King Therapies Autism and Law Enforcement Response Workshop

127 East Bankhead Street,New Albany MS 38652

06 April, 2021

Description

Autism and the Law Enforcement Response Course Autism and the Law Enforcement Response Course Course Overview: Autism and the Law Enforcement Response training course will provide law enforcement officers with a basic understanding of autism and how individuals with autism behave, communicate, and react in various situations. Furthermore, it will address high-risk and crisis incidents and provide officers with tips and strategies to defuse and deescalate the situation. Additionally, it will address how to conduct interviews involving victims, witnesses and suspects who have autism. Learning Objectives: Understand what autism is and how people are affected by it. Recognize possible signs of autism. Understand how autism affects people differently. Develop alternative ways of identifying people with autism. Understand the various challenges of interviewing people with autism. Develop strategies for reducing stress and anxiety in people with autism. Understand what types of crimes and schemes that people with autism are more likely to become victims. Recognize the importance of developing departmental policies and procedures for addressing missing person cases involving people with autism. Topics Covered: Typical law enforcement contacts Crisis intervention techniques Interview techniques Missing persons, elopement, and wandering Arrest and restraint De-escalation techniques Tools of disclosure Available resources Instructor Information: Autism and the Law Enforcement Response is instructed by Bart Barta. Bart is the proud father of Daniel, a teenager with autism. He also understands many of the challenges faced by individuals and families affected by autism spectrum disorder. Bart is a retired law enforcement commander with more than 31 years of experience. He is also a nationally recognized instructor who has trained more than 8,000 first responders in how to successfully interact with people who have autism. Bart is recognized as a subject matter expert by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and in 2017 he was selected to contribute to the development of autism curriculum for officers in the state of Florida. For 10 years, Bart served as an instructor for the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training Program for Florida’s Eleventh Circuit Court’s Mental Health Project. He is also a former SWAT and Crisis Management Team (Hostage Negations) Commander. Bart’s last assignment was serving as the commander of the Coral Gables Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, where he was responsible for the investigation of all violent and non-violent crime. For six years, Bart served as a member of the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University’s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) Constituency Board.