ILETSB -Intro to CIT Training-Mental Health Awareness & Response - 08PAT008
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**Cancellations for this class must be received by NEMRT
7
days prior to the start of the program in order to avoid being billed!**
Location:
McCook Police Department
Start Date:
1/22/2024
End Date:
1/22/2024
Start Time:
08:00 AM
End Time:
04:00 PM
Member Fee:
$0.00
NonMember Fee:
$105.00
Speaker(s):
Troy A. Siewert
Department Max:
2
THIS COURSE MEETS THE FOLLOWING ILLINOIS STATE MANDATE(S)
Mandate
Mandate Hours
Scenario-Based Hours
Civil Rights
0.5
Constitutional Use of LE Authority
0.5
Crisis Intervention
2.5
De-escalation Techniques
1
Human Rights
0.5
Legal Updates
0.5
Officer Safety Techniques
0.5
Officer Wellness/Mental Health
1
Procedural Justice
1
This 1 day, 8-hour program has been designed by Illinois Educational Training and Standards Board to provide students with the required 8-hour mental health awareness and response training. This course is meant to provide law enforcement officers with an awareness of mental health issues including a history of mental health systems, types of mental illness, signs and symptoms, common treatments, and potential interactions law enforcement may have on a regular basis with these individuals, their families, and service providers. Officer wellness and suicide prevention will also be discussed. COURSE GOALS: - Recognize the history of the mental health system and its impact on law enforcement and the criminal justice system - Discuss mental illness - Detail risk assessment and crisis response skills - Increase awareness of appropriate law enforcement interaction with individuals who have mental illness - Examine the Illinois mental health code and legal issues - Identify community resources - Understand the importance of officer wellness
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