The December 11, 2014, episode of American Heroes Radio features a conversation with Sergeant Gary Bush, Marion County Sheriff’s Office (ret.), Detective Michael J. Saxe, New York City Police Department, (ret.), Dr. Alison Brown, CEO ENCOMPASS, LLC and Mike Ohren, Vice President, ENCOMPASS, LLC.
Program Date: December 11, 2014
Program Time: 1500
hours, PACIFIC
Topic: Backing the
Badge: Critical Incident Support
Listen Live: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lawenforcement/2014/12/11/backing-the-badge-critical-incident-support
About the Guests
While critical incidents are
commonplace within the realm of law enforcement, providing an effective
response is not. During the interview, we will explore a few scenarios that
span the career of two law enforcement professionals; Sgt. Gary Bush (Retired
Marion County Sheriffs Office/Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Detective
Michael J. Saxe Retired New York City Police Department) A couple that are
typical/expected in a law enforcement career and the other, an atypical event
that we pray will never occur again. We
will look at the effects this had on each law enforcement professional. Sgt.
Bush had no CISM or Peer Support services offered. Detective Saxe had the
services available. What are the results during and following each of their
careers? Critical insight will be provided by Dr. Alison Brown and Mike Ohren,
two mental health professionals and co-founders of BACKING the BADGE, the law
enforcement Division of ENCOMPASS, LLC.
Sgt. Gary Bush and Det. Michael J. Saxe are the actual professionals
that dealt with the situations that will unfold in front of the audience. Therefore,
the narrative is very moving, personally and professionally engaging and
atypical of most others offered. This is
a rare opportunity to see the effects that cumulative stress, administrative
issues, and critical incidents actually have had on law enforcement
professionals.
ENCOMPASS, LLC is an established
company of over 25 years experienced in providing EAP services tailored
specifically for your work environment; whether you are in healthcare, law
enforcement, manufacturing or retail. ENCOMPASS professionals are experienced
with all types of vexing situations whether on an employee (individual) or
organizational level. ENCOMPASS strives to ensure maximum support and safety
for all. Sometimes this means working in-depth with an employee or their family
member or providing training and consults to a work group.
ENCOMPASS understands the
“uniqueness” of the law enforcement profession, and the demands placed upon its
officers. These stressors affect not only the officers, but can affect the
officers’ spouses and families, as well. While many law enforcement agencies
have existing EAP programs, one size does not necessarily fit all. To meet
these demands and needs in the law enforcement community, ENCOMPASS has
developed a new division called “BACKING the BADGE.” A team of professionals
that include military veterans and former law enforcement officers have been
assembled that are skilled in dealing specifically with the law enforcement
community and their loved ones. Who better to understand what a police officer
deals with on a daily basis than another officer who has walked a mile in your
shoes?
Gary Bush – Senior Director of Law
Enforcement Relations
Gary is an honorably discharged U.S. Army
Military Police veteran. After his discharge, he spent over 30 years as a sworn
law enforcement officer in the State of Florida. Throughout the course of his
career, he served as a Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Property Crimes
Detective, Major Crimes Detective, Patrol Sergeant, Field Training Sergeant,
and Special Operations Sergeant to include Community Policing, Grant
Coordinator, and Traffic Unit Supervisor. He left active law enforcement in
October 2008, and spent the next 5 years as the national metal theft spokesperson
and National Law Enforcement Liaison for the Institute of Scrap Recycling
Industries in Washington, DC. He also oversaw the day to day operations of a
nationwide metal theft alert system which was responsible for over 13,000
alerts issued, 261 arrests/warrants issued and the recovery of $1.4M in
recovered property. In May of 2014, he came on board at ENCOMPASS, LLC as their
Senior Director of Law Enforcement Relations to help design and implement
“BACKING the BADGE” as a much needed service to law enforcement officers around
the country. Additionally, he is a Certified Life Coach, Certified Solution
Focused Coach, and Certified Transformational Coach. He has also completed both
the Individual and Group CISM course. He has also been an active member of the
Fraternal Order of Police since 1980.
Michael J. Saxe – Director, CISM & Peer
Support Training Services
Michael started his career as
Firefighter in Nassau County, New York and then served as an EMT for the
Emergency Medical Services, City of New York. In 1990 Michael began his career
in law enforcement as a Police Officer and in 1998 he was promoted to Detective
for the New York City Police Department serving in the Organized Crime Control
Bureau. Following the tragic events on 911, in which Michael was a witness and
survivor, Michael served as a Detective in the Employee Management Division, in
the Early Intervention Unit. He was also the primary person responsible for
CISM (on the peer support level) of all NYPD Detectives. (Specialty Units and
the Detective Bureau) He has conducted literally thousands of CISM debriefings.
He served on the board and remains a member of the Police Self-Support Group.
He also served on the board of the NYS Fraternal Order of Police, state level,
where he represented 30,000 law enforcement professionals combining positions
of managerial, advisory, and supervisory roles. He is currently the President
of the Marion County (Florida) CISM Team and the Co-Founder and National VP of
the American Police Veterans. Michael was brought on-board as the “BACKING the
BADGE” National Director of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and Peer
Support Services. He is an approved ICISF instructor in several CISM
categories.
Alison Brown – CEO, ENCOMPASS, LLC
Alison is Chief Enhancement
Officer of ENCOMPASS which is a work/life, EAP and well-being benefit.
ENCOMPASS provides confidential consult to individuals, groups and
organizations on a state, national and international basis. Alison’s background
includes counseling in private practice as well as specializing in substance
abuse education, diagnosis and treatment. Alison holds a Master’s Degree in
Counseling and a Ph.D. in Leadership Development. Alison first began her work
in the field of EAP in 1984.
As Dr. Brown began to work more
closely with law enforcement, her commitment and desire to assist law
enforcement in effective ways grew. Not only do law enforcement professionals
benefit as their overall health and well-being improves, but their families and
communities are also better served.
Mike Ohren – VP, Organizational Development
& Training
Mike is the Vice-President of Training and
Development service for ENCOMPASS. Mike has been an Employee Assistance
Professional for over 20 years and developed and implemented EAP services for a
major west Michigan hospital. Mr. Ohren assists organizations to conceptualize
and author policies that improve morale and overall safety. Mike provides
consultation and training services to businesses throughout the United States.
Much of his work has been specific to creating high-functioning teams,
prevention of workplace violence and conflict resolution/reduction.
His areas of interest and
expertise include leadership and teamwork development, managing organizational
stress and change, conflict management at work, and enhancing workplace
communication skills. Michael is an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran and
holds a Master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of
Michigan. Mike has provided numerous trainings to law enforcement and work
organizations ranging including the development of Peer Support tools,
information and resources.
About the Watering Hole
The Watering Hole is police slang
for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and
life. Sometimes funny; sometimes
serious; but, always interesting.
About the Host
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a
sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of
Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor’s from
the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a
Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State
University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E.
Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton
and Fresno; and is currently a Criminal Justice Department chair, faculty
advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division
courses in law enforcement, public policy, law enforcement technology and
leadership. Raymond is an experienced
author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including
magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law
Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He
has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and
Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law
enforcement.
Listen from the Archive:
Program Contact Information
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD
(ret.), MPA
909.599.7530
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