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I was pleased of the material, the attitude of the instructor, his capability to adapt into totally new cultural environment and still he managed to provide my instructors an in depth training. Thank you very much. Mike Karpela, CEO - Peace of Mind, Inc. Helsinki, Finland
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We
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"Hello.
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when it comes to drugs awareness here in Thank you for
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John Scoville, President of Citizens Crime Prevention - Asso. of Newfoundland and Labrador and Superintendent of Prisons of Newfoundland and Labrador.
I
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RESPECT Begins Training] "I believe
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“The
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schools.” "...I
looked at your website. It looks most interesting - in fact,
impressive." Dr. Jan Strydom (MA, HED, DEd), Researcher, Center
for Dyslexia "Thank you
for coming to Mountain Home Schools January 2, 2001 for the in-service
training on Anger
Management. Our faculty and staff gleaned many useful and practical
bits of information on how to better understand angry students. Those
in attendance indicated that the stories and examples paralleled things that
they had experienced in their own classrooms. Also, your website
provided much related research information that went beyond the abbreviated information provided during the in-service.
Again, thank you for taking so much of your time and effort to put together
such an important discussion with our staff." Joe Fisher, Principal "I would
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Leslie Fick, United Way of the Capital Region
"I
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additional training opportunities..." Susan Allen, Ph.D., School Counselor of
"We are
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As Garland
County Judge I am pleased to support the Lock Out Violence
Everyday (L.O.V.E.) Campaign.
I believe community awareness will prove to be a vital deterrent in
eliminating violence in our neighborhoods and schools. Larry Williams It was a
pleasure to have you [Frank] and Mike in our district. We have had many
compliments on your presentation (in-service; Identifying Early Warning
Signs). We had a wonderful opening of school yesterday. Both
teachers and students are positive and happy to be back. As I visited
our schools, I was so proud of everyone. Teaching and learning was
occurring just as if school had never been dismissed for the summer. As
soon as everything slows down a bit, we will get back with you on further
training. Dr. Janie Darr Superintendent The workshop (in-service;
Identifying Early Warning Signs) was wonderful. A real eye opener!
Learned a lot and I've been teaching for 21 years. Please keep me updated.
Thanks, Tamie Moore Special Education Resource Teacher Star City Schools Dear Gentlemen, Sincerely, Dear Mike, Carl Scott Dean of Students [Keys]
did a great job in both in-services [with the 700+ staff in attendance] (Identifying
Early Warning Signs). Everyone was pleased. Thank for your
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managing crisis situations." "This
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experiences." [Developing Effective Alternative Learning Environments] "I would
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alternative environments." "I attended
a workshop [on Developing Effective Alternative Learning Environments]
this past week in [ Barbara J. Jones, ESE Teacher
"What I
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Environments] were the specific forms that can be implemented
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"In the Development of Effective Alternative
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"I really
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ESE/EH Teacher
"I
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- Housing Staff about the training [Resident
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presented [Anger
Management/De-escalation Training] to be more practical for
use in the school security environment. I hope that at some future time you can
present training based on what you presented [to our Security Professionals]
in August. I have had a chance to review the Course Evaluations and
found them to be positive. I have also talked with several Security
Specialists who stated that they need more... training." "This is one of the BEST workshops I have attended! I
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this. I liked the groups and interaction." "I attended the Train-the-Trainers session on Anger Management/De-escalation in Roanoke City. Your information was absolutely incredible and usable the next day in the classroom." Kim Guertin, Classroom Teacher Roanoke City Public School - [Anger Management/De-escalation Training] "I really enjoyed everything. Everything was GREAT &
INFORMATIVE!" Keys To Safer Schools.com' "Anger Management/De-escalation," would be a tremendous asset to the staff here at Alternative Learning Environment of Garland County. Jim Morgan, Director of ALE, ALE of Garland County
It was GREAT!
I mostly liked the Prevention Methods to de-escalation before they go
off. Every employee should be required to attend this workshop! School Counselor - Mobile Public Schools [Anger Management/De-escalation Training] "The Anger Management training is an AWESOME informative and
prevention workshop! The De-escalation training was most
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students! Instructor was very knowledgeable and I liked that it was with ACL facility. Could you train more Administration? I’d like to really learn more and attend another training session. Will check out website. Diane Walter, Teacher – Bonita Springs Middle School Lee County Public Schools, Ft. Myers, Florida [Anger Management/De-escalation Training]
The entire instruction was informative and educational. This instruction was universally applicable and should be taken by all personnel. Robert Green, Title Teacher – Bonita Springs Middle School Lee County Public Schools, Ft. Myers, Florida [Anger Management/De-escalation Training]
I liked most the lecture and demonstration. (all A’s on rating part) Alex Lewis, ALC Security - Lee County Public Schools, Ft. Myers, Florida [Anger Management/De-escalation Training]
I liked the hands on exercise. (all A’s on rating part) Horace Barrett, ALC Teachers - Lee County Public Schools, Ft. Myers, Florida [Anger Management/De-escalation Training]
Learning ways to stop a fight was what I liked most. I think it was a great class. Great! I will use many of things I learned today. Joseph Cofield – Bonita Springs Middle School Lee County Public Schools, Ft. Myers, Florida [Anger Management/De-escalation Training]
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"I attended one of your (Keys To
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"As the Stepmother of a child killed (Andy
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who should have been here, but its' their loss. I should have invited
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