COURSE OVERVIEW
The Hostage Event Management Seminar is a 5-day advanced, intensive course designed to prepare leaders of faith-based organizations to manage all aspects of a kidnapping or hostage event. The course focuses on the real world aspects of such events as they relate to the unique environment of faith-based organizations. This seminar is only offered on occasion or by special request.
Using a combination of research, case studies and interactive discussion with hostages, family members, negotiators and managers from actual past cases, course participants learn about all phases of a hostage event from the perspective of multiple actors and stakeholders. The primary focus of the course will be on the decisions and actions of managers and leaders in dealing with hostage cases.
COURSE TOPICS
- Precursors and warnings of potential kidnappings
- Most likely kidnapping environments
- Managing the first contact with kidnappers
- Notifications, including families and government
- Managing media in kidnapping cases
- Relationships with governments
- Managing negotiations
o Selecting a negotiator
o Understanding the negotiation process
o Overseeing the negotiations
o Dealing with deadlines
o Dealing with threats
o Dealing with demands
- Ethical and moral issues in hostage cases
- The returning hostage
PRESENTERS
Presenters of this seminar include former hostages, organizational leaders who have experienced hostage events, agency leaders who have served on hostage event crisis management teams, hostage negotiators from both the faith-based and government sectors, and other special guests. Video interviews, case studies and table-top discussion exercises are used throughout this seminar.
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