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IMPACT Interacting with People With Disabilities" (IWD)® - for First Responders
“Interacting with People With Disabilities" (IWD)®, is a comprehensive training program that provides best practices and up-to-date approaches, techniques, and tactics to promote better interactions with people with disabilities and mental health disorders in our communities.
Attendees will:
- Learn how to recognize characteristics of various disabilities and mental health disorders, and learn tools to aid in communication with individuals living with these conditions.
- Acquire tools to help avoid inadvertently escalating a situation with someone who may have sensory or communication differences.
- Better understand a variety of mental health disorders as well as developmental and intellectual disabilities, including Autism, so they can be prepared for interactions that may not go as expected.
- Learn effective strategies that may de-escalate confrontations with people with disabilities and mental health issues.
To learn more, please visit our website: https://www.pulseline.org/iwd-project
Instructors
Bobby Brewer
Instructor/ Outreach Coordinator
Contact us
- Ali Thompson
- al••••i@pul••••e.org
- 303-803-2389
Location
Montrose Police Department, 433 S 1st St,, Montrose, CO
Classifications
Categories
- 8-hour First Responder