Customer List

FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

THE THIN BLUE LIFELINE – “De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for Law Enforcement”(AKA – Verbal Defensive Tactics) – Including CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) trainings at multiple locations

Bartlett Police Department – (Multiple Trainings) – Village of Bartlett, Illinois
Battleground Police Department – (Multiple Trainings) – Battleground, WA
Bellingham Police Department – (Multiple Trainings) Bellingham, WA
Buckley/Enumclaw Police Departments – Buckley, WA
Camas Police Department – (Multiple Trainings) – Camas, WA
Chelan-Douglas County CIT Training – (Multiple Trainings) – Wenatchee, WA
Clark County/Vancouver Police Department CIT training – (Multiple Trainings) – Vancouver, WA
Coos Bay Police CIT – Coos Bay, OR
Cowlitz County, WA- CIT training – (Multiple Trainings)
FBI National Academy (Northwest Region) – Salem, OR
Fort Worth, Texas Multi Agency
Grays Harbor County CIT training – Aberdeen, WA (Multiple Trainings)
Henderson Police Department – Henderson, Nevada
Homeland Security/Federal Protection Services, Region 10 – (Multiple Trainings)
Idaho (Region 7 – Advanced CIT – Idaho Falls, ID – (Multiple Presentations)
Idaho – (North, Region 1) – CIT training – Sandpoint, ID – (Multiple Presentations)
Idaho – (Region 2) – CIT training – Lewiston, ID – (Multiple Presentations)
Idaho – (Region 3) – CIT training – Caldwell, ID – (Multiple Presentations)
Idaho – Bingham County CIT Training
Idaho – Blaine County Sheriff’s Office
Idaho – Nampa Police Agencies
Illinois ( Barlett Police Department)
Illinois (Freeport) – (Mobile Training Unit #1-2)
Illinois (Chicago Area) – (Mobile Training Unit #3) – (Multiple Trainings)
Illinois (McComb) – (Mobile Training Unit #4) – (Multiple Trainings)
Illinois (Peoria) – (Mobile Training Unit #7)
Illinois (Bloomington/Normal) – (Mobile Training Unit #8) – (Multiple Training)
Illinois (Springfield) – (Mobile Training Unit #10)
Illinois (Champaign) – (Mobile Training Unit #12) – (Multiple Trainings)
Illinois (Mattoon) – (Mobile Training Unit #13)
Illinois (Belleville, O’Fallon) – (Mobile Training Unit #14)
Island County Law Enforcement Agencies – Oak Harbor, WA (Multiple Trainings)
Kent Police Department – (Multiple Presentations) – Kent, WA
King County Eastside CIT training – WA
King County CIT training – (Multiple Presentations) – King County, WA
Kitsap County – Law Enforcment and Corrections Agencies (Multiple Presentations) including CIT training – WA
Kittitas County Law Enforcement and Corrections Agencies – Kittitas County, WA
Klamath County CIT training – Klamath County, Oregon
Klickitat County Law Enforcement and Corrections Agencies – Klickitat County, WA
Lewis County Sheriff’s Office – Lewis County, Washington (Multiple Presentations)
Lyon County Multi-Agency (Police, Probation & Social Services) – Lyon County, Nevada
Mercer Island Police Department – (Multiple Presentations) – Mercer Island, WA
Montlake Terrace Police Department – Montlake Terrace, WA
North Las Vegas Police Department – North Las Vegas, Nevada
Oregon – Ashland Police Department
Oregon – Baker City Area Law Enforcement Agencies
Oregon – Clackamas County Multi-Agency- (Multiple Trainings)
Oregon – Coos Bay CIT Program
Oregon – Corvallis Police Department – (Multiple Trainings)
Oregon – Eugene Area Law Enforcement Agencies – (Multiple Trainings)
Oregon – Hillsboro Police Department – (Multiple Trainings)
Oregon – Jefferson County Law Enforcement Agencies
Oregon – Klamath Falls Area Law Enforcement Agencies
Oregon – Lake Oswego Police Department
Oregon – Ontario Area Law Enforcement Agencies
Oregon – Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Oregon – St. Helens Police Department
Oregon – Umatilla Area Law Enforcement Agencies
Oregon – Washington County Sheriff’s Office (Multiple Trainings)
Pierce County CIT training – Lakewood, WA – 2012
Port Angeles, WA – CIT Training (Multiple Presentations)
Puyallup Police Department (Multiple Presentations)
Redmond Police Department – Redmond, WA (Multiple Presentations)
Richland Officer Safety Conference (2013) – Richland, WA
San Jose (CA) Police Department – 2010
San Juan County First Responders
Seattle Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), Hostage Negotiation Team and First Response Officers – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office – Everett, WA
Snohomish County, WA–- CIT Training (Multiple Presentations)
Snoqualmie Police Department – Snoqualmie, WA (Multiple Presentations)
Skagit County, WA – CIT Training (Multiple Presentations)
Spokane County, WA – CIT Training
State of South Carolina Project for the establishment of Police Crisis Intervention Team
State of Virginia 2014 CIT Conference – Richmond, VA
Sunnyside Police Department – Sunnyside, WA
Thurston County, Washington Consortium of Police Agencies – CIT training – (Multiple Presentations) – Olympia, WA
Tricities CIT – Kennewick, WA
Tukwila, Washington Police Department – (Multiple Presentations) – Tukwila, WA
Tumwater, Washington Police Department – (Multiple Presentations) – Tumwater, WA
Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission – Field Training Officers
Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission – CIT Training (Multiple Presentations)
Washington State DARE Officers Association – 2004 & 2005 Conference – King County, WA
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission – (Multiple Presentations)
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office – Reno, Nevada
Waterloo Police Department – Waterloo, Iowa
West St. Paul, Minnesota Police Department – West St. Paul, MN
WISCONSIN Law enforcement Training Officers Association – Appleton, Wisconsin
Yakima, Washington – CIT program – Yakima, WA (Multiple Presentations)

SHAPESHIFTING – Training For Crisis/Hostage Negotiation Teams Dealing with Mentally Ill Individuals” (Both Scenario-based and classroom)

Airways Correctional Institute – CERT team – Airway Heights, WA
Northeast Crisis Negotiators Association (NECNA) 2018 Conference – Trumbull, CT
North Las Vegas HNT and SWAT – “Tactical Communication with Hostage Takers with Borderline, Paranoid and Psychopathic Personalities”
Seattle Police Department – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office – (Multiple Presentations) – Everett, WA
Washington State Conference for Hostage Negotiators – Everett, WA – 2004 & 2007
Western States Hostage Negotiators Conference – Keynote speaker – 1996, 2004, & 2012
Western States Hostage Negotiators Association – Bellevue Washington, 2012 – “Tactical Communication with paranoid, borderline and psychopathic personalities”

Advanced CIT Training

Chelan/Douglas County CIT Officers – (Multiple Trainings)
North Dakota CIT Officers – Fargo, North Dakota
Idaho Falls CIT Officers
United States Border Patrol – Blaine, WA (Multiple Trainings)
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office – Bellingham, WA

FULL SPECTRUM TEAM – TACTICS: in Association with Gulla’s Arrestling – Training on Verbal and Physical Methodologies for Law Enforcement, Fire/EMS, Corrections, Security & Social Services

Benton County Correctional Facilities – Kenniwick, WA
Benton County Police Agencies – Kenniwick, WA
Central Washington Correction & Police Agencies – Sunnyside, WA
Kenniwick Fire/EMS – Kenniwick, WA
Kitsap County Police & Correctional Agencies – Bainbridge Island, WA
Kittitas County Correctional Facilities – Ellensburg, WA
Kittistas County Police Agencies – Ellensburg, WA
Lynnwood Police Department – Lynnwood, WA
Oregon DPSST – Salem, OR (Multiple Trainings)
Skagit County Police Agencies – La Conner, WA
Suquamish Indian Police (Multiple Agency, Multiple Presentations) – Suquamish, WA
Trident Seafood – Seattle, WA
Walla Walla Police Department – Walla Walla, WA
Washington State DSHS
Wenatchee Police Department – Wenatchee, WA
Yakima County Police Agencies – Toppenish, WA

FOR CORRECTIONS AND PROBATION

FROM CHAOS TO COMPLIANCE & SAFE BEHIND BARS – “De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for Parole/Probation Officers & Correctional Officers”

Airways Correctional Facility – Airway Heights, WA
Charles Denny Youth Center – Snohomish County, Washington
City of Bellevue, WA – Probation Office
City of Kent, WA – Juvenile Probation Offices
Clackamas County, Oregon – Safe Behind Bars (Multiple presentations) – Clackamas, Oregon
Clackamas County Parole and Probation – Clackamas, Oregon
Clark County Sheriff’s Office/Jail (Multiple Presentations)
Idaho Juvenile Justice Association – Moscow, ID
Island County, WA – Juvenile Probation (Multiple Presentations
JCWAW (Juvenile Court Workers Association of Washington – 2008 Spring Conference
Misdemeanant Corrections Association (MCA) of Washington State – 2012 Summer Conference
North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation – Bismarck, North Dakota
Oregon Department of Corrections – (Multiple Presentations and Locations)
Oregon Juvenile Justice Conference – Bend, OR
Santa Clara County Youth Authority (comprehensive training for entire staff of 350+) – Santa Clara, CA (Multiple Presentations)
Seattle Municipal Court Probation Department
Snohomish County Jail – (comprehensive training for entire staff) – Everett, WA (Multiple Presentations)
Washington Correctional Association, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, & Women in Criminal Justice – 2004 Conference – Seattle, WA
Washington Correctional Education Association (WCEA – 2010, 2013)
Washington County, Oregon – Safe Behind Bars

FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND FIRE FIGHTER

De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for Fire Departments and Emergency Response

California State Fire Fighters Association Convention
Clackamas County Fire/EMS – Clackamas, OR
Kenniwick Fire Department (Multiple Presentations) – Kenniwick, WA
Kent Fire Department (Multiple Presentations) – Kent, WA
Lopez Island Fire/EMS – Lopez Island, W
South Snohomish Fire District – Lynnwood, WA
South Whatcom Fire District – Bellingham, WA
Tricities – Fire/EMS – Kenniwick, WA
Whidbey Island (Social Services/EMS) – Coupeville, WA
West Region EMS & Trauma Care Council – 2016 Conference

FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCH CENTERS

EVERYTHING ON THE LINE – “De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for 911

Oregon – Central Point 911
Oregon – Clackamas County 911
Oregon – Deschutes County 911
Oregon – Eugene 911
Oregon – Medford 911
Oregon – Washington County 911
Oregon – Yamhill (Specialized Training on Wellness for Emergency Calltakers)

SAFE HAVEN

De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for Hospitals

Cascade General Hospital – Arlington, WA – (Multiple Presentations)
Eastern State Hospital Forensic Psychiatric Unit – (Multiple Presentations) – Medical Lake, WA
Martin Center Evaluation and Treatment Unit (for youth) – Bellingham, WA
Mukilteo Evaluation and Treatment Unit – (Multiple Presentations) – Mukilteo, WA
North Sound Evaluation and Treatment Unit – (Multiple Presentations) – Sedro Wooley, WA
Overlake Hospital – Bellevue, WA
Recovery Innovations – Tacoma, WA
State Hospital North – (Multiple Trainings) – Orofino, Idaho
State Hospital South – Blackfoot, Idaho
Whidbey General Hospital – Whidbey Island, WA (Multiple Presentations)

FOR SECURITY PERSONNEL

GUARDING THE GATES- De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for Security Personnel

ASIS International – Puget Sound Chapter
Guardsmark – Security force of Microsoft Corp. – Redmond, WA
Harborview Hospital Public Safety Academy – (Multiple Trainings) – Seattle, WA
Overlake Hospital Security Staff – Bellevue, WA
Puget Sound Security – Bellevue, WA
St Peters Hospital Security – Centralia, WA
Seattle Metropolitan Business Association – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Seattle Shield – Seattle, WA
Seattle University Public Safety Officers
T-Mobile – security personnel
Washington Convention Center – Security Officers (Multiple Presentations)

FOR WORKSITE SAFETY

SAFETY AT WORK – Worksite Safety Training

AFSCME – Public Employee Conference – Vancouver, WA
Alderwood Water Authority – Lynnwood, WA
American Seafood – Seattle, WA – (Multiple Presentations)
Arlington, WA – Office of Emergency Management (Multiple Trainings)
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) – Seattle, WA
ASIS International – Seattle, WA
Bellingham Park and Recreaton
Boeing Corporation
California Association of College Bookstores – (Multiple Locations)
Center for Learning Coalition – (Multiple Presentations) – Washington State
City of Bartlett, IL
City of Bellingham, WA
City of Kent, WA
C-Tran – Vancouver, WA
Department of Community Trade & Economic Development – WA State
Everett Community Transit Authority – Everett, WA
Everett Housing Authority – Everett, WA
Expedia – Seatlle, WA
Firecrest School – training regarding staff conflict – Shoreline, WA
Fremont Public Organization – Seattle, WA
Highline Community College Bookstore
Interfaith Social Services – Bellingham, WA
Island County Prosecutor’s Office – Coupeville, WA
Island County Transit – Coupeville, WA (Multiple Presentations)
King County Bar Association – Seattle, WA
King County Coalition of Social Services Agencies – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Leadership Institute – (Multiple Presentations) – Kent, WA
Low Income Housing Association – Seattle, WA
Meow Animal Shelter – Kirkland, WA
Microsoft Corporation – (Multiple Presentations)
North Central Regional Library Association – Wenatche, WA
Northwest College Bookseller’s Association – Multiple Locations in Washington and Oregon
Northwest Defenders Office – Seattle, WA
Northwest Harvest – (Multiple Presentations)
PAWS – Snohomish County, WA
Port of Port Townsend – Port Townsend, WA
Plymouth Housing Association – Seattle, WA – (Multiple Presentations)
Real Change – Seattle, WA
Salvation Army – Seattle, WA (Multiple Trainings)
Seattle Housing Authority – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Seattle Mental Health Institute – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Securitas – Seattle, WA
Skagit County Human Services – (Mt. Vernon, WA)
Snohomish County District Court – (Multiple Presentations) – Everett, WA
Snohomish County Health Department – Everett, WA
Snohomish County Human Services – Everett, WA
Society of Council Representing Accused Persons – King County, WA
Sound Transit – Seattle, WA
Skagit Human Services – Mt. Vernon, WA
Temple DeHirsch – Seattle, WA
Tenzan Aikido – Seattle, WA
Trident Seafood -(Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Trimet (Transit) – Multiple Trainings) – Portland, OR
Tukwila City Government Staff – (Multiple Presentations) – Tukwila, WA
Tyson’s Seafood – Seattle, WA
Vancouver Housing Authority – WA
Village of Barlett (Staff of Village Government) – Barlett, Illinois
Walla Walla Housing Authority – Walla Walla, WA
Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys – Spokane, WA
Washington Bar Association – Seattle, WA
Washington Federation of Animal Care & Control Agencies – Seattle, WA
Washington State Attorney General’s Office – (Multiple Presentations & Locations)
Washington State Conservation Corps – Online Training
Washington State Department of Community, Trade & Economic Development (CTED) – (Multiple Presentations)
Washington State 2009 Judges Conference
Washington State District Court 2015 Judges Conference
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) – Seattle, WA – -(Multiple Presentations & Locations)
Washington State Mental Health Division Conference – (Multiple Presentations & Locations)
Washington State Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program – Olympia, WA
WorkForce Central – Tacoma, Washington – (Multiple Presentations)
Work Opportunities – Seattle, WA
WORKSOURCE – Washington State – (Multiple Presentation & Locations)

FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND MEDICAL AGENCIES

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)

Allegheny County Human Services (Multiple Presentations) – Pittsburgh, PA
Angeline’s Women’s Shelter
API Chaya Women’s Services – Seattle, WA
Apple Parenting Resources
Arizona Dispute Resolution Conference – Scottsdale, AZ
Asian Counseling and Referral Services – Seattle, WA
Associated Ministries – Tacoma, WA
Ballard Food Bank – Seattle, WA
Behavioral Health Resources – Olympia, WA (Multiple Presentations)
Blue Mountain Action Council – Walla Walla, WA
Camano Island Health Department – Camano Island, WA
Casa Latina – Seattle, WA
Catholic Charities – Spokane, WA
Central Area Youth & Family Services – Seattle, WA
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Juneau, Alaska)
Chelan-Douglas (Washington) Mental Health – Chelan, WA
Childhaven – Seattle, WA
Child and Family Guidance Center – Tacoma, WA
Children’s Justice Conference (WA State) – (Multiple Presentations)
Children’s Crisis Outreach Response System – King County, WA
Clark County, WA – Regional Support Network for Mental Health Services – (Multiple Presentations) – Vancouver, WA
Cocoon House – residential home for homeless youth – (Multiple Presentations) – Everett, WA
Community House Group Homes – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Community Psychiatric Clinic – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Compass Housing (Seattle, WA)
Compass Mental Health (Everett, WA) – (Multiple Presentations) – Everett, WA
Consejo Mental Health – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Cowlitz Indian Tribe – (Multiple Presentations) Longview, WA
Deaconess Children’s Services – Everett, WA
DSHS – Community Service Organization (CSO) – (Multiple Presentations and Regions in Washington State)
DSHS – Division of Children and Family Services – (Multiple Presentations and Regions in WA State)
Easter Seals Autism Center – Silverdale, WA
Enumclaw Regional Healthcare Association – (Multiple Presentations) – Enumclaw, WA
Evergreen Counseling – (Multiple Presentations) – Hoquiam, WA
Ferry County Mental Health and Human Services Division – Ferry County, WA
501 Commons – Seattle, WA
Full Life Care – Seattle, WA
Goodwill (Olympic/Rainier Office) – Seattle, WA
Grant Mental HealthCare – Moses Lake, WA
Hepatitis Education Project (HEP) – Seattle, WA
House of Charity – Spokane, WA
Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HASCO) – Everett, WA
Head Start – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Highline School District Health & Nursing Staff – Seattle, WA
Hopelink – Bellevue, WA
Hopesource – Ellensburg, WA
Island County Human Services – Coupeville, WA (Multiple Trainings)
Jefferson Mental Health Services – Port Townsend, WA
King County Crisis & Committment Services – Seattle, WA
King County Housing Authority – Seattle, WA (Multiple Trainings)
Kitsap County Drug-Alcohol Treatment Center – Kitsap County, WA
Kitsap Mental Health – (Multiple Presentations) – Kitsap County, WA
Lifeline Connections – Vancouver, WA
Lifelong AIDS Alliance – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle & Everett, WA
Low Income Heating Electricity Assistance Program (LIHEAP) – Olympia, WA
Mental Health Northwest – (Multiple Presentations) – Bellevue, WA
Meridian Center – Seattle, WA
Mid-Columbia Center for Living – The Dalles, OR
Moore Center for Eating Disorders – Bellevue, WA
Multi-Service Center of King County – Federal Way, WA
NAMI – Multiple Presentations throughout Washington State
Navos Mental Health – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Navos Consortium – WA
Neighborhood House – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
New Beginnings – Seattle, WA
New Horizon – Seattle, WA
North Central Washington Behavioral Health – East Wenatchee, WA
Northwest AIDS Alliance – Seattle, WA
Northwest Regional Council on Aging and Adult Services – Bellingham, WA
Northwest Defenders Association – Wenatchee, WA
Northwest Youth Services – Bellingham, WA
OCEACT State 2016 Convention – Hood River, OR
Okanagan Mental Health – Omak, WA (Multiple Presentations)
OWL 360 – for youth and those who care for them at this coffee drop/drop-in center for teens – Port Townsend, WA
PACT Team Training – WA State (Multiple Presentations)
Peninsula Mental Health – Port Angeles, WA
Puget Sound Recreational Therapist’s Association – Seattle, WA
Qualcomm Mental Health – Lewiston, WA
Rainier Park Medical Clinic – Seattle, WA
RADAR Navigator Program – Seattle, WA
RAYS Children’s Services – Seattle, WA
Recovery Cafe – Seattle, WA
Refuge Women’s Alliance (REWA) – Seattle, WA (Multiple Presentations)
Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center – Burien, WA
Seattle Crisis Clinic (Crisis Line) – Seattle, WA
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine
Skagit County Division of Developmental Disabilities – Mt. Vernon, WA
Snohomish County Human Services – Everett, WA
Solid Ground – Seattle, WA
State of Texas Child Protective Services – (Multiple Presentations)
TeenFeed – Seattle, WA
Therapeutic Foster Care – Seattle, WA
Transitional Resources (for mentally ill youth) – Seattle, WA
Transitional Resources – (group home for chronically mentally ill adults) – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
Union Gospel Mission – Olympia, WA
United Auburn Indian Community – Auburn, California
University of Washington Psychology Intern Program
Valley Cities Mental Health – (Multiple Presentations) – Auburn, WA
Veteran’s Outreach Program – Seattle, WA
Washington Council of Community Mental Health Centers (Support Services Division – (Multiple Presentations)
Washington Community Mental Health Council – (Multiple Trainings)
Washington State CASA
Wellspring Family Services – Seattle, WA – (Multiple Trainings)
WorkForce – Green River Community College – Washington
YMCA – Therapeutic Foster Care
YWCA – Seattle, Washington (Multiple Trainings)
YouthCare – Seattle, Washington
YouthSource – Renton, Washington

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for Schools

Darrington Elementary School – Darrington, WA
Donald E Long “Bars to Bridges” – Portland, OR (Multiple Presentations)
ESD 112 – Vancouver, WA
Everett Washington School District (Multiple presentations)
Evergreen School District – Clark County, WA
HIghline School District Medical Services – Burien, WA
Hillcrest School – Redmond, WA
Kent School District – Kent, WA
Kirkland School District – Kirkland, WA
Lake Washington School Dist. – Redmond, WA
Renton School District – Renton, WA
Seattle Headstart – Seattle, WA
Seattle Hebrew Academy – WA
School Safety Conference – 2007 – WA
Tiffany Park Elementary School – Renton, WA
Yakima School District – Office Professionals
YWCA school program for at-risk youth – Seattle, WA

Verbal De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals for Colleges and Universities

Bates Technical College – Tacoma, WA
Bellevue College – Bellevue, WA (Multiple Presentations)
Big Bend Community College – Moses Lake, WA
Eastern Washington University – Cheney, WA
Edmonds Community College – Edmonds, WA
Gray’s Harbor Community College – Gray’s Harbor, WA
Green River Community College – Kent, WA
Lower Columbia Community College – (Multiple Presentations) – Longview, WA
Northwest Indian College – Lummi, WA
Seattle Central Community College – Seattle, WA
South Seattle College – Seattle, WA
Tacoma Community College – Tacoma, WA
University of Texas El Paso – El Paso, Texas (multiple trainings)
University of Washington – Seattle, WA
Washington University – St. Louis, Missouri
Yakima Valley Community College
Washington Institute of Technology -Kirkland, WA

SPECIALIZED TRAININGS

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, WA
Compass Health – (Multiple Presentations) – Seattle, WA
DSHS CSO – (Multiple Presentations) – WA Regions 2 & 3
Eastern State Hospital Forensic Psychiatric Unit – Medical Lake, WA
King County Court – WA
Kitsap School District – WA
Misdemeanant Corrections Association (MCA) of Washington State – 2009 Spring Conference
Superior Court 2016 Convention – Washington State

Sanction Prevention for Workfirst

DSHS CSO (Multiple Presentations in various regions in WA State)

Training for Supervisors and Human Resources Staff in Working with Difficult Employees

Boeing Corporation
DSHS CSO and Financial Service Offices (Multiple Presentations)
Leadership Institute – Kent, WA (Multiple Presentations)
Microsoft Corporation

The Art of Assessment Concerning Child Abuse and Neglect

Biannual Presentation to Seattle University’s Graduate Psychology Class on Assessment – Seattle, Washington (1996 – 2002)
2001 Dependency Law Conference – Seattle, WA

Domestic Violence

2002 Greater Puget Sound Domestic Violence Conference (see article) – Keynote Speaker
Citizens Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse of Island County, WA
2002 Evergreen Hospitals Symposium on Domestic Violence – Kirkland, WA – Keynote Speaker
Kelso Police Department – “On Stalking and Domestic Violence” – 2010
Port Townsend Law Enforcement, Hospitals and Social Services – 2013 (multiple trainings)
STOP – Aberdeen, WA- 1996

Multi-Disciplinary Trainings on the De-escalation of Aggression and Communication with Mentally Ill and Emotionally Disturbed Individuals

Ellensburg, WA – Multi-disciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff)
Goldendale, WA – Multi-disciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff)
Grays Harbor, WA – Multi-disciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff)
Idaho Falls, Idaho – Multi-disciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff)
Juneau, Alaska – Bartett Regional Hospital – Multi-disciplinary training (Hospital, ocial services staff, city government staff, police, private security)
Sunnyside, WA – Multi-disciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff)
Twin Falls, Idaho – Multi-disciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff)
Oregon Executive Development Institute – Warm Springs, OR – – Multi-disciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff)
San Juan County, WA – Multi-disciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff)
Wahkaikum & Pacific Counties, WA – Multi-disciplinary training (police, parole/probation, domestic violence advocates, social services staff)

Specialized Trainings & Keynote Address

“A Problem of Terminology, A Problem of Tactics: Why De-escalation Has Become a Problematic Word” – 2017 Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Northwest Conference
“‘Bath Salts’ (Cathinone Drugs) & Psychopathic Personalities – 2012 Presentation for the Washington State CIT Conference
“Behind the Mask: Tactical Communication with Psychopathic Individuals” – 2012 Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) International Conference
“Behind the Mask: Tactical Communication with Psychopathic Individuals” – 2017 Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Northwest Conference
“Dealing with Passive Aggressive and Passive Clients in Family Interventions”– Catholic Community Services – Everett, WA
“Don’t Let Suicide By Cop Become Homicide of Cop” – International Law Enforcement Education & Training Association (ILEETA) – Chicago, IL – 2014 – (in collaboration with Don Gulla of Arrestling)
“Frequent Fliers: Dealing with Suicidal, Repeat Users – Planning for Emergency Response” – 2011 Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) International Conference
“Interventions for People with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” – WA Mental Health Counselors Association
“Justice and Compassion” – 2014 Virginia State CIT Conference – Short Pump, Virginia
“Lifelines in the Dark: Communication with Seriously Mentally Ill Individuals” – WA State Children’s Justice Conference – 2007
“MAD, BAD, SAD . . . AND EVIL: The Psychopathology of Active Shooters” to the Oregon Executive Development Institutute – 2015
“The Marty Smith Project” – Contribution of the Verbal De-escalation Module for a comprehensive safety training for all licensed mental health agencies in the state of Washington
“On Parasuicidal Behavior” to the Suicide Prevention Action Network of Idaho (Sept., 2010)
“On Sociopathic Behaviors and Intimidating Inmates” to the Washington Corrections Education Association Conference
“Suicide by Cop” – Washington State Crime Prevention 2011 Conference
“Tact and Improvisation: Two Essential Skills for Security Professionals” – 2012 ASIS International Washington Chapter Yearly Meeting
“What Excited Delirium is Not” – Canadian Centre for the Prevention of In-Custody Death”–– (Multiple Presentations)
“What Excited Delirium is Not” – Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths – – Las Vegas, NV – (Multiple Presentations)
“What My Own Mentally Ill Family Members Have Taught Me” – 2011 NAMI Washington Yearly Conference
“Why ‘Deescalation is Becoming a Problematic Word’ – 2017 NW CIT Conference

“Grand Rounds” – Staffing Regarding Difficult or Dangerous Clients

Kitsap Mental Health (Multiple Presentations)
YWCA – Seattle, Washington – 2012

Train the Trainer

Compass Housing – Seattle, WA
Eastside Fire and Rescue – Issaquah, Washington
King County Washington – 9-1-1 Dispatcher’s Training
King County Washington – Correctional Officers

International Presentations

Athens, Greece – Open Training of “Grace under Fire”
Birmingham, England – Mental Health Services – Birmingham, England
Canadian Institute for the Prevention of In-custody Death
Chelsea and Kensington Borough – (Multiple Presentations) – London, 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 – Athens, Greece
Ridge Meadows Hospital – Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada