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Course detail: From Crisis to Care - Effective Management in Correctional Settings

Effective Management in Correctional Settings is a 3-day course designed to inform, educate, and/or reiterate the best practices for dealing with detainees who may go through a crisis while in custody.

This course intends to understand, recognize, and discuss the techniques and skills needed for dealing with detainees and subjects in mental health crises. Communication and de-escalation techniques will be presented for favorable outcomes.

Program Benefits:

A decline in negative encounters with individuals in crisis
Decrease in use of force incidents
Decrease in staff injuries
Increased collaboration and trust with both community and provider groups.

Course Description:

The training is designed for correctional facility staff members who, in their duties, are frequently called upon to deal with individuals who are suffering from brain disorders and mental health issues.

Core Competencies:

Participants will develop the ability to conclude whether anindividual they come in contact with may suffer from a brain disorder or mentalillness which will help them to determine and implement proper proceduresduring the encounter.

Course Objectives:

Develop an understanding of the complexities of mentalillness and personality disorders
Discuss psychiatric medications and the effects of thesemedications on the body
Discuss alternative options based on the specific needs ofthe client
Identify potential suicide victims and ways to preventsuicide
Participating in de-escalation training

Instructional Methods:

Lecture
Class Discussion
Scenarios

Who Should Attend:

Correctional Facility Staff

Fitness Level Necessary for Successful Completion: Sedentary

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Notice of Availability of the KLETC Annual Security and Fire Safety Report:
The University of Kansas has determined that the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) main campus in Hutchinson and its regional sites in Dodge City, Hays, and Parsons are separate campuses. This determination was made in consultation with the Department of Education. The report is available online at: https://civilrights.ku.edu/clery.
The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; the procedures the institution will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred On-Campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-Campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the institution or a recognized student organization; and on Public Property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.
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