DESCRIPTION: The 5-Day Verbal Judo Train the Trainer Instructor certification course will give the instructor the expertise to teach Verbal Judo. The certification will limit the instructor to train only members of his/her department.

DESCRIPTION: The 5-Day Verbal Judo 102 Train the Trainer Instructor certification course can act as an Instructor Re-Cert course and will give the instructor the expertise to teach Verbal Judo 102. The certification will limit the instructor to train only members of his/her department.

TBA, 2010

The Verbal Judo Institute is extremely excited to announce the development of the Professional Communication Skills Instructor Certification Program that is referred to as Verbal Judo 102 because it provides the tactical sequel to the initial Verbal Judo Instructor Certification Program. 

All participants must have completed the basic Verbal Judo® Instructor Certification Program prior to attending this instructor program. Since the Professional Communication Skills Program tactics builds upon the concepts developed in the Verbal Judo® Course developed by George J. Thompson, Ph.D., this only makes sense. In addition, Dr. Thompson recognizes the Verbal Judo 102 Program as fulfilling the Verbal Judo instructor recertification requirement. This is a huge benefit for instructors who need recertification in the basic Verbal Judo Instructor Program. 

The Professional Communication Skills (PCS) Training Instructor Program is a forty hour Tactical Communications training program designed for police, corrections, military & security personnel, and mental health professionals,. The PCS Program deals with developing effective communication tactics for dealing with your public, your clientele, and your fellow staff members to include supervisors, peers, and subordinates, as well as other professionals. It will build upon the Professional, Tactical Communications Theory, and SAFER 8 to 5 and LEAPS Concepts developed in the initial Verbal Judo Program. It may be used for either pre-service or in-service training and be taught in its entirety or in a modular format:

Material / Topics that will be covered are

• Instructors who successfully complete the class will be given the instructional material necessary to conduct PCS Training Programs to include lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, and all related handout material.
  
• Instructor development will include: determining outcomes, developing assessment tools & instructional strategies, teaching utilizing "guided discovery" & "success by approximation" concepts, and how to conduct peer reviews and debrief students effectively.
  
• The program begins with a major block of training designed to emphasize the attributes and importance of becoming and remaining a professional including the Ethical Intervention Training to learn how to effective "override" fellow staff members when necessary as part of a providing a "Continuum of Care" for all staff members.
  
• The title accurately describes the program's purpose of training professionals in the communication skills necessary to successfully fulfill their job task of effectively and professionally making "Initial Contacts."
  
• Dealing with "Disturbance Resolution" to include Mediation, Arbitration, and Crisis Intervention Tactics,
  
• Initiating "Physical Intervention Tactics" to include verbal stabilization, physical control tactic commands, physical stabilization commands, how to make effective radio calls, provide medical assessment , and calm the subject will also be covered.
  
• Utilizing subject "Debriefing Tactics" to successfully close the transaction will be emphasized.
  
• Articulation Skills will be stressed to include how to give a verbal report, how to write a Use-of-force report, and how to testify in order to be complete, accurate, and be able explain the reasons for your actions.
  
• Simulation Training Strategies will be developed leading up to decision making Scenario Based Instruction.
  
• Testing Procedures will be emphasized to properly document the evaluation process to include remedial training strategies.

Equipment Required: Appropriate instructional clothing and footwear, whistle & lanyard, appropriate duty belt with handcuffs, handcuff case, and handcuff key. Bring training weapons and holsters, as appropriate, to include training handguns, training impact weapons, and inert aerosol sprays.