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To understand what law enforcement chaplaincy is, best practices and pitfalls take this course and see if this ministry is for you. You will have a clear understanding as to what the chaplaincy involves, how best to start up a program and how to set up the program for success. This is a starting point to one of the most amazing ministries you can be a part of, enjoy the course.

Unfortunately in our world today family and domestic violence has risen considerably. Domestic calls are known to be among the most risky in law enforcement. This course will give Chaplains a basic knowledge of domestic violence, things to be looked for and how to best understand how a victim is treated, suffers and why they do not just leave the abuser.

Death notification are one of the most difficult aspects of chaplaincy work. This course will teach the key steps to deliver the news of a loved one's death to family members. In the course students will learn the best practices on how to handle death notification so it can be handled effectively, compassionately and with a ministry of presence.

As a chaplain it is important to have a good relationship with your officers. Building relationships is one of the key components to having a successful chaplaincy program that serves the men and women of an agency. This course will teach some very important aspects of building good relationships, the ethics to consider in doing so and describe the benefits of having good relationships.

In the ministry as a chaplain there are times the weight is heavy and the ministry is hard. It becomes hard to be a ministry of presence when all we want to do is be left alone or not have to care. If you have never been in this state be thankful and learn how to stay out of it however, if you have found yourself here or are there now learn how you can get out of the dark hole of compassion fatigue.

Policing is one of the hardest occupations in the world. There are many challenges which come with the job that involves trauma, violence, abuse, ugliness of humanity and everyday life stressors that take a toll on our men and women. Oftentimes emotionally officers check out, suffer, find themselves alone and hurt. Learn a bit of emotional survival and how it affects your officers and how you can help by being more aware.

U.S. Child welfare authorities look into the safety of more than 7.5 million kids annually. Of those, around 3 million children received an investigation or alternative response from child protective services agencies. In 2022 it was estimated an estimated 1,990 children died from abuse and neglect in the United States, a number consistently on the rise over the previous five years. The trauma of child abuse causes children to lose their sense of safety and trust in the world and harms their relationships. Left untreated, the trauma of child abuse can lead to: Mental health problems, behavioral changes, substance use, increased risk for violence against oneself and others; and/or physical health problems. This course will touch on these aspects and help chaplains understand more about child abuse to help identify, prevent or address child abuse.

Police hostage or crisis negotiations are a law enforcement technique used to defuse dangerous situations and bring about non-violent resolutions. Crisis negotiators are often regular police officers who have received special training. Crisis negotiators work in teams and use a variety of tactics and negotiations to achieve their goals. Their goal is to ensure that everyone involved emerges alive. As chaplains it is good to have a sound understanding what goes into this work and how chaplains can minister to officers in such teams/situations.