CACEO Advanced Operational Awareness

Do not miss out on this opportunity to earn your international certification in Advanced Operational Awareness (COSS-AOA) in-person at a discounted rate (normally $399)!

In partnership with the Colorado Association of Code Enforcement Officials (CACEO), we are bringing this advanced-level AOA training to Northglenn, CO! This 1-day training (8am-5pm) will consist of:

This in-depth training is the advanced level certification course of the Code Official Safety Specialist (COSS) program. The only way to receive your certification is by first completing your COSS training and then the Advanced Operational Awareness course.

Course Objective

To operationalize and apply an advanced understanding of Situational Awareness (SA) to improve your ability to avoid, de-escalate, or defend against a violent encounter.

This objective is important because many Situational Awareness courses focus solely on ‘avoidance’ and fail to incorporate how SA also interfaces with your ability to de-escalate or defend yourself. While avoidance is the goal the reality is that situational awareness skills do not end when avoidance is not possible.

Operational Awareness incorporates the concepts and principles of Situational Awareness and OPERATIONALIZES the tenets into a contextualized system that encompasses the range of possibilities relating to violent encounters with the primary goal that you make proactive decisions to improve your safety.

▪ Review definitions of Situational Awareness

▪ Identify the Goal of Situational Awareness

▪ Define Dedicated Threat

▪ Review the Danger of Ambush Attacks

▪ Examine Statistics on Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

- Law Enforcement

- Code Officials

▪ Research on Training Implications

- Hebb’s Rule

- Automaticity

▪ Review Speed of Attacks

▪ Overview of P300

▪ Explain why Action is Faster than Reaction

▪ Review Perception Reaction Times

▪ Overview of the APADR Model of Operational Awareness

▪ Examine how Situational Awareness can lead to a Faster Response whether your options are to Avoid De-escalate or Defend yourself from a violent encounter depending on the context of the situation

▪ Identify the response options of:

- Avoid

- De-escalate

- Defend

▪ Describe how Fear impacts Stimulus Response

***You must complete COSS prior to this class.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Mr. Kirshner has worked with numerous municipal, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies. He has trained with the FBI SWAT Team – Phoenix Division, Phoenix Police Department, SureFire Institute, Proactive Training Institute, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Pima County Sheriff’s Office, and many other government and private agencies on topics to include: Officer Survival, Active Shooter Intervention, Force-on-Force Training, Shoot House Instructor, Law Enforcement First Responder, Building Clearing, Terrorism, School Violence, Workplace Violence, Flashbang Operator, Tactical Scouting and others. Mr. Kirshner is a member of the National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Association.

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Mr. Kirshner has received specialized training on the topics of: Sex Offenders, Domestic Violence Offenders, Mental Health Offenders, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, Human Trafficking, Terrorism, Faculty Skills Development, Advanced Faculty Skills Development, and Curriculum and Lesson Plan Development. Mr. Kirshner has a Master of Education in Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Business. Scott Kirshner is President and Lead Instructor of Dedicated Threat Solutions LLC.

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