This course provides comprehensive training on the legal and clinical aspects of mental illness, including civil commitments, liability considerations, mental disorders, and indicators of a mental health/substance use crisis. Participants learn practical skills in communication, documentation, and de-escalation to effectively engage individuals in crisis and work collaboratively with families, community resources, and behavioral-health partners.
Instruction emphasizes practical skills, allowing students to strengthen decision-making, interpersonal communication, and crisis-response strategies across a range of patrol-level situations.
This program is funded by the Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) 2 Initiative (PRI-08) and delivered in partnership with the King County Sheriff’s Office and the King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division.
REGISTRATION
Contact your training unit or Training Manager to register you in the Acadis Portal.
If the class is full, registrants will be placed on a waitlist. The CIT Program Manager reserves the discretion to approve or deny enrollment from the waitlist based on program needs and eligibility criteria.
Follow this link to view scheduled CIT Courses held through WSCJTC.
- Click on “Filters” type
- Click on “Program;” choose “Crisis Intervention (ATD-CIT)” and then Apply.