Law Enforcement

Disability Awareness Training for Law Enforcement - Onondaga Co.

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Date:
March 7, 2017 – March 8, 2017
Time:
8:00am – 5:00pm
Location:
Syracuse, NY
The location of training and class times will be provided through an email confirmation; therefore you must register in order to attend.

Disability Awareness Training for Law Enforcement - Onondaga Co.
Free Training
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Public Safety and the Niagara University First Responders Disability Awareness Training Office, are pleased to announce a “Disability Awareness Training for Law Enforcement” instructor course. This course is designed specifically for police officer trainers. A two day training session will be offered in:

Onondaga County – March 7-8, 2017

The ability to respond to individuals with disabilities has posed varying challenges to police officers across the country. High profile cases have exposed the need for more involved awareness and education regarding the characteristics and challenges some individuals pose. As the population increases and more individuals are active in the community, the need to ensure accurate and appropriate response is critical. Studies show that 50-80% of an officer’s encounters are with an individual with a disability while individuals with disabilities are seven times more the victim of a crime.

This presentation brings together an education on disabilities while enhancing sensitivity. Included in this are disabilities defined and appropriate response, characteristics and how to identify disabilities, the role of caregivers and service providers, candid video instruction, federal and municipality roles and responsibilities, the perspective of the disability community, victimization, challenging scenarios and behaviors and how to address them, current trends and topics, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and etiquette and interaction skills. An extensive amount of resources will also be provided.

Course Objectives/Topics Covered:

• Progressive approaches to addressing emergency situations
• Disabilities defined specific to law enforcement
• Challenging behaviors and responsiveness
• Victimization and the disabled
• Service provision and supports/developing collaborative relationships
• Emergency services-service provider collaboration
• Municipality role and responsibility
• Proper etiquette and interaction skills

Instruction will be taught by David Whalen. Dave is the Project Director for First Responder Disability Awareness Training. He has been training a multitude of service providers and first responders in disability awareness for the past seven years and has been working in the field of disability service/education since 1986. Dave can be contacted by e-mail dwhalen@niagara.edu, by phone (716) 286-7355 or by visiting http://frdat.niagara.edu/.

There is no fee to attend this course. Although we have planned for large enrollment, seats are limited. Therefore, you must receive confirmation on attendance. All interested parties must register two weeks prior to the course. We expect a lot of interest, and seats are limited. The location of training and class times will be provided through an email confirmation; therefore you must register in order to attend. A course registration form may be completed online here. If you are not currently connected to the internet, you may go online at a later time to any of the above listed dates on the DCJS training calendar http://calendar.dcjs.state.ny.us/ and click on the link there.

Directions to the training site and additional course information will be included in your confirmation notice. If you have any questions about registering for the training, please contact Senior Training Technician Bert Bouchey by email at bert.bouchey@dcjs.ny.gov by telephone at (518) 485-1411.

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