Workplace Violence Prevention Seminar/Workshop

This very empowering one day seminar/workshop is designed to increase awareness, education, prevention and the mitigation of the risk of Workplace Violence in the corporate environment. This course involves interactive exercises which will increase the retention and application of the material taught.

The AVADE® training is an integral piece of an effective workplace violence plan. A corporations overall plan should include administrative, behavioral and environmental strategies to prevent and mitigate the risk of WPV.

The AVADE® WPV Prevention training program for Corporations meets the requirements of State and Federal guidelines as well as OSHA’s General Duty Clause, to provide employees with a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm

This seminar/workshop can involve an optional hands-on component of escape based self-defense techniques which can be tailored to your organization or agencies needs.

- All participants will receive an workbook and certificate of completion.

Call us today to schedule or enroll in an AVADE® Seminar – for you or your organization.
Toll Free: 1.866.773.7763

On-Site Training is available. Please call for price and availability.

Introduction

• What is AVADE® Training?
• What is Workplace Violence?
• Workplace Violence Defined
• The Myth of Workplace Violence
• Crime and Violence in Corporations
• The AVADE® Philosophy
• The Three Categories of WPV Prevention
• AVADE® Modules and Objectives 
• General Personal Safety Measures 

Personal Safety Habits

• Developing Habits
• Benefits of AVADE® Training

Module One- Awareness

• Levels of Awareness
• Self Awareness
• The Amazing Mind
• Situational Awareness
• Environmental Awareness
• Unconscious Awareness
• Mental Movies and Impressing the Unconscious Mind
• Higher Awareness
• Developing & Increasing Awareness

Module Two- Vigilance

• Hypervigilance
• The Five Senses
• Trust Your Intuition
• Using Your Intuition
• Messages of Intuition
• Developing Intuition
• Stop-Look-Listen

Module Three- Avoidance

• The Best Defense
• Characteristics of Individuals who Commit Violence
• Stranger Violence
• Guest/Client Violence
• Lateral Violence
• Domestic Violence
• What is a Predator
• Predator Characteristics
• Victim Paradigms
• Prey Characteristics
• Intentions
• Hard Target vs. Easy Target
• Confident-Assertive-Defensive Presence
• Developing Your Avoidance Ability

Module Four- Interpersonal Communication Skills

• Interpersonal Communication Skills (IPC)
• IPC Involves
• Developing IPC
• Body Language
• The “Right” Angle
• Components of the Assault Cycle
• Signs and Symptoms of Stress
• Stress De-EscalationStress De-S
• Signs and Symptoms of Anger
• Anger De-EscalationStress De-S
• Signs and Symptoms of Intoxication
• Intoxication De-Escalation
• Signs and Symptoms of Combat
• Strategies to Avoid Physical Harm
• Developing IPC

Module Five- Defense of Self and Others

• What is Self-Defense
• Assault
• Types of Assault
• Lawful Use of Defense
• Reasonable Force
• Deadly Force
• Excessive Force
• Civilian Levels of Defense
• Post Incident Response
• Post Incident Documentation

Module Six- Stress Management

• What is Stress
• Types of Stress
• Fear
• Fight-Flight-Freeze
• Managing Your Stress
• Strategies for Managing Your Stress
• Post Incident Stress Debriefing
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

Module Seven- Time and Distance

• Time and Distance
• OODA Loop
• Weapons and Time/Distance
• Dangerous Weapons in YOUR Workplace
• The Art-of-Distraction

Module Eight- Escape Planning

• Escape Planning
• Developing Escape Plans
• Own the Door
• Dominant Hand / Proper Positioning
• Spatial Empathy
• Proper Escorts
• Relationship Escape Plans
• Developing Escape Plans

Module Nine- Environmental Factors

• Environments
• Environmental Safety Factors
• Safety Mirrors
• Lighting
• Cameras – CCTV
• Panic Alarms
• Private Places
• Access Control
• Staff Identification
• Parking Lot Safety
• Obstacles Around You
• Telephone Safety

Module Ten- Emergency Codes & Procedures

• Emergency Codes
• Fire Code
• Medical Code
• Lost Person Code
• Robbery Code
• Bomb Threat Code
• Combative Person Code
• Combative Person Team Positioning
• Active Shooter Code
• Active Shooter
• Hazmat Code
• Personal Codes for Alerting Others

Level II (Optional) – Self-Defense Tactics and Techniques

• The Goal of Self-Defense
• Safety Rules
• Fundamentals of Self-Defense
• Robot Exercise
• Defensive Blocking
• Personal Defensive Weapons
• Vulnerable Areas of the Body
• Wrist Grab Defenses
• Front and Rear Choke Defenses
• Ground Defense
• Report and Document