Date: May 4, 2016

Time: 1:00pm Central Time

Length: 60 minutes

Recertification: 1 point

Cost: $49 members, $99 nonmembers

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Speaker: Mike Owen

Workplace Violence: A Proper Understanding and an Effective Response

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), workplace violence is a growing concern among employers and employees nationwide. Some 2 million American workers are victims of workplace violence each year. It can strike anywhere, and no one is immune. It’s been said that knowledge is power, but we believe it goes much further than that. When it comes to workplace violence, knowledge brings not only power, but comfort, and empowerment.

Learner Outcomes:

• Define and understand the four types of workplace violence
• Define and understand the various phases of a particular workplace violence event
• Understand the role that effective communication plays in preventing or minimizing workplace violence
• Define and understand the four types of mental awareness that can help them stay safe while on the job

BIO

Mike Owen is a retired law enforcement professional with 27 years of service. During this career and beyond, he has taught a number of protection topics to various organizations, such as The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Internationally, he has taught election security, human rights, and civil disorder management to law enforcement commanders and line officers in several developing nations on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Additionally, Mike has helped many schools and organizations – which include healthcare, churches, and other businesses – in dealing with the effects of workplace violence. With a passion to “help good people protect themselves from bad events”, Mike has been instrumental in developing The S.A.F.E. Approach™, a workplace violence mitigation training program for healthcare.