Training

Region 1

Region 1 40 Hour Hostage/Crisis Negotiations Course

Start date: March 20, 2023

End date: March 24, 2023

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: TEEX 15515 E. Interstate Hwy 20, Mesquite Tx. 75181

This 40-hour course introduces the skillsets to prepare LE personnel to become crisis/hostage negotiators. Upon completing this course, the new negotiator will have an essential understanding of team roles in crisis/ hostage negotiations and should be able to perform in any hostage negotiator team member role. This course meets standards set forth by TCOLE and by the State of Texas for wiretap warrants. The class cost is $300 which includes a 1-year 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

When:
March 20-24, 2023
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Where:
TEEX
15515 E. Interstate Hwy 20
Mesquite Tx. 75181

Registration is $300 per person which includes a 1-year TAHN membership. The class is limited to 25 people. To ensure your seat in the training, please enter this code at checkout 059SH44KTN.

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Joseph D. Thompson
Police Sergeant | Operations
Mesquite Police Department
777 N Galloway Ave | Mesquite, TX 75149
(972) 216-6651
region1@tahn.org

Region 2

Region 2 40 Hour Hostage/Crisis Negotiations Course

Start date: May 8, 2023

End date: May 12, 2023

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Tyler Police Department 574 W. Cumberland Tyler, TX. 75703

This 40-hour course introduces the skillsets to prepare LE personnel to become crisis/hostage negotiators. Upon completing this course, the new negotiator will have an essential understanding of team roles in crisis/ hostage negotiations and should be able to perform in any hostage negotiator team member role. This course meets standards set forth by TCOLE and by the State of Texas for wiretap warrants. The class cost is $300 which includes a 1-year 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

When:
May 8th-12th , 2023
8:00 AM -5:00 PM

Where:
Tyler PD(Substation)
574 W. Cumberland
Tyler, Tx. 75703

Registration is $300 per person which includes a 1-year TAHN membership. The class is limited to 25 people. To ensure your seat in the training, please enter this code at checkout QEI1OFYFYG.

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For more information or registration questions, contact.

CLAYTON TAYLOR
TAHN Region 2 Vice President
PATROL LIEUTENANT/NEGOTIATOR
CELL 903-312-8318
region2@tahn.org

Region 3

Region 3 40 Hour Hostage/Crisis Negotiations Course

Start date: March 20, 2023

End date: March 24, 2023

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Woodlands Emergency Training Center 16135 Interstate 45 S Conroe, TX 77385

This 40-hour course introduces the skillsets to prepare LE personnel to become crisis/hostage negotiators. Upon completing this course, the new negotiator will have an essential understanding of team roles in crisis/ hostage negotiations and should be able to perform in any hostage negotiator team member role. This course meets standards set forth by TCOLE and by the State of Texas for wiretap warrants. The class cost is $300 which includes a 1-year 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

When:
March 20-24, 2023
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Where:
Woodlands Emergency Training Center
16135 Interstate 45 S
Conroe, TX 77385

Registration is $300 per person which includes a 1-year TAHN membership. The class is limited to 25 people. To ensure your seat in the training, please enter this code at checkout 61NVNIO8VI.

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John Niquette, Detective – CNT Member
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
West Patrol Division
19038 Unity Park Dr., Magnolia TX. 77355
Office-936-522-2474
Cell – 936-232-3396
region3@tahn.org

Region 4

Region 4 40 Hour Hostage/Crisis Negotiations Course

Start date: May 22, 2023

End date: May 26, 2023

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: 911 Quest Pkwy Cedar Park, Texas 78613

This 40-hour course introduces the skillsets to prepare LE personnel to become crisis/hostage negotiators. Upon completing this course, the new negotiator will have an essential understanding of team roles in crisis/ hostage negotiations and should be able to perform in any hostage negotiator team member role. This course meets standards set forth by TCOLE and by the State of Texas for wiretap warrants. The class cost is $300 which includes a 1-year 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

When:
May 22-26, 2023
8:00 AM -5:00 PM

Where:
911 Quest Pkwy
Cedar Park, Texas 78613

Registration is $300 per person which includes a 1-year TAHN membership. The class is limited to 25 people. To ensure your seat in the training, please enter this code at checkout JK4M9PI1SL.

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Randall JohnsonTAHN Training Coordinator
Cedar Park Police Dept
Office – 512-260-4882

31st Annual TAHN Training Conference(2024)

Start date: October 7, 2024

End date: October 11, 2024

Time: 8:00am-5:00pm

Location: Renaissance Austin Hotel 9721 Arboretum Boulevard Austin, TX 78759

Region 5

There are no upcoming trainings at this time.

Region 6

There are no upcoming trainings at this time.

Region 7

Region 7 40 Hour Hostage/Crisis Negotiations Course

Start date: April 3, 2023

End date: April 7, 2023

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Cameron County Sheriff’s Office Large Training Room 7300 Old Alice Road Olmito, Texas 78575

This 40-hour course introduces the skillsets to prepare LE personnel to become crisis/hostage negotiators. Upon completing this course, the new negotiator will have an essential understanding of team roles in crisis/ hostage negotiations and should be able to perform in any hostage negotiator team member role. This course meets standards set forth by TCOLE and by the State of Texas for wiretap warrants. The class cost is $300 which includes a 1-year 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

When:
April 3-7, 2023
8:00 AM -5:00 PM

Where:
Cameron County Sheriff’s Office
Large Training Room
7300 Old Alice Road
Olmito, Texas 78575

Registration is $300 per person which includes a 1-year TAHN membership. The class is limited to 25 people. To ensure your seat in the training, please enter this code at checkout X4SF6WLCVG.

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For more information or registration questions, contact.

Pedro M. Fuentes Jr.
TAHN Region 7 Vice President
Texas Rangers – Company D
1901 Bob Bullock Loop
Laredo, Texas 78043
Ph: 956-728-2272
region7@tahn.org

Region 8

Region 8 Critical Incident Training for Telecommunication Officers-Weatherford

Start date: May 1, 2023

End date: May 2, 2023

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Weatherford Public Safety Building 614 Ft. Worth Hwy. Weatherford, TX 76086

Provide Texas Police Telecommunications Officers with vital information in dealing with critical incidents. Provide telecommunication officers with information about how all levels of critical incidents are managed during the course of a situation. Help telecommunicators understand what is going on that they do not see but also recognize the role they play in handling a critical situation. By the end of the course, telecommunication officers will have an overview of crisis/hostage negotiations, basic SWAT procedures, and basic Incident Command Structure along with what they can do to assist their agency during critical incidents.

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement # 3395

Course Registration Fee $120

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Ray Cannon
TAHN Region 8 Vice President
Reno Police Department
(682) 803-5464
region8@tahn.org

Region 8 Critical Incident Training for Telecommunication Officers-Fort Worth

Start date: June 12, 2023

End date: June 13, 2023

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Tarrant County 911 District Office 2600 Airport Freeway Ft. Worth, TX 76111

Provide Texas Police Telecommunications Officers with vital information in dealing with critical incidents. Provide telecommunication officers with information about how all levels of critical incidents are managed during the course of a situation. Help telecommunicators understand what is going on that they do not see but also recognize the role they play in handling a critical situation. By the end of the course, telecommunication officers will have an overview of crisis/hostage negotiations, basic SWAT procedures, and basic Incident Command Structure along with what they can do to assist their agency during critical incidents.

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement # 3395

Course Registration Fee $120

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For more information or registration questions, contact.

Region 8 VP Ray Cannon
(682)803-5464

30th Annual TAHN Training Conference(2023)

Start date: October 9, 2023

End date: October 13, 2023

Time: 8:00am-5:00pm

Location: 1500 Convention Center Dr. Arlington, TX 76011