Verbal De-escalation training available online in October

The Purdue Police Department is offering free online Verbal De-escalation (aka Verbal Judo) training in October via WebEx.

Verbal De-escalation is a PowerPoint presentation lasting one and a half hours. The objective is to teach skills to help the attendee learn to remain calm and react more effectively when confronted with anger, to try to reduce the chance of escalation to physical aggression. It includes exercises involving body language/posturing and empathetic verbal language.

The sessions are:

• Oct. 12 (M): 6-7:30 p.m.
• Oct. 20 (Tu): 3-4:30 p.m.
• Oct. 22 (Th): 2-3:30 p.m.
• Oct. 23 (F): 1-2:30 p.m.
• Oct. 26 (M): 2-3:30 p.m.
• Oct. 27 (Tu): 10-11:30 a.m.
• Oct. 28 (W): 10-11:30 a.m.

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

To register for one of these sessions, or to inquire about scheduling a session for a group, contact Lt. Sarah Clark at sclark32@purdue.edu. Indicate the preferred session when registering.

The minimum age for participants is 18. Affiliation with Purdue is not required to register; however, priority will be given to Purdue students, staff and faculty.