Specialty | TTPOA

This 3-day advanced negotiation class is for police crisis (hostage) negotiators who have already passed a 40-hour basic certification course. Day one will begin with some callout debriefings, then review basic (active listening) and advanced (influence and persuasion) negotiator skills, and then will use callout debriefings from the instructor’s past experience as examples. Day two will cover the advanced topics of negotiating with different psychiatric conditions, and will focus on negotiating with those who are personality disordered and/or empathy impaired. A 15-hour hostage standoff debriefing from the instructor’s past experience will serve as an example. Day 3 will cover topics like kidnap negotiations and negotiating via texts. Additional debriefs with examples of complicated and/or advanced negotiations will be discussed.

Who should attend

HNT Personnel
Command Post/Tactical Command Personnel
Tactical Team Leaders

Topics to be covered

Debriefs from a command post perspective to include Tactical/HNT components
Coaching/being the secondary
The Basics (Paraphrasing, Emotional Labeling, Effective Questions)
Influence and Persuasion
Takeaways from how the UK/Scotland train negotiators
Negotiating with people who are experiencing mental crisis episodes
When all the parts work together – Negotiator and SWAT Operator Research Results
Structured Brainstorming
Negotiating with Terrorists and Active Shooters
Kidnap negotiations
Negotiating via text

Prerequisite

Basic Hostage Negotiator/Crisis Management

Equipment Needed

General Note-taking Material