Region 4 40 Hour Hostage/Crisis Negotiations Course-Non-TAHN Member San Marcos, TX
This 40-hour course which is designed to introduce the skillsets to prepare LE personnel in becoming crisis/hostage negotiators. Upon completion of this course the new negotiator will have an essential understanding of team roles of crisis/ hostage negotiations and should be able to perform in any role of a hostage negotiator team member. This course meets standards set forth by TCOLE and by the State of Texas for wiretap warrants. Cost of the class is $100 for TAHN members and $140 for non-TAHN members ($40 of this will go toward a TAHN membership).
The course covers the following and more:
-History of Negotiations
-Characteristics of a Negotiable Incident and Stages of an Incident
-Active Listening and Communication Skills
-Handling Demands, Effects of Time
-Recognizing Psychological, Mental and Emotional disorders, how to recognize them and deal with them, including Stockholm Syndrome
-The Effects of Stress, Stages of Stress and Stress in the Hostage Situation
-Team Structure
-Intelligence Coordination
-A full day of Realistic Scenarios and Scenario Training
Class is limited to 30 people.
When:
May 24-28, 2021
8:00am-5:00pm
Where:
Hines Academic Building
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
For information contact:
Sgt. Ben Johnson
Round Rock Police Department
TAHN Region 4 Vice President
region4@tahn.org
(512) 218-5500