Hostage Negotiations with the Empathy Impaired and Psychopaths

Hostage Negotiations with the Empathy Impaired and Psychopaths

When: October 5, 2026 – October 7, 2026

Location: Bellevue, WA

Host: Public Agency Training Council

Delivery: in person

Cost: $500

Course Objectives and Agenda (CLICK HERE) Please be aware that this class is a 24-hour training. Therefore, the training will be 8am-5pm local time each day. This advanced negotiation class is for police crisis (hostage)negotiators who have already passed a 40-hour basic certification course. Day one will review basic (active listening) and advanced (influence and persuasion) negotiator skills and will use callout debriefings from the instructor’s past experience as examples. Day two will cover the advanced topics of negotiating with different psychiatric conditions and will focus on