Training Days

8 am to 4 pm

Spirit Riding Derby KS

contact Donna Marotta for training dates and register for classes,

 ealtcdm@yahoo.com

SCENARIO TRAINING FOR CRITICAL THINKING

Training for critical thinking skills is more than a classroom lecture and role play. The goals are to have self-control leading to patients, environmental awareness leading to empathy, and resilience leading to the ability to notice positive changes during any situation. All of this starts with recognizing tunnel vision before it happens.


Scenario Training 

 The conscious part of the brain filters information from the world around it. Am I safe, and any other needs and wants. The mindset decides how safe we are. If the mindset questions the safety factor of the environment the subconscious activates self-preservation. This is when tunnel vision occurs, and situation become volatile. Being able to control that instinct and make it a response to the situation is vital for the best positive outcome. Scenario training is about practicing muscle memory. Scenario can be time consuming and expensive for all departments.


What is an EAL scenario? It is taking everyday objects: beach ball, cones, barrels, tubs, poles, and horses, labeling them stressors you can control and stressors you cannot control. The goal is to have the horse follow past stressors/objects without the horse stopping or breaking protocol. 


EXAMPLE 

A ball (conscious), labeled a gun (mindset), The subconscious believes it is a gun.  

The Brain 

Mindset labeled GUN and horse 

Conscious knows BALL and horse 

Subconscious believes GUN and horse 

Reality                     Fantasy 

    Ball and horse         Gun and horse 

If the horse is moving away from the ball the subconscious is reacting to the thought of a GUN not the reality of a ball. 


This is a one-day, seven-hour training class. Classes are mobile to your area through the mounted unit facility. Money is paid to the mounted unit for the use of the facility and three horses. Horses are at liberty through the entire class so this does not interfere with any of the horses' training. 

For class information contact Donna Marotta ealtcdm@yahoo.com or call 316-641-4403


Self-Control Awareness and Resilience Training (SCAR)

Certified by National Certification Program TM CEU's are accepted

Goals

 

  • Develop internal resources to self de-escalate
  • Balance the brain for better decisions during stressful situations
  • Improve officer wellness and public trust
  • Reduce turnover rate

How one person reacts or responds to a horse is how they react or respond to others in the community, at home, or work. Come see your reflection in a horse and practice Advance CIT training.