Law Enforcement and Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities: Strategies for Success

This talk will:

1. Explore trends that describe the relationship between individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Law Enforcement
2. Discuss dialogue regarding proactive strategies for engaging local law enforcement in crisis prevention and intervention for those with ID/DD
3. Describe some tools that can be helpful for positive outcomes when engaging law enforcement for crisis response

Presenter: Sara E. Stanton, MA, NCC (Nationally certified Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resources and Treatment [START] Coordinator), clinical director, NC START East program.
Sara Stanton is also a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Sara holds a Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree. Her passion for crisis intervention with law enforcement started early during her undergraduate work at a maximum-security prison. Sara has focused her career on crisis prevention and early intervention. Sara also has experience training and collaborating with law enforcement in Eastern North Carolina to provide the internationally recognized training model of the crisis intervention team.

Registration required.

Contact Debbie.Reinhartsen@cidd.unc.edu

1.5 professional development credit hours available