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Dan Willis

Dan Willis

Dan Willis

Captain Dan Willis (ret.) served for 30 years with the La Mesa Police Department in California and now travels the country as an international instructor on trauma recovery, resilience and wellness. He is the author of the emotional survival and wellness guidebook Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder’s Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart, which is required reading at the FBI National Academy. For more information, visit FirstResponderWellness.com.

Avoiding conflict and escalation

Avoiding conflict and escalation

Never make your job personal

March 22, 2023

Officers are increasingly becoming targets of aggression, resistance and defiance. How an officer responds can either lead to a nonviolent contact peacefully resolved or a potentially deadly encounter. Learning effective […] Read More

Components of an agency wellness program

Components of an agency wellness program

November 22, 2022

Officer wellness and resilience, integrated through training and resources, form the foundation for officer safety; professional, ethical and effective police services; sound tactical decisions; community safety and partnerships; individual success […] Read More

One officer’s survival story

One officer’s survival story

Healing from post-traumatic stress

September 18, 2022

Every officer is vulnerable to potentially experiencing severe distress and suffering caused by an accumulation of daily work traumas. With increased understanding of the nature of trauma, support and effective […] Read More

Creating and maintaining effective peer support

Creating and maintaining effective peer support

Every officer has the moral responsibility to support and assist their colleagues

August 29, 2022

One of the most vital needs for any police executive, manager or supervisor is to proactively work with the leaders of their agency to create mechanisms for wellness for officers […] Read More

Finding critical evidence in old child molestation cases

Finding critical evidence in old child molestation cases

July 23, 2022

There is a psychological compulsion that drives child molesters to relive their sexual fantasies with their victims. This compulsion can provide the child molestation investigator with critical corroborative evidence. The […] Read More

Effective use of chaplain services

Effective use of chaplain services

June 25, 2022

The services provided by chaplains are an essential component of peer support and wellness for law enforcement agencies. Chaplains are uniquely qualified to use their extensive experiences in counseling, assistance, […] Read More

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