Verbal de-escalation training available in April, May

The Purdue Police Department is offering free online training via WebEx in April and May on how to verbally de-escalate a tense situation.  

“Verbal De-escalation” is a two-hour PowerPoint presentation. 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. Verbal de-escalation skills can be helpful both personally and professionally. 

The sessions are:

April 5 (Wed): 10 a.m. to noon

April  7  (Fri): 10 a.m. to noon

April 11 (Tue):  2-4 p.m.

April 13 (Thu): 10 a.m. to noon

April 19 (Wed): 2-4 p.m.

May 3  (Wed): 10 a.m. to noon

May 10 (Wed):  2-4 p.m. 

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

To register for one of these sessions, contact Lt. Sarah Clark at sclark32@purdue.edu. Please indicate your preferred session when registering. 

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