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I wasn’t sure how to blog about
the training session I’ve just facilitated with the British Transport Police,
and then I noticed that my ‘Behind-The-Scenes’ posts seem to do really well… I think
a lot of that is about the naturally curious nature of people and the want to
gain insight into something you may be interested in but have little or no
experience of. So, here’s a bit about what goes on in training with the Police;
from the initial discussions to the actual session…
How it came about
Over a year ago, I was on a train when a drunken man began giving a ton of verbal abuse to the Train Manager and myself. So much so that we ended up going to the British Transport Police (BTP) when we got off the train and gave our statements. The Officer who took charge of the entire incident; Richie, was really lovely and helpful and I ended up telling him all about my mental health problems and that I’d helped Steve Baker and Claire Andre deliver mental health training sessions for the new recruits of Northumbria Police. It didn’t take us long to start discussing the prospect of me facilitating some training for the BTP officers too.