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Los Angeles Fire Department Leadership and Sciences Academy The Los Angeles Fire Department Leadership Academy provides a skill set that builds upon the foundation which is necessary for successful leaders. Our program utilizes case study methods anchored in multiple theoretical domains. The Leadership Academy is an intensive graduate level course. The foundation for the Leadership program was adapted at the United States Military Academy at West Point and has been adapted to the leadership concerns of the fire service today. ____________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTORS: The agencies and organizations of our instructors include: FBI, Homeland Security, USC Football, Command Staff of the LAPD, Command Staff of the LAFD, PhD’s, Active Shooter Experts, NFL Football, US Military and Human and Sex Trafficking National Leader. It is this collaboration which provides our students with a wide range of leadership topics and challenges facing the 21 st Century Leader. EDUCATION: Participants will explore 28 behavioral science theories and apply them to a “Leader Problem Solving Model.” They will also be exposed to challenging classroom integration. Course work includes extensive reading, student journals, written exams and a 20 page term paper. Team building and interpersonal dynamics are invaluable and serve as the cornerstone of the Leadership Academy. Various tenets of leadership and their associated theoretical domains bring to life the mantle that leadership carries. COLLEGE CREDITS: Participants can obtain 12 undergraduate or 6 post graduate units through the University of LaVerne. The program will be presented over 136 hours, by meeting one week per month over a 4 month period. WHERE: The Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center, 1700 Stadium Way, Room No. 200, Los Angeles, CA 90012. COST: At the present time there is no cost to attend the LAFD Leadership Academy. REGISTRATION: Please go to LAFDLA.com to submit your completed application along with a letter or recommendation from your Chief or Supervisor. LAFD applicants must submit an application along with a recommendation from your immediate Supervisor. QUESTIONS: Craig Poulson, Captain I, In-Service Training Section at (213) 893-9838 or [email protected]. Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas Los Angeles Fire Department Opal Singleton, President and CEO of Million Kids a public benefit nonprofit that fights human and sex trafficking A Clear Direction for the 21 st Century Leader
