About DART
All of DART’s violence prevention courses can be customized to your needs.
DART, Inc., is a Colorado nonprofit corporation that provides professional instruction in the prevention and management of violence in the workplace, in relationships, and in any other setting where violence may occur.
DART’s violence prevention courses were designed by experienced personal safety experts and educators to be practical, effective, and easily learned and retained.
Currently, DART can provide online workshops by trained and professional DART instructors. Check out the Courses Section for more details.
All of DART’s violence prevention courses are constantly updated as society and technology change. DART conducts exit evaluations after each DART workshop and provides the results to you.
Guiding Principles For DART Training
Active Learning
All DART violence prevention training incorporates active learning principles where techniques taught are practiced and appropriate scenarios employed.
Continuous Improvement
DART believes that evaluation and feedback are essential to quality training. By employing consistent evaluation and feedback procedures, DART is able to improve and fine-tune its program over time.
What You can expect
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Appropriateness
DART developed and offers training that is appropriate for the general population regardless of an individual’s size, previous training, or physical conditioning.
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Highly Trained Instructors
All DART instructors must complete a thorough training and evaluation process before being certified as a DART instructor.
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Highly Skilled Curriculum Developers
Professionals in education, counseling, police work, security, workplace violence law, and martial arts provide the expertise and balance needed to develop highly effective violence prevention training that is easily learned and retained.
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Focus on the Client
DART recognizes that each client has specialized needs and works with each individual client to see that their unique concerns are met.
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Follow-up Training
DART recognizes that the physical skills taught in an initial workshop require periodic practice/reinforcement. DART therefore will customize a follow-up training program for its clients upon request.
DART has taught workshops for:
Attention Homes
Boulder Community Hospital
Boulder County Health Department
Calvary United Methodist Church in Colorado Springs
City of Westminster
City of Lakewood (through the recreation department and to staff)
Clinica Family Health Centers
Colorado Plains Medical Center
Community Health
Estes Park Medical Center
Ft. Carson/National Homeland Defense Fund
Friends First
Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council & Individual Troops
Inn Between
Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development
Kremmling Memorial Hospital
Kroenke Sports/The Pepsi Center
Laradon
McKee Medical Center
Metro Community Provider Network
National Charity League
North Colorado Medical Center
Vail Valley Medical Center
Peak Vista Community Health Centers
Platte Valley Medical Center
Special Transit
Salud Family Health Centers
Sterling Regional Medical Center
St. Vrain Valley School District
Town of Superior (through the recreation department)
A Woman’s Place