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- Connections Behavior Planning and Intervention welcomes Dr. Maria Gilmour
, BCBA-D, for an online webinar on strategies for interacting with Immigration Enforcement.
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Abstract:
This presentation addresses a critical gap in law enforcement training: the systematic application of behavioral self-management strategies that enable officers to maintain precise behavioral control during encounters characterized by extreme autonomic activation, sleep deprivation, and cumulative occupational stress. While Part 1 examined how specific officer behaviors function as establishing operations for civilian cooperation, this advanced session provides behavior analysts with protocols for teaching officers to identify and modify their own behavioral patterns in real time. Drawing from behavioral skills training methodologies, biofeedback data, and systematic analysis of critical incidents where officer dysregulation precipitated escalation, attendees will learn to implement evidence-based self-monitoring systems that address the antecedent conditions (shift work fatigue, trauma-related triggers, autonomic nervous system activation) that compromise behavioral precision. This session demonstrates how to conduct modified behavior assessments of officer behavior patterns, implement competing response training for high-risk moments, and establish discrimination training that prevents trauma-based overgeneralization during encounters. Practical applications include consultation protocols for police departments, expert witness testimony on officer decision-making under stress, and development of data-based performance improvement systems that enhance both officer safety and community outcomes.
About the Presenter:
Dr. Maria Gilmour is the Chief Executive Officer of Wynne Solutions, a specialized behavioral health company serving Oregon and Washington. With over 25 years of experience in crisis stabilization and intensive behavioral support, she has developed expertise in supporting individuals with autism and complex behavioral needs during high-stress situations.
Dr. Gilmour has provided autism awareness and de-escalation training to law enforcement departments across multiple states. Her practical, real-world approach helps officers recognize communication differences, understand behavioral responses unique to autism, and implement strategies that lead to safer, more effective interactions during emergencies and enforcement situations.
In her clinical practice, Dr. Gilmour specializes in crisis intervention for high-acuity cases. Her mission is to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the autism community, creating safer outcomes for everyone involved through education, practical tools, and collaborative problem-solving.
Learning Objectives:
- Learners will conduct modified behavior assessments of officer behavioral patterns by identifying establishing operations (sleep deprivation, shift work schedules, cumulative trauma exposure) that function as antecedents to dysregulated responding, and systematically analyze the relationship between these setting events and measurable changes in vocal tone, facial affect, body positioning, and tactical flexibility across encounter types.
- Learners will implement behavioral skills training protocols that teach officers to discriminate between autonomic activation states and execute competing responses through structured video self-analysis, real-time self-monitoring procedures (facial neutrality under provocation, prosodic control during autonomic activation), and behavioral rehearsal sequences that establish stimulus control over high-risk behavior patterns identified through body camera analysis and ride-along observation.
- Learners will develop evidence-based self-regulation intervention systems for law enforcement agencies by creating individualized self-management protocols that address officer-specific escalation patterns, establishing peer coaching models using behavioral feedback procedures, and implementing data collection systems that measure skill acquisition, generalization across contexts, and maintenance of behavioral precision under conditions of extreme stress.
CEU’s included, and Cost to Attend:
- 2 Learning BACB CEU’s
$39.99 (CEU’s included in price)- $36.00 – Early Registration Discount
For questions, challenges with registration, or any other needed information, please contact Dusty, Director of Continuing Education and ACE Coordinator for CBPI, LLC, at continuingeducation@connections-behavior.com.
Connections Behavior Planning & Intervention, LLC, is a BACB-Approved ACE Provider (Provider # OP-17-2781). The BACB does not directly sponsor or endorse this event, its speakers, or its content.
