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>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO NEWS LINK, I'M NINA CASH.
THE COMMISSION ON PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS
AND TRAINING SUPERVISORY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE OFFERED
THROUGH CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH IS A
PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STIMULATE PERSONAL GROWTH, LEADERSHIP
AND ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
IN CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT FRONT LINE SUPERVISORS.
SLI IS AN INTENSE PROGRAM BASED
ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TECHNIQUES.
STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED TO LEARN NEW WAYS TO RESOLVE ISSUES
THROUGH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL WORK.
ON THIS SEGMENT OF NEWS LINK, YOU'LL LEARN A BIT MORE
ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND HOW YOU CAN EARN NINE UNIVERSITY CREDITS
UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION.
>> THE SHERMAN BLOCK SUPERVISORY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE,
KNOWN AS SLI, IS DESIGNED
TO GREATLY ENHANCE THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS
OF THOSE FRONT LINE SUPERVISORS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THE SUCCESS OF ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IS DIRECTLY
CORRELATED TO THE ATTITUDE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF THOSE
THAT WORK ON THE LINE DAILY WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WE WANT TO ENHANCE THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS
OF THOSE DIRECTLY SUPERVISE THEM IN ORDER TO IMPROVE
THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY.
>> FIRST LINE SUPERVISORS, SERGEANTS
AND ABOVE GET ESSENTIALLY A TWO WEEK TRAINING COURSE,
THEY'RE SENT OUT INTO THE FIELD AND POST SAW
THAT THERE WAS A GAP IN THEIR TRAINING
AND DEVELOPED THIS ADVANCED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
>> ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF OUR PROGRAM IS THE FACT THAT WE DRAW
FROM THE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE FROM PEOPLE
FROM ALL DIFFERENT AGENCIES AROUND THE STATE.
SOME OF THESE AGENCIES HAVE 10 PEOPLE, SOME HAVE 10,000.
WE FIND THAT TOGETHER, WE ALL FACE SIMILAR ISSUES
AND CHALLENGES AND WE'RE ABLE TO NETWORK, AS WELL AS LEARN
THROUGH THE COURSE WORK.
>> WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT
TO INFLUENCE THEIR DEPARTMENTS MORE THAN THEY DO SO NOW,
THOSE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR CAREER ENHANCEMENT AND THOSE
THAT REALLY CARE ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL GROWTH
AND THEIR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.
>> IT'S DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE
UNITED STATES.
THIS PROGRAM IS AFFILIATED WITH CAL STATE LONG BEACH AND BECAUSE
OF THE INTENSIVE WORK THAT'S INVOLVED IN IT
AND WE [INAUDIBLE] THE STUDENTS DO,
WE OFFER NINE UPPER DIVISION COLLEGE UNITS FOR IT.
>> THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1988 SO IT'S
ABOUT 25 YEARS OLD AND THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE HAS REALLY
BEEN STAYING CONTEMPORARY
WITH LEADERSHIP THEORIES AND PHILOSOPHIES.
IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES,
WE HAVE SPECIFICALLY SOUGHT
OUT TOP LEVEL EXECUTIVES THROUGHOUT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA, MANY OF THEM
WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
>> SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT THE STUDENTS LEARN FIRST IS
FROM AN INTROSPECTIVE POINT OF VIEW, WHERE THEY LEARN
TO IDENTIFY THEIR OWN ETHICS, THEIR OWN REASONING AND THEN
AS THE PROGRAM CONTINUES,
THEY LEARN TO APPLY THEIR OWN PERSONAL FLAVOR TO OTHER AREAS
OF MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP AND THEN WE EVEN GO ALL THE WAY BACK
TO THE PHILOSOPHERS, SUCH AS ARISTOTLE, CONFUCIUS,
PLATO AND SOME OF THE LESSONS THAT WE LEARNED FROM THOUSANDS
OF YEARS AGO ON HOW TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE AND APPLY
THAT TO OUR OWN ORGANIZATIONS.
>> SLI STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT HERE ON CAMPUS
TO EARN THE NINE COLLEGE CREDITS.
THEY CAN UPLOAD IT TO ONLINE AND YOUR PAPERS WILL BE GRADED
THAT WAY AND YOU CAN RECEIVE CREDIT.
>> ANY PERSON WHO'S INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THEMSELVES
AS LEADERS, AS SUPERVISORS,
AS FAMILY PEOPLE SHOULD ATTEND THIS PROGRAM.
IT PROVIDES THEM JUST A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE ABILITY
TO LOOK AT THINGS FROM A LARGER PERSPECTIVE
AND TO BE MORE ACCEPTING OF PEOPLE AND THEIR STRENGTHS
AND HOW TO UTILIZE THEM.
>> GRADUATED FROM THE SLI PROGRAM?
THEN WHY NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARNING NINE UNIVERSITY CREDITS
THROUGH CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH?
THANKS FOR WATCHING THIS SEGMENT OF NEWS LINK, I'M NINA CASH,
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
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