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The December 11, 2014, episode of
American Heroes Radio features a conversation with Sergeant Gary Bush, Marion
County Sheriffs Office (ret.), Detective Michael J. Saxe, New York City Police
Department, (ret.), Dr. Alison Brown, CEO ENCOMPASS, LLC and Mike Ohren, Vice
President, ENCOMPASS, LLC.
Program Date:
December 11, 2014
Program Time:
1500 hours, PACIFIC
Topic:
Backing the Badge: Critical Incident Support
Listen Live:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lawenforcement/2014/12/11/backing-the-badge-critical-incident-support
About the Guests
While critical incidents are
commonplace within the realm of law enforcement, providing an effective response
is not. During the interview, we will explore a few scenarios that span the
career of two law enforcement professionals; Sgt. Gary Bush (Retired Marion
County Sheriffs Office/Polk County Sheriffs Office and Detective Michael J.
Saxe Retired New York City Police Department) A couple that are typical/expected
in a law enforcement career and the other, an atypical event that we pray will
never occur again. We will look at the effects this had on each law enforcement
professional. Sgt. Bush had no CISM or Peer Support services offered. Detective
Saxe had the services available. What are the results during and following each
of their careers? Critical insight will be provided by Dr. Alison Brown and Mike
Ohren, two mental health professionals and co-founders of BACKING the BADGE, the
law enforcement Division of ENCOMPASS, LLC. Sgt. Gary Bush and Det. Michael J.
Saxe are the actual professionals that dealt with the situations that will
unfold in front of the audience. Therefore, the narrative is very moving,
personally and professionally engaging and atypical of most others offered.
This is a rare opportunity to see the effects that cumulative stress,
administrative issues, and critical incidents actually have had on law
enforcement professionals.
ENCOMPASS, LLC is an established
company of over 25 years experienced in providing EAP services tailored
specifically for your work environment; whether you are in healthcare, law
enforcement, manufacturing or retail. ENCOMPASS professionals are experienced
with all types of vexing situations whether on an employee (individual) or
organizational level. ENCOMPASS strives to ensure maximum support and safety for
all. Sometimes this means working in-depth with an employee or their family
member or providing training and consults to a work group.
ENCOMPASS understands the
uniqueness of the law enforcement profession, and the demands placed upon its
officers. These stressors affect not only the officers, but can affect the
officers spouses and families, as well. While many law enforcement agencies
have existing EAP programs, one size does not necessarily fit all. To meet these
demands and needs in the law enforcement community, ENCOMPASS has developed a
new division called BACKING the BADGE. A team of professionals that include
military veterans and former law enforcement officers have been assembled that
are skilled in dealing specifically with the law enforcement community and their
loved ones. Who better to understand what a police officer deals with on a daily
basis than another officer who has walked a mile in your shoes?
Gary Bush Senior Director
of Law Enforcement Relations
Gary is an honorably discharged
U.S. Army Military Police veteran. After his discharge, he spent over 30 years
as a sworn law enforcement officer in the State of Florida. Throughout the
course of his career, he served as a Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer,
Property Crimes Detective, Major Crimes Detective, Patrol Sergeant, Field
Training Sergeant, and Special Operations Sergeant to include Community
Policing, Grant Coordinator, and Traffic Unit Supervisor. He left active law
enforcement in October 2008, and spent the next 5 years as the national metal
theft spokesperson and National Law Enforcement Liaison for the Institute of
Scrap Recycling Industries in Washington, DC. He also oversaw the day to day
operations of a nationwide metal theft alert system which was responsible for
over 13,000 alerts issued, 261 arrests/warrants issued and the recovery of $1.4M
in recovered property. In May of 2014, he came on board at ENCOMPASS, LLC as
their Senior Director of Law Enforcement Relations to help design and implement
BACKING the BADGE as a much needed service to law enforcement officers around
the country. Additionally, he is a Certified Life Coach, Certified Solution
Focused Coach, and Certified Transformational Coach. He has also completed both
the Individual and Group CISM course. He has also been an active member of the
Fraternal Order of Police since 1980.
Michael J. Saxe Director,
CISM & Peer Support Training Services
Michael started his career as
Firefighter in Nassau County, New York and then served as an EMT for the
Emergency Medical Services, City of New York. In 1990 Michael began his career
in law enforcement as a Police Officer and in 1998 he was promoted to Detective
for the New York City Police Department serving in the Organized Crime Control
Bureau. Following the tragic events on 911, in which Michael was a witness and
survivor, Michael served as a Detective in the Employee Management Division, in
the Early Intervention Unit. He was also the primary person responsible for CISM
(on the peer support level) of all NYPD Detectives. (Specialty Units and the
Detective Bureau) He has conducted literally thousands of CISM debriefings. He
served on the board and remains a member of the Police Self-Support Group. He
also served on the board of the NYS Fraternal Order of Police, state level,
where he represented 30,000 law enforcement professionals combining positions of
managerial, advisory, and supervisory roles. He is currently the President of
the Marion County (Florida) CISM Team and the Co-Founder and National VP of the
American Police Veterans. Michael was brought on-board as the BACKING the
BADGE National Director of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and Peer
Support Services. He is an approved ICISF instructor in several CISM categories.
Alison Brown CEO,
ENCOMPASS, LLC
Alison is Chief Enhancement
Officer of ENCOMPASS which is a work/life, EAP and well-being benefit. ENCOMPASS
provides confidential consult to individuals, groups and organizations on a
state, national and international basis. Alisons background includes counseling
in private practice as well as specializing in substance abuse education,
diagnosis and treatment. Alison holds a Masters Degree in Counseling and a
Ph.D. in Leadership Development. Alison first began her work in the field of EAP
in 1984.
As Dr. Brown began to work more
closely with law enforcement, her commitment and desire to assist law
enforcement in effective ways grew. Not only do law enforcement professionals
benefit as their overall health and well-being improves, but their families and
communities are also better served.
Mike Ohren VP,
Organizational Development & Training
Mike is the Vice-President of
Training and Development service for ENCOMPASS. Mike has been an Employee
Assistance Professional for over 20 years and developed and implemented EAP
services for a major west Michigan hospital. Mr. Ohren assists organizations to
conceptualize and author policies that improve morale and overall safety. Mike
provides consultation and training services to businesses throughout the United
States. Much of his work has been specific to creating high-functioning teams,
prevention of workplace violence and conflict resolution/reduction.
His areas of interest and
expertise include leadership and teamwork development, managing organizational
stress and change, conflict management at work, and enhancing workplace
communication skills. Michael is an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran and
holds a Masters degree in clinical social work from the University of Michigan.
Mike has provided numerous trainings to law enforcement and work organizations
ranging including the development of Peer Support tools, information and
resources.
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