The course will provide proper procedures for crime scenes allowing participants a look inside processes and requirements for a crime scene with an emphasis on the role of the chaplain at a crime scene. Attendees will have an inside look at crime scene procedures. Instructors – Knoxville Police Department Crime Scene Technician Arleigh Jones
8:30 AM
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The course will provide information on how the role and duties of the K-9 Officer differs from the Patrol Officer. The Chaplain will learn about the requirements of the K-9 Officer, duties for the care and well-being of the K-9, the relationship of the Officer and the K-9 as well as ways that Chaplains can support the K-9 Officers. Instructor – Knoxville Police Department Officer Darrell Sexton
8:30 AM
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The course is a day-long course that will equip Chaplains with information and skills to recognize Officers suffering from PTSD who may be considering suicide. The number of Officer suicides exceeds line of duty death significantly. The course will help Chaplains recognize the signs of an Officer contemplating suicide and be able to assist the Officer in preventing suicide including special communication skills and active listening. Instructor – Tim Rutledge, LEAPS
8:30 AM
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This course will provide comprehensive and detailed instruction in many of the basic elements of serving as a liaison between a department/agency and a chaplaincy program. It will include qualifications and duties/responsibilities of liaison personnel in different size departments/agencies and different types of departments/agencies. This course will also assist liaison personnel in relating to chaplains with differing ages, abilities, backgrounds, etc.
8:30 AM
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This course will provide comprehensive and detailed instruction in many basic elements of law enforcement chaplaincy. It will include instruction and exercises in sensitivity and diversity, suggestions and recommendations in being relevant to, and connecting with, the agency and the officers whom the chaplain will serve and will provide detailed instruction in the participation of ride-alongs and law enforcement agency ceremonies and events, including law enforcement funerals.
8:30 AM
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This course will identify specific stresses of law enforcement and provide specific tools that can be used for each stressor. The stressors included are very specific and include stressors for families as well as officers. The tools match the specific stress and can be invaluable to officers and families. Instructor – Brooke Bagley, Psychologist
10:15 AM
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The course will be instruction about the relationship between the Medical Examiner and the on-scene chaplain. Includes protocol for the scene of a fatality, natural death, or multi-death event. The course gives detailed information about procedures of the Medical Examiner and how the chaplain can complement that role and be an asset to the Medical Examiner and family members and officers on-scene. Instructor – Chris Thomas, Knox County Regional Forensic Center
10:15 AM
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This course will provide comprehensive and detailed instruction in assisting liaison personnel to lead the chaplains in their individual chaplaincy programs. It will include instruction in the qualifications, duties and responsibilities of chaplains and how chaplains can be an overall asset to the agency. Details including chaplain credentialing, ride-alongs and confidentiality are discussed at length.
10:15 AM
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This course will provide comprehensive and detailed instruction in the legal aspects of chaplaincy. It will include instruction in the disciplines of confidentiality, liability, officer and chaplain ethics as well as the legalities that surround sensitivity and diversity in regard to civil and political rights. Instruction will also be given regarding ICPC's Canon of Ethics.
10:15 AM
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The course will provide statistics and information about the rise in cases of human trafficking. Chaplains need to be aware of situations in which it occurs and how to provide support for this area of law enforcement. Instructor – Knoxville Police Department Sergeant James Lockmiller
1:00 PM
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The course outlines how policing has evolved over time to the presently accepted model of community oriented policing. It will also include outlines of how community policing works and why it is more widely accepted by today’s police agencies. Instructor – Knoxville Police Department Lieutenant Josh Shaffer
1:00 PM
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This course will provide comprehensive and detailed instruction in many aspects of managing chaplains. It will include instruction on promoting the chaplaincy within your department, founding and defending a chaplaincy program and developing general orders for a chaplaincy program. This course will also help liaison personnel train, manage, discipline and deploy chaplains.
1:00 PM
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This course will provide comprehensive and detailed instruction in the many basic elements of what the law enforcement family is. It will include instruction in the stages of the law enforcement career, identify unique stressors that affect the families of law enforcement officers as well as stressors unique to the law enforcement career that bond officers into the Thin Blue Line family.
1:30 PM
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Wellness Programs are growing in law enforcement agencies. The course will teach the structure of the Wellness Program, how to grow the program, and how to measure the success of the program. It will also talk about the use of grants to fund the program. Instructor – Knoxville Police Department Chaplain and Wellness Coordinator Mike Patty
2:45 PM
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The course will provide an understanding of domestic violence and the resources available for victims of domestic violence. The Family Justice Center is a one-stop location that provides all the resources a victim might need in a private and safe setting. The course provides statistics, information, and procedures involving domestic violence calls. Instructor – Knoxville Police Department Dr. David Kitts
2:45 PM
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This course will provide comprehensive and detailed instruction in policies and legal considerations, primarily in regard to the laws of the United States of America. It will include information on the First Amendment and court cases that have set the standard for law enforcement chaplaincy including chaplaincy validation and special considerations such as mandatory reporting and privileged communication. State statute examples will also be discussed.
2:45 PM
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This course will help chaplains identify a variety of crisis situations commonly encountered by law enforcement officials and potential responses to those crises. It will provide comprehensive and detailed instruction in responding to call-outs and a chaplain's response before, during and after a crisis situation.
2:45 PM
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