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Res-pect training
Res-pect
Restraint Elimination System – Practical Effective Control Techniques
The mission of the RES-PECT program is to provide health agencies schools, hospitals, and youth facilities with tools to significantly reduce the need for physically restraining clients. The desire to integrate a philosophy of no restrain in conjunction with a program of body mechanics which does not rely upon “force against force” prompted the development of RES-PECT creators Montie Ford and Larry Wick.
The sort-term goal of mental health professionals is to create an environment where the client can succeed. Training in RES-PECT will alter the way staff members routinely interact with clients to control inappropriate behaviors including verbal and physical aggression. The physical techniques are based upon the philosophy of no pain or harm to the client and reducing the potential for injury to staff.
Montie Ford, Found (Full Bio)
Montie Ford has over 30 years of experience in the mental health care field and has previously served as the trainer and substance abuse counselor for the Family Centered Service of Alaska and served as the chemical dependency counselor (CDC) for the state of Alaska. He has been the executive director for the Alaskan Youth Village in Juneau, Alaska, worked with street gangs in California Youth Authority. Ford has not only worked in areas of administration but also as a foster parent and counselor, which has included working with the severely emotionally disturbed, the fetal alcohol affected, in high schools/junior high schools, and group homes. He has over 30 years of experience in the areas of de-escalation, crisis management, anger management, and physical control techniques.
Max Todhunter
Max has a Masters of Education in Community Counseling from University of Alaska Fairbanks. He is a certified Chemical Dependency Counselor 1 in the state of Alaska. Max is trained in Motivational Interviewing (MI), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) and Matrix Model for Substance Abuse Treatment.
Max also has training in Correctional Crisis Intervention, Correctional de-escalation techniques, and Correctional Conflict resolution (State of Alaska DOC Training Center).
His martial arts history involves practicing and teaching Wing Chun Kung Fu since 1995. He is experienced in Long Fist Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, Shito-Ryu Karate, Ba Gua Zhang, and Largusa Kali/ Excrima, as well as various law enforcement and correctional defensive tactics.
Max was formerly the Director of Glennwood Center Community Release Center in Anchorage Alaska until 2013. He has been a Substance Abuse Counselor since 2015 and a facilitator or co-facilitator of therapeutic groups for at-risk populations since 2010.
In Memoriam | November 1946 - April 3, 2016
Larry Wick, Co-Founder
Larry Wick was involved in personal protection and safety for more than 30 years and served as a professional consultant in the area of protective services. He was the creator of Wick’s Body Logic and the Split Second Survival defense system. Wick was a mentor to high-risk youth and served as a security consultant in the design of mental health facilities. He remained active in the martial arts community for over 40 years and was an international master instructor and board member of the World Tang Soo Do Karate Association.