Course

Course code : 217-201-24 - De-Escalation - Disturbed Mental State (Online Training)

Course duration 6 h
Classwork 0 h
Mandatory work after class 0 h
Number of places 25

Competencies or Objectives

 

This course aims to provide students with the required knowledge to handle situations involving people with disturbed

mental state. More specifically, this course will enable students to better understand people experiencing episodes of disturbed mental state, rapidly identify disturbing signs, integrate de-escalation into defensive and tactical principles, and orient their intervention towards a peaceful resolution of a situation (using the de-escalation technique).

 

Prerequisite(s)

None

Exigence(s)

  • Must be a peace officer or a graduate of the Basic Training Program in Police Patrolling.

        or

  • Be a social worker who works in a police organization and who assists the police in this type of intervention.

Particularity

Online course over a maximum of eight weeks on the digital learning environment (Moodle).

Recommended instructional approach: online

self-learning activity on Moodle to foster knowledge acquisition; forum for sharing and exchanging; facilitation by a tutor to develop the analysis of a situation and the ability to apply the concepts learned in the course; quizzes and a final exam to validate understanding of the course concepts.

 

Content

Communication – Santé mentale – Crise et stratégies d’adaptation – Besoins humains – Gestion du stress – Désescalade (stratégie de communication) – Modèle national de l’emploi de la force.

 

Rate per student 2025-2026

Participant 1 Not participate 2
Training costs75 $ 108 $

1 A participant is a client who participates in ENPQ funding pursuant to section 43 of the Police Act (CQLR, chapter P 13.1).

Rate applicable for a client who does not participate in ENPQ funding, pursuant to section 43 of the Police Act (CQLR, chapter P-13.1), and who is enrolled in a course under the responsibility of Advanced Police Training. 

Clic on it for accommodation and food service

Additionnal information

Successful completion of this course is required to register for

  • Intervention with an Inverted Shield – Requalification Instructor (without qualification card) [214-612-18]
  • De-Escalation - Disturbed Mental State (practical component) [217-201-24]

Field(s)

  • Patrouille-gendarmerie

Last update

26 August 2024