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Breach Point for Officers Seminar

Breach Point for Officers Seminar

Sept. 25, 2024

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8 a.m.-12 p.m. OR 12:30-4:30 p.m.

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Officers, sergeants, and those who assist them will reflect upon the traumas and triumphs associated with modern law enforcement, and how these influence pivotal balance between professional and personal relationships.

Date: Sept. 25, 2024

Time:

8 a.m.-12 p.m. OR 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Agenda:

The same 4-hour seminar is being held in the morning and afternoon. Participants only need to select and attend one session.

Location:

Sourcewell

Cost:

Free

Prerequisites: None

Learning objectives:

  • Recognize the symptoms of stress and how police stress differs significantly from other jobs.

  • Discuss why officers are at greater risk for alcohol abuse, divorce, isolation, depression, and suicide.

  • Learn warning signs of distress and preventative programs to reduce and monitor it.

Description:

This seminar will assist those attending in gaining a distinctly different perspective on the unique and potentially problematic consequences of performing well within a law enforcement culture.

About the leader:

Kent Williams, owner of Breach Point Consulting, will lead this seminar. Williams has been involved in law enforcement as a police officer for over 32 years, where he recently retired as the chief of police for a Chicago-area police department.

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Registration deadline: Sept. 23, 2024

Check-in: 15 minutes prior to event start

Questions: community@sourcewell-mn.gov

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