Setcan Corporation is court declared experts have designed a Conflict Avoidance Strategies Instructor course for CFS/ANCR that focuses on de-escalation of a possibly violent situation, recognizing when and how to de-escalate a situation, and the use of force defense tactics that are safe for both parties involved.

A study conducted by Justin Mausz & Mandy Johnston (Mausz, J. & Johnston, M. (2019). “Violence, in fact, is not part of the job” A qualitative study of paramedic experiences with workplace violence. Brampton, Ontario: Peel Regional Paramedic Services.) has shown that a paramedic on duty will be assaulted in some form one time in every 46 hours and one abuse report will be written every 18 hours.

Course Outline:

• Phase 1 – Pre-incident
  – Situational Awareness, Tactical Communication, Tactical Decision Making

• Phase 2 – Incident
  – Legal Authority, Disengagement, Unavoidable Force Options

• Phase 3 – Post-incident
  – Articulation, Reporting, Unavoidable Force Options

• Reality Based Training
  – Scenario Development, Scenario Participation, Scenario Creation, Scenario Delivery