Current Courses - Registration Open

The Autism Liaison Officer Program - 2 Day Course

Registration is currently open for the following dates and locations:

04-30 to 05-01-2025 at the Chelmsford MA Police Department - Register Now

06-17 to 6-18-2025 at the Shrewsbury MA Police Department - Register Now

Course Description:

This specialized training program will help public safety officers and their agencies start or improve an Autism Liaison Officer Program. 

Topics covered will include:

• Recognizing signs and behavioral indicators of Autism

• Specialized communication and de-escalation techniques

• A review of legal issues, including issues related to educational institutes and group homes

• Making your school safety and security programs inclusive

• Community outreach programs including home & business safety visits and sensory friendly events

• Unique safety challenges faced by autistic children and effectively responding to a wandering/elopement emergency

• Crisis prevention programs

This is a 2 Day course that runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day

Cost is $360 - A free lunch will be provided at no additional cost on both days

This course is geared towards police officers and command officers who wish to start or improve a program to help the autistic community. The class will be especially useful to police officers who wish to specialize in outreach to people on the spectrum and to their families. It will also be useful to School Resource Officers, who are often called upon to assist children on the spectrum. 

This program is not limited to police personnel as it will also be useful for anyone in public safety (Police, Fire, EMS, Dispatch), public health, private security, healthcare, education, human services, volunteer services, or emergency management who wish to start or improve their outreach programs.

Services

Safety Analytics is dedicated to offering effective and affordable training solutions, analysis and consulting services to reduce crime and increase safety. 

Everyone deserves to be safe from crime and violence and they deserve to be better prepared for disasters

We offer expert training and services to public safety agencies, corporations, non-profit organizations, small businesses and individuals.

Regardless of the size of your organization, Safety Analytics will help you decrease your risk exposure and liability, make better analytical decisions, save money and increase the safety and security of your facilities, personnel and clients.

We have extensive experience working with various communities of interest who have differing needs and restrictions. We can create customized training programs to fit your specific needs and your specific situation.

We train a wide array of audiences in a number of settings including public safety, emergency management, municipal, private sector, public libraries, hospitality industry, medical industry, office environments, houses of worship, non-profit organizations, daycare centers and schools.

We specialize in preventing violence, preparing for emergencies, mitigating hazards and training effective response strategies. We also help plan for business continuity and recovery efforts.

Primary topics include: Active Shooter and Workplace Violence Prevention and Response, De-Escalation and Communication, Self-Defense and Personal Safety, Social Media for Public Safety and Emergency Management, Emergency Preparedness, Crime Prevention and CPTED, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Community Engagement and Understanding Bias in Law Enforcement and Security. 

We provide specialized training courses, workshops, and scenario based training. Scenario based training includes Tabletop Exercises, Community Response Simulations and Community Response Exercises.