
003 - A Cop's Shrink and a Cop's Crisis Line with Stephanie Samuels
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03/06/23 • 50 min
BIO
Stephanie Samuels is a Police Psychotherapist and has been in Private Practice for over 35 years with Law Enforcement Officers. She is also the CopLine Founder and Director. She founded CopLine.org 18 years ago as a Pay It Forward.
The CopLine heartbeat continues with the volunteers that share a Servant’s Heart
MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE SITUATIONS REQUIRING DE-ESCALATION. WHAT TOOLS HAVE YOU FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THESE SITUATIONS?
- Addressing Symptoms
- Educating spouses and significant others
- Leaving the situation
HOW TO KEEP IN TOUCH
Website: CopLine.org
Phone: 1-800-CopLine
E-Mail: [email protected]
IDEA - the International De-Escalation Association, is dedicated to Saving Lives, Reputations, & Relationships through Conflict De-Escalation & Communication Training for Teachers, Parents, and Public Safety Providers.
Find more about
How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less
Come visit us at the IDEA website (International De-Escalation Association):
https://TheIdea.World
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to stay up to date on the latest news and blogs about Schools, Police, Fire, Medical Services and Flight Attendants.
Do you or your organization need Communication Skills and De-Escalation Training? You can reach us directly at: [email protected] or by filling out a contact form at https://www.TheIdea.World/contact
BIO
Stephanie Samuels is a Police Psychotherapist and has been in Private Practice for over 35 years with Law Enforcement Officers. She is also the CopLine Founder and Director. She founded CopLine.org 18 years ago as a Pay It Forward.
The CopLine heartbeat continues with the volunteers that share a Servant’s Heart
MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE SITUATIONS REQUIRING DE-ESCALATION. WHAT TOOLS HAVE YOU FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THESE SITUATIONS?
- Addressing Symptoms
- Educating spouses and significant others
- Leaving the situation
HOW TO KEEP IN TOUCH
Website: CopLine.org
Phone: 1-800-CopLine
E-Mail: [email protected]
IDEA - the International De-Escalation Association, is dedicated to Saving Lives, Reputations, & Relationships through Conflict De-Escalation & Communication Training for Teachers, Parents, and Public Safety Providers.
Find more about
How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less
Come visit us at the IDEA website (International De-Escalation Association):
https://TheIdea.World
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to stay up to date on the latest news and blogs about Schools, Police, Fire, Medical Services and Flight Attendants.
Do you or your organization need Communication Skills and De-Escalation Training? You can reach us directly at: [email protected] or by filling out a contact form at https://www.TheIdea.World/contact
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Find more about
How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less
Come visit us at the IDEA website (International De-Escalation Association):
https://TheIdea.World
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to stay up to date on the latest news and blogs about Schools, Police, Fire, Medical Services and Flight Attendants.
Do you or your organization need Communication Skills and De-Escalation Training? You can reach us directly at: [email protected] or by filling out a contact form at https://www.TheIdea.World/contact
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Many people experience situations requiring De-Escalation. What tools have you found to be effective in these situations?
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Video Link for the 5 Tools: https://1sthelp.org/resilience
HOW TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH JOSEPH WILLIS:
Website: 1stHelp.org
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joewillis
IDEA - the International De-Escalation Association, is dedicated to Saving Lives, Reputations, & Relationships through Conflict De-Escalation & Communication Training for Teachers, Parents, and Public Safety Providers.
Find more about
How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less
Come visit us at the IDEA website (International De-Escalation Association):
https://TheIdea.World
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to stay up to date on the latest news and blogs about Schools, Police, Fire, Medical Services and Flight Attendants.
Do you or your organization need Communication Skills and De-Escalation Training? You can reach us directly at: [email protected] or by filling out a contact form at https://www.TheIdea.World/contact
De-Escalation Conversations - 003 - A Cop's Shrink and a Cop's Crisis Line with Stephanie Samuels
Transcript
Welcome to the De-Escalation Conversations podcast. I am here with an absolutely amazing lady, Stephanie Samuels, and I want to introduce you to Stephanie. She is a Police Psychotherapist. She's been in private practice for over 35 years with law enforcement officers. She created Copline that we're gonna be talking about, , a Crisis Line for, Law Enforcement Officers only 18 years ago, as a pay it forward and the heartbeat continues with the voluntee
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