Courses Offered

The A, B, C's of POWER: [Peace Officer Wellness Ethics and Resilience]

This 8-hour course offers a new perspective, POWER, helps maintain and improve the psychological characteristics of successful peace officers. Using the principles and exercises in The POWER Manual: A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, & Resilience [included in the course materials], attendees learn about the moral risks of policing and the transactional relationship between officer wellness and their ethical decision-making. These moral risks include moral disengagement, which results in dehumanizing members of the community, and moral injury, which results from actions and inactions that leave officers with feelings of guilt, shame, anger, and betrayal. The course guides officers to create a personal wellness plan that fosters optimal physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and spiritual health. Additionally, attendees recommit to their noble cause through exercises designed to recalibrate their moral compass. Finally, attendees learn to apply POWER to effective policing in relation to CA POST’s ten psychological job dimensions.

Upon successful completion of the course, attendees will be able to:
1. Describe the moral risks of policing
2. Understand the transactional relationship between wellness and ethics
3. Create a personal wellness plan
4. Develop a plan that recommits to ethical decision-making
5. Apply their POWER wellness plan to effective policing vis-à-vis ten psychological job dimensions

Who should attend?
Anyone involved in Law Enforcement.

Course Details:

1-day course

8am-5pm

$125 registration fee

Date	Location	Hotel Recommendations
September 12, 2023 Tues	Hosted by: Bakersfield Police Department Training Facility 4550 California Ave [3rd Floor] Bakersfield, CA 93309	Hotel Recommendations:

Association Leadership

This course is designed to strengthen your organization by identifying and understanding the roles, duties and responsibilities of association board members. Participants will learn the skills necessary to deal with the day-to-day operations of running an association, from parliamentary procedures to fiduciary duties. Additional subject matter includes defining an association, organizational models, conflict resolution, corporate responsibilities, financial management, the duty of fair representation, bylaws, and the legal and ethical responsibilities of association board members.

Who should attend?
New or current board members who have not attended or need updated training, anyone interested in becoming a board member or who would like to become more knowledgeable in the subject matter.

Course Details:

2-day course

8am-5pm

$200 registration fee

STC Certified

Date	Location	Hotel Information
January 24-25, 2024 Wed/Thur	Hosted by Monterey County DSA held at the Elks Lodge 614 Airport Blvd Salinas, CA 93905	No Host Hotel Recommended hotels: Holiday Inn
July 23-24, 2024	Hosted by the El Cajon POA held at the El Cajon PD 100 Civic Center Way El Cajon CA 92020	No Host Hotel Recommended hotels: Marriott

Avoiding Decertification for Bias

This 4-hour course presented by two experienced PORAC LDF Panel Attorneys – Alison Berry Wilkinson and David L. Kruckenberg – will discuss California Senate Bill 2 and the type of conduct that the POST Peace Officer Standards Accountability Division will likely find to demonstrate bias that is inconsistent with peace officer duties. The course will not only provide guidance on what officers can do now to avoid decertification for bias, but also insight into how labor organizations can use the meet-and-confer process to protect their members. With recruitment and retention an increasingly dire issue for law enforcement—officers, agencies, and labor organizations can ill-afford the consequences of self-inflicted wounds that could cause capable and seasoned officers to be removed from the profession. Education and training are the best methods to ensure you and your membership are operating within the POST guidelines.

Who should attend?
Law Enforcement

Course Details:

4 hour course

1pm-5pm

$25 registration fee for members

$100 registration fee for non-members

STC Certified

Date	Location	Hotel Information
Stay tuned for the next course offering...	PORAC HQ 2940 Advantage Way Sacramento, CA 95834	Hampton Inn (3 Star) Holiday Inn Express (3 Star)

Collective Bargaining

Crisis Management in the Digital Age

An 8-hour interactive course demonstrates how law enforcement and other newsmakers can communicate more effectively with the media and public during both routine, as well as breaking news events. From day to day encounters to mass casualty incidents, this class reveals how it is imperative for the newsmaker to get out in front of an event as soon as possible in order to give the story a direction. Students have the option to go before a live TV news camera during the class for breaking news simulations to test their skills.

Who should attend?
Anyone who communicates with the media, public, government agencies, or legislative groups. The class is geared for students with all levels of media relations experience, from limited or no media experience, and will benefit from the training

Course Details:

1-day course

8am-5pm

$125 registration fee

Date	Location	Hotel Accommodations
Stay tuned for our next class...

Internal Affairs

This 16-hour course provides an overview of the role that internal affairs plays in a law enforcement agency. The course materials cover legal issues, case law, rights and responsibilities, California Peace Officers Bill of Rights, critical incidents, conduct unbecoming an officer, and a variety of other legal considerations, including COVID.

Who should attend?
Association board members or anyone who might find themselves involved in providing representation or is interested in gaining more knowledge about the California internal affairs process.

Course Details:

2-day course

8am-5pm

$200 registration fee

POST & STC Certified

Date	Location	Hotel Recommendations:
October 18-19, 2023 Wed/Thurs	Hosted by: Monterey County DSA 334 S. Main Street Salinas, CA 93901	Hampton Inn (3 Star) Holiday Inn Express (3 Star)
February 6-7, 2024 Tues/Wed	Hosted by: Ontario POA/PD 2500 S. Archibald Ave Ontario, CA 91761

Line of Duty Death

This 8-hour class will cover a variety of areas that deal with this sensitive topic. You will hear from individuals who have been personally involved in dealing with a Line of Duty Death from the beginning, to end and beyond. They will discuss their experiences and help to prepare you with handling this type of incident from a Departmental and Association perspective. It will also be a time for group discussions and input from people attending, who have had experiences with a Line of Duty Death within their own Department. Topics to be covered but not limited to will include, how to make a notification, planning a Law Enforcement Memorial, Resources, Benefits, support organizations, how to take care of yourselves and continued support and involvement with the family.

Who should attend?
LEO’s, Association board members, and/or Department personnel who are responsible, or will be responsible, for the handling an LODD in their Department. This would also be a good course for those considering taking this position at their Department during an LODD.

Course Details:

1-day course

8am-5pm

$125 registration fee

POST Certified

Date	Location	Hotel Information
You missed this one! Check back for new dates coming soon!	Hosted by: Monterey County DSA 334 S. Main Street Salinas, CA 93901	Hampton Inn (3 Star) Holiday Inn Express (3 Star)

Peer Support

This 8-hour class will cover a variety of topics and answer common questions regarding starting a Peer Support Team at your Department. Why is a PEER Support team important? How do I create one for my department? Who should be on a PST? How do I fund it? I have a PST now how do I manage it? Our instructors will guide you through this process, answering all your questions, and providing resources you would have never thought of on your own. NEW topics added for 2022... Canines, SB542, and more...

Who should attend?
LEO’s who are interested in starting a peer support team at their Association (or through their Department), or those who are looking for information to take back to their Department or Association with the intention of starting a PST.

Course Details:

1-day course

8am-5pm

$125 registration fee

Date	Location	Hotel Information
Please check the website for new dates

Political Action/PAC Management

The 4-hour block on Political action will look at the value and future of political action and political action committees (PACs) as they pertain to the law enforcement community. Participants will learn the value of establishing a PAC and receive an overview of the current rules governing campaign and PAC expenditures. Learn how to author a bill and how a bill becomes law. Also covered will be an overview of the legislative process, current legislation affecting law enforcement, how to interpret proposed language, campaign strategies, and your legal and fiduciary responsibilities.

The 4-hour block on PAC Management will begin with a review of the state campaign laws contained in the Political Reform Act of 1974 and the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). Participants will work from the PORAC Political Action Committee (PAC) Guide, which will provide required information and documents necessary to establish and maintain a PAC, including definitions of legal terms, commonly asked questions and answers, record-keeping requirements, state and county filing addresses for campaign reports, tax rules, sample completed state and county filing addresses for campaign reports, sample completed federal tax forms and sample completed state campaign reporting forms.

Who should attend?
PAC members, association board members or anyone involved in the decision to establish a PAC or gain more knowledge about the political environment and process.

Course Details:

1-day course

8am-5pm

$125 registration fee

STC certification pending

*This course will also be offered through ZOOM. Once registered, you will receive the login information. Once logged in, your name as it appears on your course registration must be displayed. Those not registered will have their zoom session closed.

Date	Location	Hotel Information
November 2, 2023 Thursday [in person or ZOOM]	PORAC HQ 2940 Advantage Way Sacramento, CA 95834	Hilton Garden Inn Holiday Inn Homewood Suites Hampton Inn

Public Records Act [PRA]

This 8-hour class will familiarize students with the nuances of the CPRA and recent legislation expanding the disclosure of police records. Students will gain guidance regarding timelines for disclosure under the CPRA, exceptions to the production requirements, and disclosure requirements of high profile and controversial categories of peace officer investigations and personnel records. The class will offer strategic insights regarding how to limit the adverse impacts of recent legislation expanding the disclosure of personnel records.

Who should attend?
Anyone who handles or are in charge of processing public records.

Course Details:

1-day course

8am-5pm

$125 registration fee

Date	Location	Hotel Recommendations:
February 28, 2024 (Wednesday)	Hosted by: Oxnard POA Oxnard Police Department 3031 Sturgis Road Oxnard, CA 93030	Recommendations: Hilton Garden Inn [2000 Solar Dr] Homewood Suites [1950 Solar Dr]

Registration Fees

One day classes - $125 members, $250 non-members

Two day classes - $200 members, $325 non-members

Three day classes - $275 members, $400 non-members