Intruder Awareness Training–Limited Space!

Received through the Red Cross     Date: February 5, 2011 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Course Location: Concord Baptist Church 3724 West Truman Boulevard Jefferson City, MO 65109 Local Point of Contact: Rod Land Email: rolando7@embarqmail.com  COST:  FREE OF CHARGE to personnel from Missouri Faith Based Organizations Register How?  ONLINE by CLICKING HERE OR CALL US at 816-795-3768 or send an email to training@strategosintl.com   Please include the following: Organization Name Attendees Names Contact Person Contact Phone Contact Email Registration limited to the first 100 attendees signing up.  ***Already have over 50 signed up so please register quickly***   Description You are receiving this email notification as a result of your attendance at a 2010 State of MO "Faith Based Disaster Initiative" event.   Are you a member of a faith based organization within the State of Missouri?  Here is your opportunity to participate in the "Intruder Awareness/Response for Faith Based Personnel" course FREE OF CHARGE.    This course is funded by the Missouri Department of Homeland Security in conjunction with Missouri Governors Faith Based Disaster Initiative. This course will educate your faith based organization’s security, ushers, greeters and parking attendants on recognizing behavioral pre-cursors to suspicious behavior. Knowing the body language is many times a PRIOR indicator to behavioral intentions or acts, an overview of suspicious behavior or pre-cursors to watch for is reviewed. This course also discusses the behavioral indicators of armed individuals whether they are lawfully armed or unlawfully armed. Summarized this section will instill a mindset of “SEE Something . . . SAY Something” for those that attend. A discussion and practical training block on “the art of the handshake” and the “technique” of the handshake will be discussed and demonstrated. Discussion and demonstration on distance and closing strategies for those approaching and evaluating armed individuals in a welcoming and hospitable manner so that the church mission is not compromised and even enhanced will be discussed and demonstrated as well. Additionally this course provides strategies to DE-escalating conflict from a verbal point of view and covers what phrases and language to avoid to prevent conflict in a verbal nature from escalating. Included with this course is an overview of lockdown procedures for both “THREAT INSIDE” and “THREAT OUTSIDE” lockdown of a church facility as well as protocols for response for what to do when “lockdown fails”. Practical exercises of all of the above can be included and customized based on timeline availability as well.       Who should ? + Ushers + Greeters + Hosts + Security/Safety personnel + Law Enforcement Responders + Parking control personnel + First Line Reception Personnel + Leadership Personnel + Other staff in frequent contact with congregation and visitors Topics Covered: + History & demographics of FBO violence & shootings + Obligation for FBO safety & security + Lockdown protocols & principles + Educating ushers, greeters & other first line reception personnel + Recognizing traits of suspicious behavior + Recognizing traits of armed individuals + Approaching suspicious or armed individuals + Verbal conflict management & de-escalation