Salt Lake City Police are now trying to shore up the damage done by Detective Jeff Payne after he wrongfully interfered with nurse, Alex Wubbels, by handcuffing her and placing her in a patrol car as she attempted to care for her patient. Go here for a good article in which there is a useful video to watch of the “arrest” of Wubbels. This has … Continue reading Hypervigilance & Ethical Intervention with a Utah Nurse
Hi All, I invite you to read this post published over at the Vistelar blog. It references a good article over at the nice SOFREP website (news and analysis you can trust from military veterans) about skill acquisition. Acquiring, building, honing, and maintaining skills in conflict management is important to us all. Many times, we think of physical skill development such as martial arts skills, … Continue reading Skill Acquisition in Conflict Management
Hi All, In Verbal Defense & Influence (VDI), we speak about the importance of the social contract of a group of people, whether this group is a family, an organization, or even a nation. When I study social contracts, what becomes evident is that, in nations, social contracts are overturned, sometimes by necessity, to save lives and to improve the quality of everyone’s life. ISIS is … Continue reading Sufism (The Good Guys): An Antidote to ISIS?
Hi Everyone. I’m reblogging an outstanding post by none other than Gary Klugiewicz from Vistelar. Go over to the high quality Vistelar blog and read this article, entitled, Keeping Yourself and Others Safe. Gary shares a great article which raises so many points about the public, about Public Safety officials, about media, and about our overall social contract. Go there and check it out. Let … Continue reading Keeping Yourself and Others Safe
Hi All, Please go over to the high quality Vistelar blog to read this great post by Allen Oelschlaeger. In this post, entitled, Origins of Vistelar Tactical Training, Allen describes the wealth of experience which both Gary Klugiewicz and Dave Young bring to Vistelar’s variety of tactical training options. With their expert and diverse experience, the tactical training programs of Vistelar continue to evolve. Vistelar offers over … Continue reading Origins of Vistelar Tactical Training
Hi Everyone, Thanks to Gary Klugiewicz, I saw this article (link also below) on Facebook. It’s a great story of the Camden County, NJ Police Department and their crew going through a program with none other than Jack Hoban from Resolution Group International. Jack is training the Camden County LE team to be Ethical Protectors. Part of that program is learning how to effectively communicate … Continue reading Camden Cops Making Transition to Ethical Protectors
Hi Everyone, Please go to the high-quality Vistelar blog to read this recent post (link is also below) about the exemplary service ethos, in action, by Trooper Eric Devers of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. As I mentioned in that post, the whole event brings to mind the outstanding contributions of Jack Hoban and Resolution Group International (RGI) in reference to the Ethical Protector mindset … Continue reading Don’t Die on Me!
Please hop over to the high quality Vistelar blog to read this post (link is also below) on use of force trends and the value of verbal tactics. Use of Force Trends & The Value of Verbal Tactics Continue reading Use of Force Trends & The Value of Verbal Tactics
Hi Everyone, Please go here (link also listed below) to read a great Vistelar post by Gary Klugiewicz about Harry Dolan’s 24 Hour Rule. I concur with what Coach Bob Lindsey says in his comment. The 24 Rule is so very helpful, and so very useful, in helping us to manage ourselves in both our professional and personal lives. If you haven’t yet visited the … Continue reading Chief Harry Dolan’s 24 Hour Rule
Please see this great post (link is also at the bottom of this post) from Gary Klugiewicz where he includes a link for a useful Radio Health Journal audio post and a YouTube link. The post addresses how all Contact Professionals, including Doctors, must take care of themselves to keep their needed empathy intact and functional. Doctors lose empathy the same way police officers do Continue reading Doctors Lose Empathy the Same Way Police Officers Do
Conflict Transformation & Ethical Guardianship 