crimes Motivated by Bias: (1 hour: Hate Crimes 10596-00044)
  • Law Enforcement Guide to Understanding Autism: (4 hours: Autism 10668-00024)
  • De-Escalation and Conflict Management: (2 Hours: Conflict Management and Mediation 10668-00023)
  • Crisis intervention Mental Illness Crisis: 6 hours: CIMIC (6 Hours: Crisis Intervention and Mental Illness Crises 10668-00026)

TOTAL: 16 hours

Course Descriptions:

Law Enforcement Guide to Understanding Autism

Develop a deeper understanding into autism spectrum disorder (ASD), gain recognition in identifying behaviors associated with ASD, how disparities can be barriers inform law enforcement response, and gain strategies and practices to promote safe, effective, and positive outcomes when in situations involving ASD.

Crisis Intervention Mental Illness Crisis

In this 6-hour course, learn field-level triage for primary mental health disorders, symptom cluster, potential complications within the law enforcement intersections, and methods for engaging individuals struggling with their crisis.

M2M American Stories of Cultural Change

This course examines the history of race relations and policing in the United States through historical stories of resiliency against oppression that reveal the roots of persistent inequalities and foster a deeper understanding of the issues facing our communities today. Participants will journey from America’s birth to the present day, while discovering how institutional racism and the laws, policies and practices in our country have historically disadvantaged people of color creating fear and mistrust. M2M explores individual behaviors, defines explicit and implicit bias, and provides practical strategies for how to identify and interrupt implicit bias in their lives and in their daily work. Through this historical and exploration, participants in M2M are challenged to make a commitment to create positive change through engagement and impartial police practices that collectively will help create safer communities for all people.

De-Escalation and Conflict Management Strategies

This course is designed to give officer a baseline understanding of how to engage in dialogue with different cultural groups. This course also includes De-escalation Techniques based upon different cultural group. This includes cultural triggers, De-escalation techniques. This is a hands-on/lecture style course includes, videos, lecture, and Role playing.

Within the DMC model are the 4 C’s: Contact, Context, Content, and Contrast. Officers will be introduced to basics of equitable communication through learning about how to make contact, the internal factors, the issues taking place currently, and difference in cultural norms.

Hate Crime

Hate Crime is often misunderstood and as a result, unfortunately, goes unreported by victims, witnesses and even our Law Enforcement officials. This course will explore the serious impact of hate crimes and discuss how Law Enforcement can play a significant role in Minnesota’s fight, against hate groups and crimes committed, motivated by bias.

Session Type:

In-person conference

Duration:

2 Days

Cancellation Policy:

  • Full refund available up until 14 days prior to date.
  • 50% refund available up until 7 days prior to date.
  • No refunds will be made within 7 days of the date.

Presenters/Speakers

Lee Vague

Senior Vice President - Training and Curriculum Development
Lee has over three decades experience in public safety, leadership and instruction. His passion is building culture, leading organizations through challenges and creating positive change. Before joining Eckberg Lammers, Lee was the public safety director and police chief for the City of Woodbury, MN. Prior to that, he worked 18 years as a police officer and patrol sergeant. Throughout his career, Lee has taught classes and developed curriculum for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and has consulted and instructed on numerous topics including coaching, emerging leadership, implicit bias and management and supervision.
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Dr. Shawn Moore

Director of Communication and Organizational Culture
Dr. Shawn Moore is a former Police Officer for Brooklyn Center Police Department. He has 20 years of professional experience in the field of Cultural Competency, Conflict Resolution, and Community Engagement. This has included, working as a community liaison in the Moundsview School District, a community and cultural coordinator for North St. Paul School District, Coordinating the Scholars Program at Century College, and Director of community engagement and service learning at Bethel University, and Metro State University. He has taught in this field as an adjunct professor, senior Mall of America training officer, and community-training liaison. Shawn is currently a Volunteer State Mediator for Hennepin County. Throughout all of his work experience he has been tasked with the responsibility to teach and conduct cross-cultural, conflict resolution, and community engagement workshops and trainings. He also gained experience from his time living abroad which included living in Guam for 4 years. Also, Shawn spent significant time in Japan, Korea, China, the Philippines, Australia, and South Africa.
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Kelly Friesen, RN, PHN

Registered Public Health Nurse
Kelly Friesen, RN, PHN, provides law enforcement agencies with practical, best practice training that meets Minnesota’s POST autism training mandate. As an Autism Nurse Consultant, she combines more than 35 years of nursing experience, autism certifications through the Autism Society of Minnesota, and personal insight as the mother of an adult who lives with an autism spectrum disorder. With a family member serving in law enforcement, Kelly also understands the realities officers face. Her balanced and engaging training equips officers to recognize and respond to autism related crises using effective communication and de escalation strategies. Officers leave with practical approaches that promote safer encounters with members of the autism community while reducing the risk of adverse outcomes for officers and their departments.
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Dustin Reichert

LETAC Faculty
Dustin Reichert is a retired Deputy Sheriff from Anoka County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota. He began his law enforcement career with Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office before joining Anoka County full time, where he served primarily in patrol and built a reputation for proactive enforcement, community problem-solving, and public engagement.
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Leah Isaacson

Distinguished Faculty
Leah graduated with her Bachelor Arts in Theater from Concordia University. Leah is a stage and film actor in the Twin Cities. She also got accepted into The Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles where she studied and worked on her improvisation skills. She has been doing crisis acting since 2015. She then became a crisis actor coordinator where she hired and trained actors for crisis intervention work. She also teaches improvisation at Minneapolis Community and Technical College as an adjunct professor. Throughout her time working with other crisis intervention teams - she saw the need to create an actor company that works directly with providers to ensure trainings that are realistic and applicable to you and your staff. That is where First Response Actors was created. As a company, we have worked with Eagan Police Department, Dayton Police Department, Hennepin County SWAT, Burnsville SWAT, St Louis Park Fire Department, just to name a few. First Response Actors is excited to be apart of the Eckberg Lammers team.
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Details

  • Start: September 30 @ 8:00 am
  • End: October 1 @ 5:00 pm
  • Cost: $399.00 – $499.00

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