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De-escalation Academy for Police

Police officers interact with thousands of individuals every year. Our Evidence-Based De-escalation Training is intended to provide officers with a step-by-step curriculum to enhance the knowledge, understanding, and practical skills necessary to enable professional, empathetic & positive interactions with those that are in distress or may have mental health & behavioural concerns.

Training is created by Dr. Yasmeen Krameddine, our subject matter expert in de-escalation and mental health training, who has over 10 years of experience creating, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based de-escalation training to police organizations. She brings together all of the research in de-escalation and continues to enhance learning with continuous updates and current trends.

1. Beginner

Introduction to De-escalation: Techniques Training: 1.5 hours online, a self-directed course that uses interactive scenarios, teaching the basic skills in de-escalation.

2. Intermediate

The De-escalation Roadmap: 6 hours of live instructor-led training incorporating Dr. Krameddine’s de-escalation model and scenario role-play with professional actors.

Additional add-on: Certification: One-hour exam where officers interact with a professional actor and receive a grade that certifies them in our de-escalation roadmap training.

3. Advanced

Live De-escalation Training: 2-hour, a monthly webinar that introduces new de-escalation skills and current trends.

4. Advanced

Train the Trainer: The De-escalation Blueprint: For larger organizations, police trainers can experience our 3-day training where they are taught the skills to deliver our evidence-based De-escalation Roadmap to their officers.