New Supervisor Course TCOLE #3737

Service Description

Below is a list of topics to be covered: Commission Rules and Legislative Changes The Role of the First Line Supervisor Values, Ethics, and Principles Effective Communication Skills Effective Leadership Styles and Characteristics Counseling, Goals, and Preparation Liability and Civil Rights Issues Principles of Planning and Organizing The Transition into the Supervision Role Racial Sensitivity and Cultural Diversity Special Investigative Issues These are all critical subjects that should be addressed to ensure successful leadership and management in a professional environment. Required for New Supervisors: Effective September 1, 2015, the House Bill 3211 brought an amendment to Occupations Code 1701.352(d), mandating newly appointed peace officers or those receiving their first supervisory position to undergo in-service training on supervision. This training should not be conducted earlier than 12 months before the appointment date or later than the first anniversary of the appointment. Instructor: Belinda Mangum, Lieutenant (Retired) Lieutenant Belinda Mangum (retired), a highly accomplished and dedicated law enforcement professional with an incredible 25 years of service. Belinda’s extensive experience and expertise make her an invaluable asset as an instructor. Throughout her career, Belinda has held various critical roles, including patrol deputy, DWI Enforcement deputy, SFST instructor, I.O. operator and crisis intervention deputy. Belinda also served as a training academy instructor, firearms instructor, and BPOC instructor to name a few. As a detective Belinda investigated persons and property crimes before being selected for the child abuse multi-disciplinary investigatory team. Belinda was promoted to patrol sergeant and later selected as the criminal investigations division sergeant and hostage negotiations team supervisor. In her role as Lieutenant, Belinda supervised a patrol platoon and served as the Field Training Director. Additionally, as a Lieutenant, Belinda supervised two Special Operations Divisions: Special Operations traffic consisting of MOTORS, HEAT, CVE, Lake Patrol, the Dive Team and later Special Operations - Crisis Intervention Team and School Resource Officer Program consisting of multiple districts. Belinda has completed prestigious training programs, including the FBI Trilogy, Bill Blackwood’s LEMIT Leadership Inventory for Female Executives, TCLEADS, SHEILD and more.