Security Training
At SafeHaven Security Group, we believe preparedness is power. Our industry-leading security training programs equip teams and individuals with the tools they need to stay safe, respond with confidence, and reduce risk in a rapidly changing world.
Whether you're preparing your staff for crisis scenarios or investing in specialized executive protection skills, our training courses are designed to be practical, effective, and easy to implement—with options available in-person or virtually.
Training Courses
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Workplace Violence Prevention & Threat Management Fundamentals
Learn to identify pre-violence behavioral indicators (warning signs) long before violence occurs so you can de-escalate and prevent it from happening.
This program equips organizations with foundational knowledge drawn from real-world threat assessment practices, enabling leaders and employees to respond appropriately to concerning behavior while strengthening overall workplace safety.
Participants learn to:
Identify violence risk indicators and behavioral warning signs
Apply threat assessment principles to evaluate and respond to concerns
Implement prevention strategies that support a safer work environment
Best suited for: Organizations seeking to establish or strengthen their violence prevention framework.
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Active Shooter Training
Legacy response models emphasize reaction rather than prevention. Modern risk management requires a more proactive approach.
Grounded in Threat Assessment and Management methodologies used by behavioral experts and federal protective agencies, this program prepares participants to recognize warning signs, support informed decision-making, and respond effectively during a critical incident.
Participants learn to:
Understand modern active threat strategies
Recognize and act on early warning behaviors
Support safer outcomes during high-risk events
Best suited for: Organizations committed to advancing beyond baseline active threat preparedness.
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Workplace Safety & High-Risk Terminations
Employee separations are among the most predictable triggers for workplace violence, yet many organizations approach them without a structured safety strategy.
This program provides leaders with a defensible framework for planning and conducting difficult employment actions while protecting people, reputation, and operational stability.
Participants learn to:
Identify indicators of elevated risk
Plan terminations with safety considerations in mind
Respond appropriately to threats while minimizing liability
Best suited for: Leadership, HR, legal teams, and operational decision-makers.
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De-Escalation & Conflict Management
As workplace stress and public volatility increase, employees are more likely to encounter emotionally charged interactions that can escalate without proper handling.
Drawing from psychology, crisis response, and law enforcement disciplines, this program teaches a practical framework for managing conflict, reducing aggression, and supporting safer outcomes.
Participants learn to:
Recognize escalation patterns early
Apply communication techniques that lower emotional intensity
Maintain personal safety while reducing organizational risk
Best suited for: Employees at every level — particularly those interacting with the public, customers, or high-stress environments.
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Dealing with Emotionally and Mentally Disturbed Persons
Interactions involving emotional distress or psychiatric challenges can be unpredictable without proper preparation.
This program equips participants with practical techniques to stabilize encounters, avoid escalation triggers, and support safer resolutions.
Participants learn to:
Anticipate behavioral responses
Avoid common escalation triggers
Apply spatial awareness and safety techniques
Best suited for: Employees who may encounter distressed individuals in the course of their work.
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Mental Health & Violence: Navigating Stressors and Early Warning Signs
Behavioral risk factors frequently emerge long before a serious incident occurs. Understanding the intersection of mental health stressors, social pressures, and observable warning behaviors enables earlier, more effective intervention.
Participants learn to:
Identify concerning behavioral patterns
Apply early intervention strategies
Engage appropriate internal and external resources
Best suited for: HR, leadership, security professionals, and risk teams.
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Balancing Privacy and Safety – When to Act on Warning Signs
Organizations must carefully navigate the space between respecting individual privacy and acting on behaviors that may indicate risk.
This program provides a structured framework for making defensible, legally mindful decisions while protecting both employee rights and organizational safety.
Participants learn to:
Evaluate behavioral warning signs responsibly
Approach intervention with legal awareness
Balance duty of care with privacy obligations
Best suited for: HR professionals, managers, and organizational leaders.
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Managing Security for Non-Security Professionals
Are you responsible for safety and security but don’t have decades of safety and security experience? Sometimes in our jobs we get the “other duties as assigned” and maybe for you that involves safety and security. If you are not sure where to start, this training will provide you with resources and strategies you can use to immediately start keeping your people safe!
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Building the Base for Security: Convincing Leadership to Invest in Protection
Even well-designed security initiatives can stall without executive support. This program prepares professionals to communicate risk in business terms and position security as a strategic priority.
Participants learn to:
Quantify the cost of inaction
Align security initiatives with leadership priorities
Overcome common executive objections
Best suited for: Security advocates, mid-level leaders, and decision influencers.
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Introduction to Investigations: Uncovering Threats Before They Escalate
Early intelligence can prevent costly disruptions. This program introduces lawful investigative practices that support threat detection and informed decision-making.
Participants learn to:
Understand legal and ethical investigative boundaries
Recognize when investigative support is warranted
Use intelligence to strengthen risk mitigation
Best suited for: Leaders, HR professionals, security teams, compliance personnel, and decision-makers responsible for risk identification and organizational protection.
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Preventing Financial Fraud: Proven Strategies for Protection
Fraud continues to evolve in sophistication, exposing organizations to financial and reputational harm.
Participants learn to:
Identify vulnerabilities and fraud indicators
Implement prevention controls
Respond effectively to suspected misconduct
Best suited for: Finance leaders, compliance professionals, HR, security teams, and operational decision-makers responsible for safeguarding organizational assets and reducing fraud exposure.
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Environmental Health & Safety: Proven Strategies for Protection
Workplace safety extends beyond violence prevention to include environmental hazards and regulatory exposure.
Participants learn to:
Identify common safety risks
Strengthen compliance awareness
Integrate EHS into broader risk strategy
Best suited for: Operational leaders, EHS professionals, and compliance stakeholders responsible for advancing workplace safety and reducing regulatory risk.
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Executive Protection Basic Course
SafeHaven Security Group’s Executive Protection Basic Course is a three-day, expert-led training designed to give your employees the critical skills needed to protect high-risk individuals in today’s evolving threat landscape.
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Detecting Deception
People communicate through body language all day, every day. Whether it is people we are interacting with at work, watching on television, or observing at a gathering, the truth can be hard to find. But this seminar will make that task a little easier. Taught by a seasoned homicide detective, this session will explore the three ways people communicate: handwriting, body language, and statement analysis.
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Personal Safety For Women
From the senior manager to her teenage daughter, every woman needs this course. It equips participants to avoid danger and to survive when they can’t. From dealing with unwanted contact to realistic self-protection to using a weapon like pepper spray, this course is comprehensive and very well reviewed.
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Managing Security for Non-Security Professionals
Many leaders inherit responsibility for safety without formal training. This program provides a clear foundation in organizational risk, layered protection strategies, and threat mitigation.
Participants learn to:
Understand core security risk pillars
Implement layered protection concepts
Evaluate threats and select appropriate responses
Best suited for: Leaders, operations professionals, HR, and safety coordinators.