This course is forty hours and there is no cost for the training. It will be held in the Law Enforcement Academy classroom at 122 S. Ellis Street in Cape Girardeau. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.
Course Format:
This course is now offered in two formats. The first is the traditional, Monday through
Friday course. The second format is a SEGMENTED course that meets one day per week,
for five weeks. Please select the appropriate course format when you register online.
Also, please note that the traditional course is typically held at the Academy while
the segmented will be held at the Cape Girardeau Police Department. The location
of each specific course is also listed on our course calendar. If you have questions
or need to very if the location, call us at the academy.
Course Summary:
This course gives officers additional valuable resources when dealing with individuals
with possible mental health related issues. Trained CIT Police Officers carry on the
normal duties of law enforcement, but switch to a special role when a potential mental
health-related crisis is identified. CIT focuses on de-escalation strategies, and
redirecting the individual from the criminal justice system to the mental health care
system. In turn, the mental health care system assumes “custody” of the individual
and provides directed and non-restrictive accessibility to a full range of health
care and social services options.
Continuing Education Units awarded for the successful completion of this course include:
Interpersonal: 12
Legal Studies: 2
Technical Studies: 22
Skill Development: 4
Firearms: 0
TOTAL CEUs: 40
Attendance Policy:
"Students attending Continuing Education programs sponsored by the Southeast Missouri
State University Law Enforcement Academy must attend all of the regular blocks of
instruction in order to receive a certificate of completion. In Continuing Education
Programs, which consist of discreet blocks of instruction, the student may receive
continuing education credits for those blocks which are actually completed."
- Carl Kinnison, Director
If you have questions or are interested in attending this or any other Academy training, please call the Academy at (573) 290-5110 for details.
To register for this class, please email Bobby at bbollinger@semo.edu and give the dates of the trianing you want to attend.
Contact
573.290.5110
Fax: 573.290.5114
bbollinger@semo.edu
122 S. Ellis Street