Autism and the School Resource Officer

10000 Alumni Dr,Jacksonville FL 32224

11 March, 2022

Description

This course provides school resource officers and school security personnel with a basic understanding of autism spectrum disorder. This course will provide school resource officers and school security personnel with a basic understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and how students 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. The topics that are covered in this training include: typical law enforcement tactics, crisis intervention techniques, interview techniques, Wes Kleinert Fair Interview Act-F.s. 394, missing persons, elopement, and wandering, arrest, restraint and seclusion, de-escalation techniques, tools of disclosure, and available resources.