Mindful Public Safety

Ep. 35: Michelle Ryder-Grebel on Creating Healthy Agency Cultures of Resilience

Michelle Ryder-Grebel on Creating Healthy Agency Cultures of Resilience, speaking with Fleet Maull.Nashville, TN Women's Residential Recovery Court Program Executive Director, trainer, and presenter Michelle Ryder-Grebel, with 30 years experience working as a Trauma Informed Care trained professional within the Criminal Justice System, 25 years specializing in Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment, and 20 years in leadership and management positions, talks about her work with the American Correctional Association (ACA) Wellness Committee. The positive changes she has seen in public safety over the course of her career.
The extreme challenges faced by corrections professionals and the need to move beyond the tough-it-out mindset. The culture shift toward taking staff wellness seriously over the last 4 to 5 years. MICHELLE RYDER-GREBEL Currently working for the Nashville Recovery Court Support Foundation as Executive Director over the Women's Residential Recovery Court Program. I am a Trauma-informed Care trained professional, an experienced trainer, and a presenter. I have over 30 years working within the Criminal Justice System, 25 years specializing in Substance Use Disorder Treatment, with 20 years in Leadership and Management positions. I am currently serving on the American Correctional Staff Wellness and Health Committee and helped develop the Staff Wellness policy for correctional institutions across the nation. I have served as a Staff Wellness Champion for CoreCivic, where I worked in various leadership positions for over 13 years. I have served on the Indiana Criminal Justice Association Board for many years and have led, coached, and empowered others by building a strong team culture.
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Ep. 36: Brad Bogue on Creating Healthy Agency Cultures of Resilience

Brad Bogue on Creating Healthy Agency Cultures of Resilience, speaking with Fleet Maull.Veteran criminal justice system trainer, implementation science expert, author, and founder of Justice Systems Assessment & Training (J-SAT), Brad Bogue, talks about his work in implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs) like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing (MI) in public safety, particularly within probation & parole agencies, community corrections, and drug court programs and his sense of priorities for the positive evolution of public safety. The emergence of evidence based practices (EBP's) in criminal justice and public safety. What it takes to implement evidence-based practices and skills at scale with agencies and systems. The power of the communities of practice model and the need to move beyond the "train and pray" approach to long-term investment in evidenced-based practice and sound implementation science. BRAD BOGUE Bradford Bogue has worked in the fields of corrections, mental health, and alcohol and other drug addiction since 1971, when he started working in a therapeutic community-based in NY. Mr. Bogue has an MA in Sociology from the University of Colorado. When not working, Brad practices meditation, Tai Chi, and hikes on a near-daily basis. Mr. Bogue owned and managed an adult as well as juvenile licensed addiction treatment program, Center for Change, from 1999 to 2006. Currently he is the Director of Justice System Assessment & Training, a national consulting company operating since 1997 that specializes in the implementation of evidence-based practices.For more info on our training programs, visit mindfulpublicsafety.orgYou can have LIFETIME ACCESS to the Global First Responder Resilience Summit with Audio Downloads & Transcripts, featuring world-class experts in Physical, Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Fitness, and Resilience. Click Here To Learn More!

Ep. 32 Ginny McKenna on Creating Resilient Cultures

Ginny McKenna on Creating Healthy Agency Cultures of Resilience, speaking with Susanne Knabe-Nicol.21-year Scottish police veteran and PTSD survivor, Ginny McKenna, shares her own experience with occupational stress injuries and her work as a certified police stress coach and critical incident support facilitator helping frontline police officers and police staff beat stress, move beyond trauma and transform their lives. The traumatic impact of misogynistic discrimination, harassment and bullying she experienced as a female police officer during the early years of her 21-year career (1999- 2000). How she took time off to work through her own trauma and suicidality before returning to active duty. The importance of removing the stigmas around mental health, of regular mental health check-ups for police officers and of making significant investments in the health and well-being of police officers.GINNY McKENNA Ginny McKenna is a retired 21-year Scottish police veteran and PTSD survivor who became a certified life coach and now helps frontline police officers and police staff beat stress, move beyond trauma and transform their lives. She is an ICF certified transformational life coach. Ginny did the hard work of recovering from and transforming her own trauma and PTSD and is now committed to helping other officers face their greatest mental health challenges as a certified police stress coach and critical incident support facilitator.
For more info on our training programs visit mindfulpublicsafety.orgYou can have LIFETIME ACCESS to the Global First Responder Resilience Summit with Audio Downloads & Transcripts, featuring world-class experts in Physical, Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Fitness, and Resilience. Click Here To Learn More!

Ep. 31 Lt. Jim Glennon:Creating Healthy Agency Cultures

Lt. Jim Glennon on Creating Healthy Agency Cultures of Resilience, speaking with Richard Goerling.30-year veteran police officer and homicide investigator, Lt. Jim Glennon (ret.), a nationally recognized instructor, speaker, author and owner of Calibre Press, a major law enforcement publishing, training and education organization, discusses current challenges, law enforcement training, and the future of public safety. Many more police officers die from the effects of stress and trauma, including suicidality and chronic stress related illnesses and cardiovascular events, than in shootings or accidents. Police officers are exposed to brutal and traumatic situations that are very difficult to share with anyone and experience toxic levels of stress over the course of their career. Current training and wellness programs are completely insufficient to prepare officers for the work they do or to protect their long-term health and wellbeing. LT. JIM GLENNON Jim Glennon is a nationally recognized instructor, speaker, author and owner of Calibre Press. For 30 years he served with the Lombard (IL) Police Department where he retired at the rank of Lieutenant. During his tenure, Jim was appointed the first Commander of Investigations in 1998 for the newly formed DuPage County Major Crimes (Homicide) Task Force. In addition to earning a B.A. in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Police Management, Jim is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Staff and Command College where he was elected class president.For more info on our training programs visit mindfulpublicsafety.org
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Ep. 30: Kelly Raths: Staff Cultures of Resilience & Well-Being

Kelly Raths on Creating Healthy Agency Cultures of Resilience, speaking with Fleet Maull.Oregon Department of Corrections Administrator of Equity and Staff Wellness, Kelly Raths MDiv, discusses her work overseeing critical incident peer support teams, trauma-informed care initiatives, her agency’s progression towards diversity, equity, and inclusion and a culture that fosters well-being and resilience for its staff. The development of the Oregon Way approach to corrections in the Oregon DOC, which is based on genuinely recognizing and supporting the basic humanity of corrections staff and those who are in custody. What they have learned about scaling major health, wellness and resilience initiatives throughout their agency.
The extreme challenges correctional staff have faced throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and how they are working through that with a dedicated and resilient workforce. KELLY RATHS, MDIV Kelly’s first trip to prison was with a group of Quaker women in Massachusetts to teach the Alternatives to Violence Program. The experience was both fascinating and infuriating and set the course for a lifelong career transforming the criminal justice system from within its ranks. Kelly has worked for the Oregon Department of Corrections for 15 years as a Chaplain, Community Advocate, Policy and Business Administrator and in her current role as Administrator of Equity and Staff Wellness. She oversees critical incident peer support teams, trauma-informed care initiatives and the agency’s progression towards diversity, equity, and inclusion. Kelly is an industry leader in incorporating mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills into the corrections profession with the aim of supporting thriving employees who are committed to the humanity of those in their care and custody. She earned her master’s degree from Harvard Divinity School (2005), and has two young children, a husband who grows wine grapes and six urban chickens.
For more info on our training programs visit mindfulpublicsafety.orgYou can have LIFETIME ACCESS to the Global First Responder Resilience Summit with Audio Downloads & Transcripts, featuring world-class experts in Physical, Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Fitness, and Resilience. Click Here To Learn More!
 

Ep. 29 Rev. Michael Christie: Mindfulness Inside

Reverend Michael Christie with Fleet Maull.Chaplain Michael G. Christie, DMin, is a Christian minister and a Chaplaincy supervisor with the Connecticut Department of Corrections. He is also a certified mindfulness meditation teacher who offers coaching and training to individuals, non-profits, and corporations on various topics: race relations, stress resilience, conflict resolution, and Non-Violent Communication (NVC). He is developing a training program with Law Enforcement to improve community relations. Dr. Christie shares his experiences and insights as a corrections chaplain, a Christian minister, and a mindfulness teacher. Spiritual fitness and resilience from a Christian perspective and a universal perspective. Prison chaplains' role is to support and ministering to the needs of correctional officers and other corrections staff how he integrates mindfulness meditation, Non-Violent Communication, and other practices into his Christian ministry and correctional chaplaincy. REV. MICHAEL CHRISTIE, PHD Dr. Michael G. Christie is a CT Department of Corrections, chaplain supervisor. He received his Doctorate at Hartford Seminary, with a study emphasis on New technology and community outreach. He is a certified mindfulness meditation instructor and a member of the International Mindful Teacher Association. He teaches mindfulness and emotional intelligence to “At risk youth” as well as other populations. He is certified in EFT and an NLP master practitioner. For more info on our training programs, visit mindfulpublicsafety.org 
You can have LIFETIME ACCESS to the Global First Responder Resilience Summit with Audio Downloads & Transcripts, featuring world-class experts in Physical, Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Fitness, and Resilience. Click Here To Learn More!

Ep.28 Rev. Gary Holden: Ministry of Presence

Founder and CEO of The Police Chaplain Program and law enforcement trainer at the US Department of Homeland Security, Gary Holden, talks about his experience working as a Chaplain after 9/11 at Ground Zero in NYC and as an instructor and director of various chaplain programs. He explains what a Chaplain does and how chaplaincy and resiliency are interconnected. Gary’s concept of ‘Ministry of Presence.’ Gary explains his belief that helping the community in need is helping law enforcement and vice versa. GARY HOLDEN Rev. Gary Holden, Founder, President, and CEO of The Police Chaplain Program. Chaplain Holden completed the Law Enforcement Adjunct Instructor Training Program implemented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Office of Training Management.
Chaplain Holden is a member trained in Pastoral, Group, Assisting Individuals in Crisis, Advanced Group Crisis Intervention, Advanced Assisting Individuals in Crisis, CISM Application with Children, and Managing School Crisis: From Theory to Application with the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation and is an approved instructor. Chaplain Holden was awarded the prestigious Susan E. Hamilton, Ph.D. Award by the ICISF at their World Congress in 2015 for his development of and work with police chaplaincy.Chaplain Holden is a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and the National Center for Crisis Management. He is a counselor and chaplain with the New Jersey Disaster Response Crisis Counseling (DRCC) Team. Chaplain Holden is a New Jersey Department of Homeland Security Interfaith Advisory Council member.
He served as a chaplain after 911 at Ground Zero in NYC, working with the New York City Police and Fire Departments and the Port Authority Police Department. He is also a board member, Senior Chaplain, and the Emergency Chaplain Corp. Chairman for The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation in Philadelphia, from which he received The Legion of Honor Bronze Medallion award for sacrificial service. Chaplain Holden has also been involved in chaplain work with The Battleship New Jersey Museum in Camden, NJ, and is a regular speaker at patriotic events and services. He is a Chaplain with the New Jersey State Police and the Cumberland County, NJ Prosecutor's Office. He founded the Public Schools Police Chaplain Resource Program. Chaplain Holden is a Master Resilience Trainer and coordinates resilience training for chaplains. He is also on the executive team of Resilient Minds on the Front Lines, curriculum developer, chaplain program director and an instructor.For more info on our training programs visit mindfulpublicsafety.org 
 

Ep.27 Ken Schlenker: Law Enforcement Chaplaincy

Chaplain Ken Schlenker, MDiv, is the Founder and Executive Director of RKM Crisis Team, dba CAREForce, a nonprofit 501(c)3 developing "Resilient Communities Through Collaborative Relationships." He serves as a Law Enforcement and District Attorney Chaplain for Montgomery County, TX. Ken authored the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Basic Law Enforcement Chaplain Course. Chaplain Schlenker shares his considerable experience in law enforcement and critical incident chaplaincy and training chaplains of all faiths for law enforcement chaplaincy.The significant differences between the work of a congregation minister and law enforcement chaplaincy and the need for specialized training to effectively support first responders. The dangers of suicidality among first responders and the role of spiritual fitness and faith in preventing first responder suicides. The importance of leaders, chiefs, battalion leaders and so on modeling healthy practices for resilience. KEN SCHLENKER Ken Schlenker is the Founder and Executive Director of RKM Crisis Team, dba CAREForce, a nonprofit 501(c)3 developing "Resilient Communities Through Collaborative Relationships." He serves as a Law Enforcement and District Attorney Chaplain for Montgomery County, TX. He is a Diplomate with the American Academy of Traumatic Stress and National Center for Crisis Management and is board certified in Crisis Chaplaincy, Stress Management, and Emergency Response. Ken is the author of the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Basic Law Enforcement Chaplain Course, which he created as part of the Instructional System Design Master Instructor (MICC3) Certification Program. Sr. Chaplain Schlenker created the Chaplain Degree Programs at Grace School of Theology, a fully accredited (ATS and TRACS) seminary in The Woodlands, TX. He serves as a Professor and Director of degree programs ranging from undergraduate to doctorate, serving 38 countries in 8 languages. For more info on our training programs, visit mindfulpublicsafety.org