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Notable Training Seminars & Presentations

1. “The Art of Assessment Concerning Child Abuse and Neglect” 

  • Biannual Presentation to Seattle University’s Graduate Psychology Class on Assessment – Seattle, Washington
  • 2001 Dependency Law Conference – Seattle, Washington 

2. “Domestic Violence”

  • 2002 Greater Puget Sound Domestic Violence Conference (read article) – Keynote Speaker
  • Citizens Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse of Island County, Washington
  • 2002 Evergreen Hospitals Symposium on Domestic Violence – Kirkland, Washington – Keynote Speaker
  • STOP – Aberdeen, Washington

3. Grace under Fire - “De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for Law Enforcement” – Including CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) trainings at multiple locations

  • Battleground Police Department – (Multiple Trainings) - Battleground, Washington
  • Bingham County CIT Training - Idaho
  • Chelan-Douglas County CIT Training –  (Multiple Trainings) - Wenatchee, Washington
  • Clark County/Vancouver Police Department CIT training – (Multiple Trainings) – Vancouver, Washington
  • Cowlitz County Consortium of Police Agencies – CIT training – (Multiple Trainings) – Washington
  • Harborview Hospital Public Safety Academy – (Multiple Trainings) – Seattle, Washington
  • Idaho Falls Police Deparatment - (Multiple Presentations) - Idaho
  • Kent Police Department – (Multiple Presentations) – Kent, Washington
  • King County Eastside CIT training
  • Kitsap County - Law enforcment and corections agencies (Multiple Presentations)
  • Kittitas County Law Enforcement and Corrections Agencies - Kittitas County, Washington
  • Klickitat County Law Enforcement and Corrections Agencies - Klickitat County, Washington
  • Mercer Island Police Department – (Multiple Presentations) – Mercer Island, Washington
  • Montlake Terrace Police Department -  Montlake Terrace, Washington
  • Redmond Police Department - Redmond, Washington (Multiple Presentations)
  • Seattle Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), Hostage Negotiation Team and First Response Officers – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office – Everett, Washington
  • Skagit County, Washington - CIT Training (Multiple Presentations)
  • State of South Carolina Project for the establishment of Police Crisis Intervention Team
  • Sunnyside Police Department - Sunnyside, Washington
  • Thurston County, Washington Consortium of Police Agencies – CIT training – (Multiple Presentations) – Olympia, Washington
  • Tukwila, Washington Police Department – (Multiple Presentations) – Tukwila, Washington
  • Tumwater, Washington Police Department – (Multiple Presentations) – Tumwater, Washington
  • West St. Paul, Minnesota Police Department – West St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission – Field Training Officers
  • Washington State DARE Officers Association – 2004 & 2005 Conference – King County, Washington
  • Yakima, Washington - CIT program - Yakima, Washington (Multiple Presentations)

4. Grace under Fire - “De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for Corrections Officers & Parole/Probation Officers "

  • Airways Correctional Facility – Airway Heights, Washington
  • Charles Denny Youth Center – Snohomish County, Washington
  • Clark County Sheriff's Office
  • JCWAW  (Juvenile Court Workers Association of Washington)  - 2008 Spring Conference
  • Santa Clara County Youth Authority (comprehensive training for entire staff of 350+) – Santa Clara, California (Multiple Presentations)
  • Washington Correctional Association, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, & Women in Criminal Justice – 2004 Conference – Seattle, Washington

5. Grace under Fire - “De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for Fire Departments and Emergency Response ”

  • Kent Fire Department (Multiple Presentations) – Kent, Washington

 

6. “Scenario Training For Crisis/Hostage Negotiation Teams Dealing with Mentally Ill Individuals”

  • Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office – (Multiple Presentations) – Everett, Washington
  • Seattle Police Department – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Airways Correctional Institute – CERT team – Airway Heights, Washington
  • 2004 & 2007 Washington State Conference for Hostage Negotiators - Everett, Washington
  • 1996 & 2004 Western States Hostage Negotiators Conference – Keynote speaker

7. Advanced CIT Training - Follow-up Training for Certified CIT Police Officers

  • Chelan/Douglas County CIT Officers

 

8. “Safety at Work”

  • American Seafood – Seattle, Washington - (Multiple Presentations)
  • Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) – Seattle, Washington
  • ASIS International – Seattle, Washington
  • Boeing Corporation
  • California Association of College Bookstores – (Multiple Locations)
  • 1994 California State Fire Fighters Association Convention – California
  • Center for Learning Coalition – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Chelsea and Kensington Borough – (Multiple Presentations) – London, England
  • City of Kent, Washington
  • Everett Housing Authority – Everett, Washington
  • Firecrest School – training regarding staff conflict – Shoreline, Washington
  • Fremont Public Organization – Seattle, Washington
  • Guardsmark – Security force of Microsoft Corp. – Redmond, Washington
  • Highline Community College Bookstore
  • King County Bar Association – Seattle, Washington
  • King County Coalition of Social Services Agencies – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Leadership Institute - (Multiple Presentations) - Kent, Washington
  • Microsoft Corporation - (Multiple Presentations)
  • Northwest College Bookseller’s Association –Multiple Locations in Washington and Oregon
  • Plymouth Housing Association – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Salvation Army
  • Seattle Housing Authority – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Seattle Metropolitan Business Association – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Seattle Mental Health Institute – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Society of Council Representing Accused Persons – King County, Washington
  • Temple DeHirsch - Seattle, Washington
  • Tukwila City Government Staff – (Multiple Presentations) – Tukwila, Washington
  • Tyson’s Seafood – Seattle, Washington
  • Vancouver Housing Authority
  • Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys – Spokane, Washington
  • Washington State Attorney General’s Office – (Multiple Presentations & Locations)
  • Washington State Department of Community, Trade & Economic Development (CTED) - (Multiple Presentations)
  • Washington State Mental Health Division Conference – (Multiple Presentations & Locations)

9. Grace under Fire - “De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals” for Social Services Organizations (mental health centers, social service agencies serving youth and/or adults, and hospitals) – verbal de-escalation as well as restraint training

  • Apple Parenting Resources
  • Arizona Dispute Resolution Conference – Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Behavioral Health Resources - Olympia, Washington - (Multiple Presentations)
  • Central Area Youth & Family Services – Seattle, Washington
  • Chelan-Douglas (Washington) Mental Health – Chelan, Washington
  • Children's Justice Conference - 2006 & 2007
  • Clark County, WA – Regional Support Network for Mental Health Services – (Multiple Presentations) – Vancouver, Washington
  • Cocoon House – residential home for homeless youth – (Multiple Presentations) – Everett, Washington
  • Community House Group Homes – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Community Psychiatric Clinic (Seattle, WA) - (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Compass Mental Health (Everett, WA) – (Multiple Presentations) – Everett, Washington
  • Consejo Mental Health – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Deaconess Children's Services – Everett, Washington
  • DSHS – Community Service Organization (CSO) – (Multiple Presentations and Regions in Washington State)
  • DSHS – Division of Children and Family Services – (Multiple Presentations and Regions in Washington State)
  • Eastern State Hospital Forensic Psychiatric Unit – (Multiple Presentations) – Medical Lake, Washington
  • Evergreen Counseling – (Multiple Presentations) – Hoquiam, Washington
  • Ferry County Mental Health and Human Services Division – Ferry County, Washington
  • Grant Mental HealthCare - Moses Lake, Washington (Training and Consultation)
  • Head Start – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Interdisciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff) - Ellensburg, Washington
  • Interdisciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff) - Goldendale, Washington
  • Interdisciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff) - Sunnyside, Washington
  • Kitsap County Drug-Alcohol Treatment Center – Kitsap County, Washington
  • Kitsap Mental Health – (Multiple Presentations) – Kitsap County, Washington
  • Mental Health Northwest – (Multiple Presentations) – Bellevue, Washington
  • Martin Center  Evaluation and Treatment Unit (for youth) – Bellingham, Washington
  • Mukilteo Evaluation and Treatment Unit – (Multiple Presentations) – Mukilteo, Washington
  • Mid-Columbia Center for Living – Oregon – The Dalles, Oregon
  • Navos Mental Health – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Neighborhood House – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • North Sound Evaluation and Treatment Unit – (Multiple Presentations) – Sedro Wooley, Washington
  • PACT Team Training  - 2007 - Washington State (Multiple Presentations)
  • Penninsula Mental Health - Port Angeles, Washington
  • Puget Sound Recreational Therapist’s Association – Seattle, Washington
  • Qualcomm Mental Health - Lewiston, Washington
  • Rainier Park Medical Clinic – Seattle, Washington
  • Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center – Burien, Washington
  • Salvation Army
  • Seattle Crisis Clinic (Crisis Line) – Seattle, Washington
  • Transitional Resources (for mentally ill youth) – Seattle, Washington
  • Transitional Resources – (group home for chronically mentally ill adults) – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • Valley Cities Mental Health – (Multiple Presentations) – Auburn, Washington
  • Washington Council of Community Mental Health Centers (Support Services Division – 1998, 1999, 2004, & 2007 – (Multiple Presentations)
  • Washington Community Mental Health Council - (Multiple Trainings)
  • Whidbey General Hospital – Whidbey Island, Washington

10. "THE ELEMENTALS:  Understanding and Working with People with Intense Personality Disorders" (Focus on boundaries and strategic communication)

  • Children's Justice Conference - 2006
  • Community House – Seattle, Washington
  • Compass Health – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, Washington
  • DSHS CSO - (Multiple Presentations) - Regions 2 & 3 -
  • Eastern State Hospital Forensic Psychiatric Unit – Medical Lake, Washington
  • King County Court
  • Kitsap School District

12. "LIFELINE IN THE DARK:  "Communication with Seriously Mentally Ill Individuals"

  • Children's Justice Conference - 2007

13. “De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals” for Schools"

  • Darrington Elementary School – Darrington, Washington
  • Hillcrest School – Redmond, Washington
  • Kent School District - Kent, Washington
  • Kirkland School District – Kirkland, Washington
  • Lake Washington School District – Redmond, Washington
  • Renton School District – Renton, Washington
  • Seattle Headstart – Seattle, Washington
  • School Safety Conference - 2007 - Washington
  • Tiffany Park Elementary School – Renton, Washington
  • YWCA school program for at-risk youth – Seattle, Washington

14. “Verbal De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals” for Colleges and Universities

  • Bates Technical College - Tacoma, Washington
  • Big Bend Community College – Moses Lake, Washington
  • Eastern Washington University – Cheney, Washington
  • Edmonds Community College – Edmonds, Washington
  • Gray’s Harbor Community College – Gray's Harbor, Washington
  • Northwest Indian College - Lummi, Washington
  • Washington University - St. Louis, Missouri

15. “Sanction Prevention” for Workfirst

  • DSHS CSO (Multiple Presentations in various regions in Washington State)

16. Training for Supervisors and Human Resourcers Staff in Working with Difficult Employees

  • Boeing Corporation
  • DSHS CSO and Financial Service Offices (Multiple Presentations)
  • Leadership Institute - Kent, Washington (Multiple Presentations)
  • Microsoft Corporation

17. “Dealing with Passive Aggressive and Passive Clients in Family Interventions

  • Catholic Community Services – Everett, Washington

 

18. International Presentations

  • Athens, Greece - Open Training of "Grace under Fire"
  • Birmingham, England – Mental Health Services – Birmingham, England
  • Eagle Ridge Hospital - Port Moody, British Columbia - Canada
  • Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Offices – London, England
  • Hammersmith and Fulham Borough – Child Protective Services – London, England
  • ON Telecoms - Athen Greece
  • Ridge Meadows Hospital - Maple Ridge, British Columbia - Canada

 

References available
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