Training
Region 1
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
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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CLAYTON TAYLOR
TAHN Region 2 Vice President
PATROL LIEUTENANT/NEGOTIATOR
CELL 903-312-8318
region2@tahn.org
Region 3
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
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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Region 5
There are no upcoming trainings at this time.
Region 6
There are no upcoming trainings at this time.
Region 7
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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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
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
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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