Verbal de-escalation training available in January and February

The Purdue University Police Department is offering free, virtual verbal de-escalation training in January and February.

The training sessions will consist of a two-hour PowerPoint presentation. The objective is to teach attendees skills and strategies for remaining calm and reacting more effectively when confronted with anger to reduce the chance of escalation to physical aggression. It includes exercises involving body language and posturing and empathetic verbal language. Verbal de-escalation skills can be helpful both personally and professionally.

The online sessions will be held:

• Jan. 28: 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET

• Feb. 12: 9:30-11:30 a.m. ET

• Feb. 20: 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET

These are all duplicate sessions, so participants should register for only one.

To register, contact Lt. Sarah Clark at sclark32@purdue.edu and indicate your preferred session.

The minimum age for participants is 18. Affiliation with Purdue is not required to register.