Course Offerings

PublicEye – Personal Safety for Sports and Entertainment Professionals

This interactive, fast-paced workshop addresses personal safety and stalking issues as they impact the high-profile professional. PublicEye Workshops explore:

• The definition of stalking.
• Types of stalkers and common stalking behavior.
• How to respond to being stalked.
• Self-protection in stalking situations both at home and at work.
• Available resources.
• Effective tools to employ in a self-defense situation including awareness, voice and “common motion” physical defense techniques.
• Common sense prevention skills and some solutions to hazardous situations.

DART Spectrum Level 1 (4 Hours)

This workshop is DART’s flagship offering, a thorough lesson in conflict resolution. This powerful course includes:

• Workplace Safety Awareness
• Exploration of Body language and Pre-violent Behaviors
• DART’s Crisis Response Model
• Theory and Training in Verbal De-escalation Techniques
• Basic Self Defense Skills
• Role Playing of Situations from Verbal to Physical

DART Spectrum Level 2 (4 Hours)

This semi-customized workshop was designed for those who have completed the introductory Spectrum Level 1 and desire more intensive instruction. The client may choose two of the following modules for concentrated study:

• Awareness Skills
• Movement, Blocking, Redirection and Escapes from holds
• Restraint Holds
• Crisis Response Model/De-escalation

DART Spectrum Level 3 (7-8 Hours)

This comprehensive training begins with the entire content of the Spectrum Level 1 course, with the addition of the following:

• Team Intervention
• Restraint Holds - Mechanical Advantage techniques are taught
• Phases of Conflict Resolution
• Realistic Role Playing Scenarios of Team Intervention and Restraint Techniques

Verbal De-escalation Workshop (2-3 hours)

Participants learn a deeper awareness of their work environment by developing observation skills, learning to read body language and vocal cues, and breathing control. Included in this course are the following:

• Thorough Discussion of Warning Signs and Pre-violent Behaviors
• Verbal De-escalation Techniques and Tools
• DART’s Crisis Response Model
• Role Playing to Illustrate De-escalation Principle

Control Techniques Workshop (6 Hours)

This course is designed for those charged with controlling the physically abusive. Spectrum Level 1 is recommended as a prerequisite. The following is included:

• Three Mechanical Advantage Takedowns and Four Restraint Holds
• What to Do When Forced to the Ground
• Team Intervention Skills
• Appropriate Verbal Commands
• Re-establishing Rapport and Conflict Resolution
• How to Manage Aftereffects of a Physical Assault