WFHC 2012 POSC Instructor Class Photo

Greetings. Gary Klugiewicz here. Last week Tony Pinelle and I taught a POSC® (Principles of Subject Control) Instructor Class for instructors for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This specialized defensive tactics class is designed to


CO Mental Health Institute - Pueblo Soft Restaint Instructor Class

Greetings, Tony Pinelle and I just finished a three day Soft Restraint Instructor Class at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo. This class is designed to teach mental health instructors how to safely and humanely restrain “out of control”


CO Mental Health Institute - Pueblo Verbal Defense & Influence Instructor Class

Greetings, Tony Pinelle and I just finished off a great Interventions for Patients with Challenging Behaviors Instructor Class at the Colorado Mental Health Complex at Pueblo. We worked with a great bunch of instructors. Verbal Judo has been taught at


Active Listening - Paying Attention / Staying Safe

Tony Pinelle tells us about an experience he had transporting a mental ill patient within a large mental health campus.  By using the L.E.A.P.S. concept that stresses the importance of active listening, he was able to see, hear, and discover information


Bullying and special needs

Evan has become very skilled in verbal defense. Because of his disability, bullying can be particularly problematic, his mother says. Evan has learned the proper techniques, and also the right attitude. "You need to be confident in yourself when you're