Rescuing The Rescuers
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Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Class Time(s): 4/16/2026: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Class Time(s): 4/16/2026: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
Instructor Location:
Will County Sheriff's Department
Instructor: Dr. Robert J. Cipriano Jr. has been working with the community professionally within the field of psychology for 28 years. He completed his undergraduate training in psychology at Florida State University and successfully completed a doctoral program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) in clinical psychology at Carlos Albizu University in Miami, Florida. He completed his doctoral internship at one of the largest state hospitals that housed the �criminally insane� within the Central United States. He currently owns and has developed his training and consulting business, SIMCIP GROUP Forensic-Psychological Consultants, located in Pembroke Pines,Will County Sheriff's Department
16911 W. Laraway Rd
Joliet, IL 60433
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Joliet, IL 60433
Florida.
Dr. Cipriano is currently a Florida & North Carolina Licensed Psychologist. He is board certified in Police and Public Safety Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and for the past decade had also worked as a Police Psychologist for Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD). In that role he served as a consultant for the Special Response Team (SRT -also known as SWAT) and provided expert training and developed strategies for effectively working with and understanding the �criminal mind.� He assisted the team in gaining insight and managing individuals who suffered from severe mental illness and who were in crisis. Additionally, he provided critical support to the crisis negotiation team when they were faced with crisis situations, hostages, career criminals, and barricaded subjects who posed a threat for police and the community at large.
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0
This contemporary mental health training class will assist supervisors, trainers, and officers in recognizing trauma stress reactions in others, particularly the signs of vicarious traumatization and secondary traumatic stress along with learning the process of demobilization and critical incident stress management/debriefing.
Topics Discussed:
- Post-Traumatic Stress – Signs & Symptoms
- Signs from Stress
- Law Enforcement Suicide
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Conflict Resolution
- Officer Wellness and Mental Health - 2.5 hours
- Procedural Justice - 1.5 hours
- Crisis Intervention Team Training - 2 hours

