Behavioral Sciences Department

Departmental News

Dr. Young will be presenting to the Western States Association of Hostage Negotiators on May 28^th.  He will be presenting in the morning on “The Use of Mental Health Professionals in Police Departments and on SWAT Callouts”, and in the afternoon on the results of his national survey of hostage negotiators.

On April 14^th the Victim Services Crisis Team with the Lubbock Police Department will also have a contract in place with the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office to respond to their calls for assistance.

Other presentations other presentations have been done for:

Lubbock Police Department.  Presentation on the stressors faced by beginning police officers and how to cope.  Presented to police cadet spouses.  March 13th, 2014.

Lubbock Police Department.  Basic Listening/Counseling Skills for Hostage Negotiators.  Eight-hour Training for Hostage Negotiators.  February 5th, 2014.

Lubbock County Child Fatality Review Conference.  Child Death Scene Investigations for First Responders.  Assisting and Responding to Parental Grief.  January 31st, 2014.

Dr. Hennington has partnered with Richard Milburn Academy to create a program that allows LCU students to receive internship hours while working with the academy students. The program came about when the academy was in need of more counselors but without the funds to hire enough to take care of all of the students. This is the first semester the program has been in place but the academy is already seeing the benefits for the students and the school. You can learn more about the new partnership in this KCBD story.