The Peace Officer Wellness, Empathy & Resilience (POWER) Training Program is a nationally certified intensive and interactive curriculum for police and correctional officers that utilizes mindfulness practices, compassion-based communication exercises, and training in wellness-related areas such as stress management and self-care.

POWER offers a deep exploration of the science and experience of mindfulness and compassionate communication as it relates to stress, resiliency, performance and community building. With a focus on skill building to enhance self-awareness, attunement to others, compassion, wisdom and elite performance, participants will learn skills that can be translated to their personal and professional life. This program offers an opportunity to enhance performance, improve situational awareness, increase physical health and cognitive performance and develop new leadership capacity, balancing operational demands with life beyond the watch.

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​ Cohorts of Officers from
the Los Angeles Police Department
and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office 
recently completed the POWER Training Program
...read the Evaluation Findings here
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What officers have to say about the POWER Training Program:

• “It built a community at work, and provided a way to relax and make better decisions.”
• “I used to pop off so easily and now I recognize when I'm about to do that and I think about my choices.” 
• “I’ve been around for a while and this is the best training I've been to, bar none. I wish I had access to this stuff earlier in my career.”
• “I found it very useful and helpful. From the first meeting to now I have been sleeping better and being more mindful. It does help me decompress at the end of the day also.”
• “I realize that my stress level is eating away at my relationships at work and I see that now and I know that has to change.” 
• “I can't tell you how many staff have asked how they can get involved with this!  This has made such a difference in my ability to relax and get sleep.”
• “My family says I'm a different person and I'm easier to talk to. I notice that I am much more patient at home with my kids – I listen better.”

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In September 2022, the POWER Training Program received the National Certification Program Seal of Excellence from IADLEST, the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training. After a thorough and rigorous independent review process, IADLEST concluded that the POWER curriculum and program design was of exceptional quality.

​IADLEST National Certification marks the latest step in Center for Council’s partnership with the US Department of Justice COPS (Community Oriented Policing Solutions) Office, which began in March of 2022. This partnership seeks to promote the POWER program and its innovative curriculum at “the intersection of wellness, compassion, procedural justice and community building.”

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​watch the full POWER video here

​POWER Training teaches powerful stress management and self-care techniques, equipping officers with tools to communicate more effectively and to de-escalate conflict without resorting to excessive use of force. The approach reinforces skills of attention, self-regulation and discernment, fostering a deeper understanding and more skillful approach to implicit bias, cultural diversity and community policing.

The POWER Training program has received certification by the California Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training (C-POST) for police and correctional officers throughout California, as well as national certification through IADLEST. Read a recent article about the POWER training model here.​

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