HOMELAND SECURITY DEFENSE COALITION

Homeland Security University Project

Professional Development and Continuing Education Programs

The Homeland Security Defense Coalition now brings our professional development and continuing education programs to you. Our seminars are available in one day, two day or five day programs. HSDC will customize courses to meet your governmental, municipal or company needs.

Why are HSDC seminars considered "cutting edge" in Homeland Security training and education?

The HSDC programs have been developed after three years of research, planning and development by counterterrorism professionals. Our programs are proactive rather than reactive, like typical public safety training programs. HSDC uses counterterrorism experts who have been the field and bring "real world" experience to the learning process.

Homeland Security seminars provided by HSDC are not the same old criminal justice, fire science and military courses you are used to. Please do not confuse our programs with courses offered by your state emergency training centers. Although you will see similarly titled courses, our courses and seminars will update you on homeland security related issues and concerns and better prepare you for this new national threat.


Immediately available programs:

New for 2008

MEDIA RELATIONS FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE

This is a one day seminar designed to for law enforcement leaders, along with their staffs, in dealing with what has been described as the "800-pound gorilla in the room": the news media. The seminar is built upon the participation of attendees in multiple scenarios involving the media. It is a "hands-on" learning experience, which is both fun and informative. Topics covered include the following:

• Communication Skills
• The Role of the News Media in the 21st Century
• 5 Steps to a Successful News Briefing
• Media Traps and Media Pitfalls
• A Simple 7 Step Plan to Success in any Media Encounter
• Crisis Planning
• Dealing with the Media in a Crisis Situation
• The Ten Commandments and Seven Deadly Sins of Media Relations

This program has been taught by James Hight at the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminars and at the FBI Academy for years.

James E. Hight is a Region 3 Vice President for the Homeland Security Defense Coalition and the Homeland Security University project. Jim Hight retired after a 33 year law enforcement career of which more than 24 years were in the service of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He also served more than 9 years with the Overland Park, Kansas Police Department as a Detective and Sergeant. Jim currently heads Hight and Associates, a security, investigative, anti-terrorism, counterintelligence and media relations consulting group based in the Midwest.

Jim Hight was the supervisor of one of the FBI's elite Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF's) and oversaw intelligence gathering of terrorist threats, hostile intelligence services and important criminal cases. Assigned to the Oklahoma City Field Office on April 19, 1995, Jim was designated a case agent for the Oklahoma City bombing from 1995-1997, remaining on the case through Timothy McVeigh's trial and conviction. In 1997, Jim was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and served as an instructor and faculty member at the prestigious FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia. Jim, who has a Master's Degree in Public Administration, taught interview/interrogation, informant development and communications skills to new FBI trainees as well as a variety of courses, including media relations, to those attending the FBI National Academy, comprised of high ranking officers from local, state and international law enforcement agencies.

From 2000 until his retirement, Jim was involved in National Security and Cybercrimes cases, supervising both an elite JTTF and a Cyber and Crimes Against Children Task Force. He oversaw intelligence gathering not only against terrorism subjects, but against Intelligence Officers and their parent intelligence services, many from countries whom the State Department designated as sponsors of terror. Jim was involved in many highly classified investigations regarding terrorism, the compromise of national security information and the theft of economic secrets by foreign powers. As a JTTF supervisor, he was in a unique position to see the development of the Bureau's JTTF's from their infancy to the powerful counterterrorism tool they have become today. Jim also saw first hand the successes and failures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the inner workings of both the Justice Department's Office of Intelligence and Policy Review (OIPR) and the FISA Court itself. Jim was recently designated a Subject Matter Expert on "interviewing terrorist suspects" by the US State Department.

Requests to host this seminar must be on law enforcement or verifiable security agency letterhead. A minimum of 30 participants are required. Serious inquiries only, may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org

Refinery and Chemical Plant Preventive Security Training Course:

To Meet the Chemical Security Act Regulations 2003

The course target audiences are Security Chiefs, Plant managers, Police, Fire Services, First Responders, and all personnel involved in emergency services. The course is designed to foil and prevent major disasters occurring as a result of terrorism. The course is designed to be taught to a multi-dimensional audience over a 5 day period, and will include the following security subjects:-Perimeter Security, Security and Disaster Management, Bomb Threat Planning and Management, Advanced Body Language, Logistics and First Responders.

What are the problems surrounding the US Oil Refineries/Chemical Plants across the country?

The main problem is the easy access to all the refineries and chemical plants via the excellent highway systems that is in operation all across the country? One of the other concerns is that they also provide excellent escape routes.

In dealing with a suicide mission, no escape plans are needed as the terrorists have already planned to die in any case.

What will I Learn from this course?

• You will learn about the filtration methods at a major access point to a facility.
• You will learn how to be a first responder, because terrorists are not going to wait for the tactical units to arrive
• You will learn that security must be placed outside the access gates
• You will learn by the use of "Body Language" at a distance to identify threats.
• You will learn about the 360 degree Body Language Identification methods.
• You will learn that a threat must be stopped before it can enter a major installation
• You will learn to spot threats quicker than before.
• You will realize how to maximize reaction times to your advantage
• You will have more confidence in your job in security.
• You will learn to take the war against terror outside an installation instead of waging it inside.
• You will learn how to deal with an emergency situation as a first responder.
• You will learn the Israeli methods of neutralizing terrorists before they neutralize you.
• You will see the simple cost effective methods of countering terrorism, which no electronic device can substitute.

Rules and limitations of this five day course

You must attend all five days of this course to gain the necessary knowledge.
No audio or video recording devices, cellular phones, pagers or two-way radios are allowed
Class size is a minimum of 50 participants, but only for fully vetted personnel working in security that have received advanced weapons training, SWAT, Tactical units, Emergency Services, Police, Intelligence Services, Plant managers, Security managers.
Writing materials will be provided by the hosting agency.

INSTRUCTOR
Daniel Sharon is an Instructor with the Homeland Security Defense Coalition and the Homeland Security University project. He is a retired 28-year veteran of the Israeli Security Forces as a Police Commander. His responsibilities have included the civil administration and jurisdiction of 35,000 residents of an area approximately 100 square kilometers. He is experienced in counter terrorism, intelligence, weapons, and body language. His achievements include being an Israeli Police Commander in the Golan Heights, the Bravery Medal Award, Police Officer of the Year Award, and the disarming of a suicide bomber, which lead to the development of the Counter-action Manual. The presenter's fields of expertise are counter-terror evaluation, identification of suicide bombers, their containment and disarmament, operational behavior, body language, intelligence, airport and perimeter security, bomb management and containment planning, exposure and infiltration into criminal and terrorist organizations, and training police forces and security personnel.

This Seminar is conducted on a Contractual Basis only with a minimum of 50 participants. Several are restricted to law enforcement, police, military police, TSA or verifiable security professional and inquiries must be made on official letterhead with official agency contact information provided. Serious inquiries only, contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org

 

Counter Terrorism Seminars

Suicide Bombers:
This course will provide detailed information on suicide bombers. It also compares the different techniques, research, development, competition and characteristics of various terrorist organizations in the world, which rely on the suicide bombers to achieve as much carnage as possible. The course will include the uses of "body language and intelligence" as one of the tools for assisting departments, in daily operations, to contain, manage, and eliminate the suicide bomber threat.

Suicide Car and Truck Bombings:
This course is designed to introduce to officers the dangers of suicide car bombers as a mode of operation used by terrorists. After completing the course officers will be able to use body language to identify suspicious drivers, identify suspicious vehicles, verify driver's intentions through his reactions, and realize whether or not the vehicle is a car bomb.

All Seminars are conducted on a Contractual Basis with a minimum of 30 participants. Several are restricted to law enforcement, police, military police, TSA or verifiable security professional and inquiries must be made on official letterhead with official agency contact information provided. Serious inquiries only, may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org

Intelligence and Body Language and Advanced Body Language Seminar:
A two day training seminar will be broken down into two subjects: intelligence and body language. The intelligence portion of the seminar is designed to improve your work in security by better understanding intelligence as a tool for gathering information, helping investigations, planning operations, assessing given situations, evaluating sources of information, and counter-acting potential threats. The body language portion of the seminar is designed to sharpen your body's senses while improving the quality of security; identifying criminal activities; countering shoplifting, organised criminal gangs, suspicious people, and terrorists, all of who wish to endanger our communities.

Day Two Advanced Body Language Seminar:
Day two of this training seminar is targeted towards an audience of Military and Police Commanders, S.W.A.T., Security Chiefs, Airport/Seaport Security Personnel, Immigration Personnel, The course will show the use of 'Advanced Body Language' as an inseparable support tool in the prevention of terrorism and the identification of potential dangers. The course will show the specific use of 'Body Language Identification' instead of the reliance totally on Technology as an indicator of danger. The course will show the advantages of 'Body Language' in contrast to any other modern day gadgets in use today by security.

All Seminars are conducted on a Contractual Basis with a minimum of 30 participants. Several are restricted to law enforcement, police, military police, TSA or verifiable security professional and inquiries must be made on official letterhead with official agency contact information provided. Serious inquiries only, may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org

Airport Security and Terrorism Analysis and the effects on Aviation:
The goal of this two-day seminar is to teach law enforcement and security personnel how to identify terrorist threats, in an airport environment, before they are carried out. Students will learn the "Human Factor" is the root cause of threat and nothing else. Students will understand how to contain and curb "Suicide Bombers" and all those who wish to harm innocent people through the use of "Body Language and Intelligence." Students will understand how to identify travelers as genuine persons or potential threats, at the same time they will understand how to prevent such threats from entering an airport terminal to carry out an attack.

Terrorism Analysis and the effects on Aviation:
The goal in day two of this seminar is to teach the participants that Al-Qaeda is not the only player in Global Terrorism, and there are others in the fields that are a bigger threat to world airports and aviation as a whole. The presenter will show that there are far more groups who can muster ten fold the fire power and logistics of Al-Qaeda, who are supported by radical regimes, such as Iran and Syria and virtually have endless resources to carry out major attacks.

Who should attend?
This program is for First Responders, Police, SWAT and Tactical Response Teams, Security, Directors, Managers, Loss Prevention & Risk Managers, Security Specialists and Emergency Managers involved in Security Crisis Management. Executives and Business Owners, who are responsible for Security Planning, Operations, Decision Making, or who are parts of a Crisis Management Team would also benefit from attendance.

All Seminars are conducted on a Contractual Basis with a minimum of 30 participants. Several are restricted to law enforcement, police, military police, TSA or verifiable security professional and inquiries must be made on official letterhead with official agency contact information provided. Serious inquiries only, may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org

Infiltrating Terror Sleeper Cells and Organized Criminal Gangs:
This seminar is targeted to a wide audience of police and intelligence agents. It will show how Israeli Police use intelligence methods to infiltrate terror groups and the methodology, which leads to containing and managing terrorism. From this seminar officers will learn different approaches to gathering intelligence against terrorists, an understanding of the problems associated with guarding International borders, and the importance of the use of multilingual officers. Students will be able to blend into terrorist organizations and criminal gangs, how to check genuine Middle-Eastern passport holders; identify Middle-Eastern origins by their family trees. Students will become skilled in identifying whether a person is from a particular area by linking his name with his town or village and be able to tell if a person is being truthful about his identity.

Who should attend?
This program is for First Responders, Police, SWAT and Tactical Response Teams, Security, Directors, Managers, Loss Prevention & Risk Managers, Security Specialists and Emergency Managers involved in Security Crisis Management. Executives and Business Owners, who are responsible for Security Planning, Operations, Decision Making, or who are parts of a Crisis Management Team would also benefit from attendance.

All Seminars are conducted on a Contractual Basis with a minimum of 30 participants. Several are restricted to law enforcement, police, military police, TSA or verifiable security professional and inquiries must be made on official letterhead with official agency contact information provided. Serious inquiries only, may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org


The Militant Islamic Threat:
The goal of this seminar is to teach participants how to identify the militant Islamic Threats against us in a democratic society. This seminar will show how to understand the reality of the threats against the USA/and Europe. The instructor will present a historical review of terrorism and identify countries that support terrorism and Islamic radicalism. He will explain terrorist activities up to September 11th, 2001 and give a historical review of global terrorism. This seminar will show why America, Britain and Israel are hated so much and how to contain the threats by awareness and understanding of problematic issues in the Middle East and the Palestinian questions. The course focuses on the motivation to carry out attacks against the US/Europe and the advantages to radical Islamic movements of such attacks as well as what can be done to by the security personnel to stop them.

Who should attend?
This program is for First Responders, Police, SWAT and Tactical Response Teams, Security, Directors, Managers, Loss Prevention & Risk Managers, Security Specialists and Emergency Managers involved in Security Crisis Management. Executives and Business Owners, who are responsible for Security Planning, Operations, Decision Making, or who are parts of a Crisis Management Team would also benefit from attendance.

All Seminars are conducted on a Contractual Basis with a minimum of 30 participants. Several are restricted to law enforcement, police, military police, TSA or verifiable security professional and inquiries must be made on official letterhead with official agency contact information provided. Serious inquiries only, may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org

Bomb Threat Planning and Management:
Bombings, attempted bombings and bomb threats can cause extreme disruption, fear, and even panic in organizations whose personnel are not trained to handle such situations. Inappropriate and costly management decisions are often made due to a lack of organizational planning and a methodology for handling bomb threats, suspicious packages, and actual devices.

This program is aimed at personnel in Government, Police Commanders and Private Industry who wish to improve their understanding of the growing bombing trend, and who are responsible for or have a vested interest in planning for protection against such events.
Information on bombing trends and targets will be discussed, along with specific concerns pertaining to bomb threats that should be part of vulnerability assessments, planning, and decision making.

Detailed information will be presented on developing a bomb threat plan, employee training and management decision making.

Who should attend?
This program is for First Responders, Police, SWAT and Tactical Response Teams, Security, Directors, Managers, Loss Prevention & Risk Managers, Security Specialists and Emergency Managers involved in Security Crisis Management. Executives and Business Owners, who are responsible for Security Planning, Operations, Decision Making, or who are parts of a Crisis Management Team would also benefit from attendance.

All Seminars are conducted on a Contractual Basis with a minimum of 30 participants. Several are restricted to law enforcement, police, military police, TSA or verifiable security professional and inquiries must be made on official letterhead with official agency contact information provided. Serious inquiries only, may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org

INSTRUCTOR
Daniel Sharon is an Instructor with the Homeland Security Defense Coalition and the Homeland Security University project. He is a retired 28-year veteran of the Israeli Security Forces as a Police Commander. His responsibilities have included the civil administration and jurisdiction of 35,000 residents of an area approximately 100 square kilometers. He is experienced in counter terrorism, intelligence, weapons, and body language. His achievements include being an Israeli Police Commander in the Golan Heights, the Bravery Medal Award, Police Officer of the Year Award, and the disarming of a suicide bomber, which lead to the development of the Counter-action Manual. The presenter's fields of expertise are counter-terror evaluation, identification of suicide bombers, their containment and disarmament, operational behavior, body language, intelligence, airport and perimeter security, bomb management and containment planning, exposure and infiltration into criminal and terrorist organizations, and training police forces and security personnel.

All Seminars are conducted on a Contractual Basis with a minimum of 30 participants. Several are restricted to law enforcement, police, military police, TSA or verifiable security professional and inquiries must be made on official letterhead with official agency contact information provided. Serious inquiries only, may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org

Homeland Security Defense Coalition
Security Awareness Seminar for Places of Worship

Objectives:
The one day seminar is targeted to police, private security companies, churches, synagogues and all places of worship as one. In contrast to other security awareness courses, this is a course which has a slight difference, in the concept that there are two bodies involved at any particular location, whether it be a church, synagogue or a temple.

The two main bodies involved are the security companies that employ guards and the place of worship, where the congregations have to appoint security wardens alongside a security guard to identify the local congregation and to deter strangers from entering the building unchecked.

Advantages of Attending the Security Awareness for Places of Worship Seminar:

• You will learn about the filtration methods at building entrances.
• You will learn that security must be placed outside a public places.
• You will learn by the use of "Body Language" at a distance to identify threats.
• You will learn about the 360 degree Body Language Identification methods.
• You will learn that a threat must be stopped before it can enter a building.
• You will learn to spot threats quicker than before.
• You will realize how to utilize reaction times to your advantage
• You will have more confidence in your job in places of worship security.
• You will be able to spot anybody carrying an offensive weapon, and it does not have to be a gun or a rifle.
• You will develop sharpened senses of hyper-diligence to assist you in your work.
• You will be a few steps ahead of potential adversaries.
• You will have a better planning aptitude.

INSTRUCTOR
Daniel Sharon is an Instructor with the Homeland Security Defense Coalition and the Homeland Security University project. He is a retired Police Commander with more than 28 years experience in the Israeli Security Forces.

He served in the Golani Brigade Special Forces and 810 Alpine Unit Mount Hermon, fighting in two wars. As Police Commander of the Northern Golan Heights he was responsible for civil administration of an area of approx. 100 sq. km. on the Syrian Lebanese Border.
His fields of expertise include counter-terrorism evaluation; identification of suicide bombers, containment and subsequent disarmament; operational behavior body language; intelligence; airport and perimeter security; bomb management and containment planning; exposure and infiltration into criminal and terrorist organizations; training police forces and security personnel.

Mr. Sharon's achievements include: As Northern Golan Heights Police Commander, Cross- border infiltrations by terror groups were reduced to almost zero, crime was reduced by 20% and several espionage rings were exposed; he disarmed and captured a suicide bomber; formulated a Counter-action Training Manual; Night of the Gliders Operation 1987 - received commendation; Police Officer of the Year; and the Bravery Award from Israeli President.
This one day Seminar is conducted on a Contractual Basis with a minimum of 30 participants. Serious inquiries only may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org
 

Homeland Security Defense Coalition
Prevention of Shopping Center and Shopping Mall Shootings and Bombings Seminar

A 1 Day Seminar Training program to prevent mass homicide incidents at shopping centers and public places.

Objectives:
The course is targeted to a specific audience of police officers and security officers as one entity, to work in concert in preventive security to be able to identify threats before they become realities The course is based on Israeli Experience and Expertise in foiling suicide attacks at malls throughout Israel.

Introduction:
What does it take to wake up the shopping center and shopping mall security in the world today?

Another Virginia Tech Massacre! Beslan School Killings, Finnish School Killings, Omaha, Nebraska Shopping Mall Killings, where a deranged man walks into a crowded mall with an assault rifle and murders 8 people innocently shopping and wounding others.

Police and security may ask themselves, how did it happen? The answers to prevent random violence are covered in this seminar.

The facts of just one incident:
A man with a rifle opened fire at a busy Omaha shopping mall on Dec 5th, killing eight people before taking his own life, police said. Five others were wounded, two critically.

The killer was identified as Robert A. Hawkins, age 20, who left a suicide note stating, "I'm going out in style" and "I'm going to be famous." The man's vehicle was reportedly found in the parking lot.

Officials said Hawkins, clad in military-style clothing, entered the mall just before 2 p.m. Wednesday and began firing off rounds. The rampage sent shoppers and employees running and screaming through the West roads Mall, barricading themselves in dressing rooms after hearing gunfire. Hawkins was found dead on the third floor of the Von Maur store with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and his victims were discovered on the second and third floors, police said.

The Friday before the incident, a live hand grenade was found in the mall car parking lot!!

There is only one way to prevent incidents such as this from happening in the future and that is to adopt "Israeli Preventive Security" at the shopping malls. Since the Intifada in 2000 in Israel we had to find ways of preventing Suicide Bombers and Terrorist Shooters from entering our shopping malls and public places... WE SUCCEEDED!!

What will you learn from attending the seminar?

• You will gain "Israeli Expertise" in preventive methodology.
• You will learn about the filtration methods at "Mall" entrances.
• You will learn that security must be placed outside a public place or mall to stop threats from entering.
• You will learn by the use of "Body Language" at a distance how to identify threats.
• You will learn about the 360 degree Body Language Identification methods.
• You will learn that a threat must be stopped before it can enter a mall.
• You will learn to spot threats quicker than before.
• You will realize how to utilize reaction times to your advantage
• You will have more confidence in your job in security.
• You will be able to spot anybody carrying an offensive weapon, and it does not have to be a gun or a rifle.
• You will develop sharpened senses and hyper-diligence to assist you in your work.
• You will be a few steps ahead of potential adversaries.
• You will have better planning aptitude.

INSTRUCTOR
Daniel Sharon is an Instructor with the Homeland Security Defense Coalition and the Homeland Security University project. He is a retired Police Commander with more than 28 years experience in the Israeli Security Forces.

He served in the Golani Brigade Special Forces and 810 Alpine Unit Mount Hermon, fighting in two wars. As Police Commander of the Northern Golan Heights he was responsible for civil administration of an area of approx. 100 sq. km. on the Syrian Lebanese Border.
His fields of expertise include counter-terrorism evaluation; identification of suicide bombers, containment and subsequent disarmament; operational behavior body language; intelligence; airport and perimeter security; bomb management and containment planning; exposure and infiltration into criminal and terrorist organizations; training police forces and security personnel.

Mr. Sharon's achievements include: As Northern Golan Heights Police Commander, Cross- border infiltrations by terror groups were reduced to almost zero, crime was reduced by 20% and several espionage rings were exposed; he disarmed and captured a suicide bomber; formulated a Counter-action Training Manual; Night of the Gliders Operation 1987 - received commendation; Police Officer of the Year; and the Bravery Award from Israeli President.

This one day Seminar on Preventing Shopping Center and Shopping Mall Violence is conducted on a Contractual Basis with a minimum of 30 participants. Serious inquiries only may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org

Homeland Security Defense Coalition
Media Under Fire, Reporters/TV Crews Survival Seminar'

A 2 day Survival Training Seminar

Introduction:
The Media and the "Suicide Bomber Threats" in War Zones. The 20th/21st centuries have brought the realities of the suicide bombers in war zones to the reporters and TV crews covering the news in very dangerous conditions. The volatile areas from the Middle East to Afghanistan and Pakistan have brought the need to protect the media operating in these areas.

The media are unprotected, unarmed and are vulnerable to the attacks of suicide bombers and radical terrorist groups that are part of daily life. These groups terrorize the local populations and the coalition troops of the western nations policing the danger zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan.

I have developed a 2 day seminar to examine the ways that the media can be protected to a certain level of safety, while operating in such areas.

Course Objectives:
The instructor will show the participants, the suicide bomber profile, selection, indoctrination, motivation, selection of targets, explosive devices in use by the terror groups, a detailed presentation of 'Body Language' identification of threats. The instructor will show how to disarm a suicide bomber, even if you are unarmed.

The seminar will also show how to take precautions not to get hurt in these areas, preventive personal security in countering the bomber threats.

The seminar will also show how to travel in danger areas in cars as part of a convoy with the military forces, travelling on open roads, and in urban areas.

The seminar will also show "What to do and what not to do in such areas". The course will also give you all the necessary tips to stay alive and survive.

The seminar is based on media's experiences while gathering news in the Palestinian controlled areas, and Lebanon, which are similar conditions to Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

What will I Learn from the 'Media under Fire, Reporters/TV Crews Survival Seminar'

• The Israeli experience of suicide terrorism
• The Israeli expertise in dealing with the bombers
• How to identify them from 40 to 50 meters
• You will be shown how to remove a suicide belt from a bomber
• You will learn in detail the bomber's "Body Language"
• You will understand their motivation, selection and indoctrination
• You will see their methods of target selection
• You will see what explosives they use
• You will learn to identify various bombs and devices
• You will see how the Israelis are world leaders in dealing with them
• You will receive working methodology of how to protect yourselves
• You will be more confident in your work gathering news in danger zones
• You will learn how to behave in urban areas that are dangerous
• You will learn how to protect yourselves travelling in a convoy
• You will be able to foresee dangers from a distance

Course Limitations:
No cameras or recording devices will be allowed into the lectures for reasons of security.
All cell phones must be turned off before the seminars will begin.
Writing materials will be provided by the seminar instructor.

INSTRUCTOR
Daniel Sharon is an Instructor with the Homeland Security Defense Coalition and the Homeland Security University project. He is a retired Police Commander with more than 28 years experience in the Israeli Security Forces.

He served in the Golani Brigade Special Forces and 810 Alpine Unit Mount Hermon, fighting in two wars. As Police Commander of the Northern Golan Heights he was responsible for civil administration of an area of approx. 100 sq. km. on the Syrian Lebanese Border.
His fields of expertise include counter-terrorism evaluation; identification of suicide bombers, containment and subsequent disarmament; operational behavior body language; intelligence; airport and perimeter security; bomb management and containment planning; exposure and infiltration into criminal and terrorist organizations; training police forces and security personnel.

Mr. Sharon's achievements include: As Northern Golan Heights Police Commander, Cross- border infiltrations by terror groups were reduced to almost zero, crime was reduced by 20% and several espionage rings were exposed; he disarmed and captured a suicide bomber; formulated a Counter-action Training Manual; Night of the Gliders Operation 1987 - received commendation; Police Officer of the Year; and the Bravery Award from Israeli President.

This two-day "Media Under Fire, Reporters/TV Crew Survival Seminar" is conducted on a Contractual Basis with a minimum of 30 participants. Inquires must be on official media letterhead with an official verifiable phone number. Serious inquiries only may contact Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org



 

The two-day Seminar in Homeland Security and Public Safety.

Who should attend:

• First Responders who are employed in Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Services or Disaster Planning personnel, City Mayors and County Administrators, State and Federal Homeland Security.
• Professionals who wish to continue full-time employment while expanding their present knowledge
• Individuals who have interrupted their education and find it difficult to return to a traditional campus to complete their degree.
• Military personnel who are stationed in remote areas.
• Military personnel who are not stationed in one location long enough to attend and complete on-campus studies.
• Professionals already established in careers who do not necessarily require additional academic credentials, but need to augment their knowledge in Homeland Security.
• Professional who are required to maintain their knowledge through continuing education.
• Professionals whose license renewal depends on specified extended courses of education.
• Employers who wish their employees trained in specific areas without losing the continuity of their service.
• Professionals already established in careers that do not necessarily require additional academic credentials.
• Individuals considering possible future employment in one of the homeland security related or support related areas.

Homeland Security and Public Safety:

This two-day seminar addresses:

• What is Terrorism: An Introduction to Terrorism and Homeland security
• The Homeland Security Incident Command System (ICS)
• Homeland Security and Public Safety Management: Homeland Security and Emergency Services Management
• Homeland Security Management Practicum: Simulated Homeland Security Scenario
• The Psychology of Terrorism

Preventing Work-Place Violence Before it Happens:

Workplace violence may occur in any type of working environment. Recent events involving disgruntled employees, visitors and upset customers include post offices; office buildings; municipal buildings; insurance companies; colleges; universities; even high schools such as the Columbine tragedy. All other programs nationwide focus on planning for dealing with workplace violence after it has occurred. Designed by two licensed psychologists, the Homeland Security Defense Coalition two-day seminar focuses on preventing workplace violence before it occurs.

This two-day seminar addresses:

• Pre-employment screening
• Recognizing potentially violent behavior
• Taking overt and covert threats seriously
• Interviewing potentially violent employees
• Defusing potentially violent employees
• Designing a proactive policy for workplace violence

PREVENTING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE BEFORE IT HAPPENS:

This seminar is like no other you have ever attended. If you think you have taken another Workplace Violence course and do not need our seminar, think again. Our Prevention of Workplace Violence seminar will provide you with the tools necessary to identify potential Workplace Violence Before it Happens. Other programs are geared towards what we call; "clean-up after the fact." Our seminars are focused on preventing workplace violence.

This is the first and only seminar of its kind to take a holistic, interactive, and scientific approach to workplace violence. Only by understanding the multiple and interactive causes of violence (as validated by science) as they interact can one hope to be proactive in prevention. You may have already taken a workshop in anger management, conflict resolution, or even workplace violence. This workshop is significantly different from any other in its content, format, and quality of presenters. Not only are the Instructors active scientists but award winning, motivational and entertaining presenters. This workshop is designed to teach managers and supervisors how to be proactive in preventing workplace violence. Understanding the complex causes and contributors to workplace violence is key to prevention. In this session, attendees will learn that while violence is often a result of rising conflict, there are many other factors that can contribute to and prompt a crisis in the workplace. By understanding all facets of workplace violence, attendees will better prepare themselves to proactively lead their company in the prevention of workplace violence.

Prevention and Detection of Potential School Violence Seminar

 The Homeland Security Defense Coalition is proud to offer our Prevention of School Violence Seminar. This seminar is geared towards preventing violence in the college, university, middle school, high schools, both public and private occupational and vocational schools.

 This two-day seminar addresses:

• Pre-enrollment student screening
• Recognizing potentially violent school behavior
• Taking overt and covert threats seriously
• Interviewing potentially violent students or employees
• Defusing potentially violent students or employees
• Designing a proactive policy for student, employee and visitor violence

The prevention of another Virginia Tech shooting is necessary through training at all country college, university, high schools and middle schools. This means taking hard- core prevention steps, not dealing with the aftermath of another school shooting by providing crisis counseling after the fact.  This may be accomplished by taking covert and overt threats seriously. By upgrading your potentially antiquated security systems and reviewing security systems, protocol and procedures annually at a minimum.

Gunman kills 32 in Virginia Tech Rampage BLACKSBURG, Va. - A gunman massacred 32 people at Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history Monday, cutting down his victims in two attacks two hours and a half-mile apart before the university could figure out what was going on and get the warning out to students.

University of Texas at Austin massacre--Austin, Texas, United States; August 1, 1966. Shooter: Charles Whitman, USA (Catholic, raised in Florida, ex-Marine)

California State University, Fullerton Library Massacre--Fullerton, California, United States; July 12, 1976. Shooter: Edward Charles Allaway, USA (janitor)

University of Iowa shooting--Iowa City, Iowa, United States; November 1, 1991.
Shooter: Gang Lu, China (Born in Beijing, China; physics student)

Simon's Rock College of Bard shooting--Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States; December 14, 1992. Shooter: Wayne Lo, Taiwan (Born in Tainan, Taiwan; attended Catholic high school in US)

San Diego State University--San Diego, California; August 15, 1996.
Shooter: Frederick M. Davidson, USA (engineering student)

Pennsylvania State University--University Park, PA; September 17, 1996:
Shooter:  Jillian Robbins, USA (female; U.S. Army Reserve)

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville--Fayetteville, AK; August 28, 2000
Shooter: James E. Kelly, USA (comparative lit student)

Appalachian School of Law shooting--Grundy, Virginia, United States; January 16, 2002. Shooter: Peter Odighizuwa, Nigeria (law student, subdued by armed students)

Case Western Reserve University--Cleveland, OH; May 9, 2003 Shooter: Biswanath Halder, India (Born in Kolkata, India; MBA alum)

Shepherd University--Shepherdstown, WV; September 2, 2006. Shooter: Douglas W. Pennington, USA (father killed his two student sons)

Virginia Tech massacre--Blacksburg, Virginia, United States; April 16, 2007.
Shooter: Cho Seung-hui, South Korea (English major)

Ecole Polytechnique Massacre--Montreal, Quebec, Canada; December 6, 1989.
Shooter: Gamil Rodrigue Gharbi aka Marc Lipine, Canada (son of Algerian immigrant)

Concordia University massacre--Montreal, Quebec, Canada; August 24, 1992.
Shooter: Valery Fabrikant, Soviet Union (born in Soviet Union, Jewish; engineering professor)

Dawson College shooting--Montreal, Quebec, Canada; September 13, 2006.
Shooter: Kimveer Gill, Canada (parents immigrated from India)

SEMINAR FACULTY
 

Dr. Steve Lifrak, an Adjunct Professor with the Homeland Security University, received his Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island in 1971. He was on active duty in the US Army for nine years as a military psychologist serving in both research and clinical positions. He spent four years directing the Cadet Counseling Center at the United States Military Academy at West Point and was instrumental in developing initiatives to effectively transition civilians into a military environment. He later served as the on-site Director of the Long Term Stress and Illness project from 1991-1995 at the same institution seeking to assess the impact of stress and transition on illness and performance. Dr. Lifrak also spent time conducting special projects for the Army Intelligence and Security Command. He also maintained a private clinical practice for more than 30 years and developed, implemented, and evaluated numerous workshops focused on transition, stress, anger and dealing with difficult people. He was the co- director of a leadership oriented private consulting firm.

Dr. Lifrak taught in several institutions with his main teaching effort since 1996 being with a major on-line university. During that time he has taught over 80 courses, supervised doctoral students, and was heavily involved in the development of the institution in its formative days. Since 2000 he has been Director of Admissions at a small prep school in the Northeast where his main function is to select appropriate applicants for acceptance to the school from the pool of candidates applying. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and its Clinical, Consulting, and Military Divisions. He is licensed as a psychologist in New York and listed in the National Register of Psychological Providers.
 

Dr. James Michael Nolan is an Adjunct Professor for the Homeland Security Defense Coalition and the Homeland Security University project. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and received his Ph.D. in Psychology from The Ohio State University in 1989. He has taught for a dozen Universities, from Ohio State to the University of Texas to most of the major online universities. Currently Dr. Nolan is the President of Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Previous positions include Director of Training for a premier distance learning doctoral program in Psychology and Director of Health and Counseling Services for a university in the Midwest.

Dr. Nolan has been involved in clinical practice and supervision for twenty-five years, and has a gubernatorial appointment to the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board in New Mexico. He also serves on the Ethics Committee of the Counseling and Therapy Practice Board of New Mexico. Dr. Nolan developed a course in the Psychology of Terrorism for the Homeland Security Defense Coalition and he has a special interest in EcoPsychology and in how psychological and spiritual principles manifest differently across cultures. He currently lives in the high desert of New Mexico.
 

Michael P. Johll, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Professor of the Homeland Security University and is founder and principal of The Johll Consulting Group, a consulting firm specializing in training and development, research and assessment. Dr. Johll earned his BA in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992 and a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1998. He received further training at Ball State University Counseling Center. Dr. Johll served on the graduate faculty at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas where he taught courses in assessment and group processes. He also served as a clinical supervisor to counseling doctoral students. Dr. Johll then served as a faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea Ohio, teaching in the undergraduate division of psychology and the graduate division of business.

In 2001, Dr. Johll co-directed an international study examining how people coped with the terrorist attacks of September 11th. This research has important implications for how individuals and organizations proactively plan for such events. This research has briefed the current President of the United States and has been featured on National Public Radio, PBS television, APA Monitor, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Organizational areas of interest for Dr. Johll include program development and assessment, crisis intervention/prevention, communication and feedback strategies, diversity issues in the workplace, and conflict resolution/mediation. Dr. Johll's clinical and applied areas of interest focus on life transitions and the accompanying psychological stresses. Dr. Johll has received awards for both his teaching and research, has published in peer-reviewed journals and the popular press, and received numerous grants.

Dr. Johll is a member of the American Psychological Association and The Society for Consulting Psychology. Representative clients of The Johll Consulting Group include Ernst and Young, Accenture, The PGA of America, The Bank of Shanghai and Suther Feeds Inc.
 

Curtis R. Brant, Ph.D. is and Adjunct Professor with the Homeland Security University and the Chief Scientist of the Johll Consulting Group. The Johll Consulting Group draws on research in the field of psychology to help educators and business leaders make better decisions. Drawing on principles of Appreciative Inquiry, Psychological Type, Social Cognitive Theory, and sound assessment, we offer seminars, workshops, and individualized services to promote self-awareness, effective communication and sound decision-making. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Kent State University and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Bowling Green State University. His concentration while at Bowling Green was in Decision-Making and Quantitative Analyses. Before he entered the field of consulting, he was a tenured associate professor of psychology at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio.

Dr. Brant's general areas of expertise lie in research, program development, and assessment. He has employed many unique measurement designs, such as "policy capturing" which is a powerful technique used to assess individuals' judgments and attitudes in a variety of situations. For instance, using this methodology he examined perceptions of school violence. This research examined the accuracy of teachers' judgments in identifying potential aggressors in school environments.

Dr. Brant also has an expertise in stress and coping. In 2001, he co-directed an international study examining how people coped with the terrorist attacks of September 11th. This research has important implications for how individuals and organizations proactively plan for such events. This research has briefed the current President of the United States and has been featured on National Public Radio, PBS television, APA Monitor, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

He is an active member in the American Psychological Association and American Psychological Society. He has authored over 50 scientific publications/presentations, received numerous grants, and has been awarded for his research and innovative teaching.
 

The Seminar in Islamic Studies and Understanding Islamic Ideology and Operations in Middle Eastern Militia's, Resistance Groups and Terrorist Organizations


OBJECTIVE:

To learn the beginning, the history and the pillars of Islam, being a muslim and the Prophet Mohammed, the differences between Sunni and Shiite Islam, various radical religious ideologies and the Middle Eastern militia's, resistance groups and terrorist organizations associated to various ideologies and their training, tactics, weapons and their own engineering of weapons for counter-attacks.

Learn and compare the various militia's, resistance groups and terrorist organizations in the middle east; Their religious ideology, leadership, clerics, fatwa's, membership; The significance in their training, weapons, tactics, media and information propaganda for recruitment and support; Their improvised engineering of homemade weapons designed to counter the most advanced, technological and sophisticated military weaponry used in war; How al-Qaeda plans to use all of the above to defeat America in Iraq, the Middle East, the American economy and public opinion at home for the American Military serving in the Middle East; Al-Qaeda's plan to expand their Islamic State and Law upon all of the Arab and Middle Eastern nations and more.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Federal, State and Local Government officials associated with Homeland Security, Public Safety, Emergency Management or Civil Defense in Terrorism related disasters; U.S. Military; Federal, State and Local Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Intelligence Officers and Anti-Terrorism Task Forces; Security Professionals responsible for the Safety and Security of National Critical Infrastructure; Law Enforcement Profilers; International Businesses who have locations in the Middle East.

LENGTH OF PROGRAM:

This 40 Hour Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Islamic Studies and Understanding Islamic Ideology and Operations in Middle Eastern Militia's, Resistance Groups and Terrorist Organizations is offered on a contractual basis only.

INSTRUCTOR:

Tim Greene is an adjunct instructor for the Homeland Security Defense Coalition and a Certified International Master Police Instructor/Trainer. Tim is a ten-year veteran of law enforcement having served as a municipal police officer, campus police officer, deputy sheriff, airport police officer and supervisor. Throughout his career in law enforcement he has served in the positions of emergency telecommunications officer, adult corrections officer, juvenile corrections sergeant, juvenile corrections administrator, public affairs officer and crime prevention officer.
 

Tim has successfully completed Emergency Tele-Communications Officer Certification; National Academy for Emergency Medical Dispatch; Corrections Officer Training Academy; Reserve Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy and the Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy.

Mr. Greene has worked in the corporate security sector for 6 years with a major retail shopping mall in the southeastern United States serving as the deputy director of security and law enforcement. He and the director initiated a new security/law enforcement program to eliminate untrained civilian persons serving as private security officers to only employing state certified law enforcement professionals on their staff. They organized the first ever dispatch control center and CCTV monitoring center for all of the interior and exterior of the mall property.

As a security professional he instituted the first ever bike patrol program and anti-gang program in the department and built a strong and constant relationship with the local police agencies, sheriff's department, state and federal law enforcement as well as the court systems.

Mr. Greene served as a liaison on the U.S. Attorney's Office Anti-Terrorism Task Force assisting in numerous terrorism investigations leading to successful arrests. He has attended numerous training programs on the Anti-Terrorism Task Force. Tim has completed Homeland Security training in School Security; Ports/Harbor/Maritime Security; Airport Security; Mall and Retail Center Security; Transportation Security; National Critical Infrastructure Security; Building Security; Special Event Security; VIP Protection Security; Improvised Explosive Devices Detection and Suicide Attack Recognition and Prevention from experts of the Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli Security Forces in Tel Aviv, Israel from Security Solutions International. Mr. Greene completed Leadership and Ethics training through the International Academy of the Pointman Leadership Training Program.

Mr. Greene served in the U.S. Department of Justice  International Criminal Investigations Training Assistance Program as an international police instructor; curriculum development officer; instructor trainer; deputy chief and chief of the Anti-Terrorism training section and trained the Iraqi Police Service cadets for two years.

Mr. Greene has received numerous certifications in Islamic Studies through the al-Mawrid University of Islamic Studies in Pakistan. He has studied Arab culture and tribal society in Iraq and the Middle East as well as the Iraqi; Middle Eastern and International militia's; resistance groups and terrorist organizations; identifying their leadership, membership, organizational and religious ideology; training tactics; attack strategy and their improvised weapons engineered to counter the most technological and modern military weapons to date used against them.

He currently communicates and shares information and analysis with numerous international intelligence officers, political organizations and educational study groups.

 

The Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties

Homeland Security Defense Coalition Certificate in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties

Purpose and Scope:
To train all levels of the medical care community, pre-hospital, nursing, mid-level and physician, in the recognition and management of CBRNE casualties throughout their encounter all echelons with the medical care system

Target Audience
Hospital Emergency Department Managers; First Responders; EMT-I; EMT-P: Nurses; Nurse Practitioner; Physician's Assistants and Physician support staff.

Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties Module 1

Introduction, goals, administration/welcome.
Time-approx. 1 hour

Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties Module 2

Chemical Agents, their behavior as agents, Their pathophysiological effects on casualties; presentation profiles of potential casualties; protective measures for caretakers, consideration of triage/treatment/transportation of casualties; definitive/long-term treatment considerations of casualties including likely outcomes, with respect to:
1 Pulmonary agents: approx 60-75 min.
2 Nerve agents: approx 45-60 min
3 Vesicant agents: approx 60-75 min
4 Blood agents/cyanogens: approx 45 min
5 Incapacitating/riot control agents: approx 30-45 min.

Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties Module 3

Biological Agents, their behavior as agents, their mechanisms of action and virulence factors/path physiology; presentation profiles of potential casualties; protective measures for caretakers; considerations of triage/treatment/transportation of casualties; definitive/long-term treatment considerations of casualties including likely outcomes with respect to:
1. Viral agents of concern: approx 60 min.
2. Bacterial agents of concern: approx 75-90 min.
3. Toxin agents of concern: approx 60 min.


Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties Module 4

Radiological agents, their behavior as agents, basic radiation biology and
pathyphysiological effects or radiation; potential presentation profiles of casualties; protective measures for caretakers; considerations of triage/treatment/transportation of casualties; definitive/long-term treatment and disposition considerations including outcomes and prognosticators such as biological dosimetry. Approx. 90-105 min

Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties Module 5

Nuclear events: Basics of nuclear doctrine and overview of weapons functions and capabilities. NOTE: since nuclear events present with mostly blast and thermal casualties (approx 80%) with the remainder being radiation casualties, the discussions of radiological casualties above and of explosives/blast casualties below should cover the material required effectively treating and disposing of casualties from a nuclear event. Emphasis should be placed on the maximum credible event status of a nuclear event and the potential for survivability with appropriate training and planning. Approx 45-60 min.

Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties Module 6

Explosives and conventional ordnance: Basic principles of explosives and
their categorization including discussion of the behavior and characteristics behavior of the various blast/pressure waves; pathophysiological effects of the blast waves and categories of blast injuries; considerations of caretaker safety and scene security/force protection considerations of triage/treatment/transportation of casualties including tools to predict casualty load and direction of casualty stream; definite/long-term treatment considerations to include prognostication and outcome. Approx. 120-135 min.

Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties Module 7

Mass casualty events, including discussions of triage, prognostication/outcome and management of large casualty streams to include basic tenets of disaster mechanics and the "upside-down" triage pyramid. Approx 60-75 Min.

Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties Module 8

Common tasks using PPE: IV's; airway management; triage/extrication; documentation/communication; avoidance of risk such as slip/trip/fall events. Approx 60 min

Homeland Security Defense Coalition Seminar in Integrated Medical Management of CBRNE Casualties Module 9

Conclusion/testing/administration.



Instructor:
Dr. David Bogolub is an Adjunct professor for the Homeland Security Defense Coalition and the Homeland Security University project. He is an Osteopathic Physician who is board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine. Prior to attending Medical School at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O./1995) Dave spent fifteen years as an EMT/Paramedic, most of that time in the field as a member of the Chicago Fire Department/Bureau of EMS. His undergraduate degree is in Anthropology.

In addition to his training in EMS and his medical training, Dr. Bogolub has completed numerous resident and non-resident training and
certification programs in CBRNE management and disaster management as well as counter-terrorism with the US Departments of Defense, Justice and Energy.Dr. Bogolub's training and experience in the field also includes numerous programs overseas with both friendly foreign governments as well as NGO's.

Throughout his career in EMS and emergency medicine Dave has had an interest in WMD/CBRNE agents, their effects, care of casualties
resulting from the agents and physical as well as medical counter-measures to the CBRNE agents.

In addition to his active clinical practice with a large, national emergency physicians' group Dr. Bogolub is an adjunct instructor for the
National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, Louisiana State University. Besides being an
active instructor with the NCBRT Dr. Bogolub has participated as a developer and primary writer of course material in numerous curriculum and course development initiatives there. Dr. Bogolub is also a reserve medical officer for the UDSHS as well as the USDHHS in various disaster and CBRNE response teams and state teams.

Dr. Bogolub consults in the field of CBRNE casualty management and disaster response for the medical and EMS communities as well as for private industry and has helped to develop the disaster/CBRNE plans for numerous hospitals and other entities.


This 40 hour Homeland Security Defense Coalition seminar is offered on a contractual basis at your location. Contact Brandon Walker for an update on progress: Bwalker@Homeland-Security-college.org

 

The Homeland Security Defense Coalition Offers Seminar Programs on a Contractual Basis to Government Agencies and Corporations. 

Seminars are taught all over North America on a contractual basis. Governmental agencies and private corporations are welcomed.

For information about our seminars contact:
Brandon Walker at: BWalker@Homeland-Security-College.org