- Forensics & Investigative
- Communication
- Leadership
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Specialized Training
- Overview
- ALERRT Level 1
- Applied Verbal De-escalation Tactics
- Applied Verbal De-escalation Tactics: Train-the-Trainer
- Basic School Resource Officer
- Basic Spanish for Law Enforcement
- Effective Policing: Autism Response
- Effective Policing: Foundations of Trust
- Field Training Officer
- Field Training Officer Coordinator
- Instructor Development
- Non-Confrontational Investigative Interviewing
- About
Master Public Information Officer Certificate
Course Details
Public information officers are a vital asset to each public safety department. Join this POST-approved, multi-disciplinary experience to gain the knowledge needed to promote your agency and manage a public crisis. We welcome participants from all public safety disciplines and municipalities.
This certification prepares public information officers to manage communication in routine and crisis situations. Topics covered include:
- Community engagement
- Advanced interviewing
- Emotional intelligence
- Communicating in a multi-cultural community
- Leading from your position
- Communicating your agency's mission through video
- Crisis communication strategies
Participants complete a group project to apply skills in planning, writing and delivering key messages. This course is suggested for communication professionals with at least three years of experience.
Hours: 40
Cost: $695 (includes daily lunch)
Municipal and county law enforcement agencies in Tennessee’s distressed, at-risk or rural counties can request to have registration fees funded through LEIC’s DARRT Initiative.
Location:
UT Institute for Public Service
193 Polk Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
