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Victor is the real deal cop who does some amazing work to help officers with their own resiliency and how they respond to those in crisis in the field. He tells us an amazing story about his journey to help his son who had struggles by learning as much as he could so he could help his son and give him what he needed to succeed. Then there is the time that his and his families safety were in jeopardy from criminals that he had investigated. This episode is chalked full of knowledge and information about LEO resiliency.
Find out more about Victor:
Victor is Licensed in multiple states as a psychotherapist who works with First Responders and Veterans nationwide providing mental health therapy. Victor is versed in trauma resolution therapy as he provides Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) to target traumatic experiences. Victor began working in mental health and resiliency in 2015 as a Sr. Director of Emergency Preparedness and Tragedy Support for a crisis company. Victor began direct mental health services as he served at the Arizona State Prison inpatient hospital as a therapist and de-escalation response team specialist, served at emergency psychiatric hospital doing intakes and assessments, and has worked in private practice.
Through education and training, Victor specializes in trauma and tragedy support services, and his focus is on prevention, resiliency, and longevity for First Responders.
Victor has created programing for several behavioral health companies, created behavioral health educational programing for first responders, created crisis care teams (behavioral health programming) for the interfaith community, and helped create Arizona’s first Crisis Intervention Team Training for Arizona Fire Departments. Victor is a certified trainer/instructor in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), Psychological First Aid (PFA) and Crisis De-escalation. Victor is an adjunct professor at a community college where he teaches behavioral health classes in the counseling department.
Victor is a retired 25 year Police Detective who served as an investigator with focus on Organized crime, illegal enterprises, and criminal syndicates. Victor served at Homeland Defense Bureau, Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center, Drug Enforcement Bureau, Robbery, Homicide, Street Crimes, Violent Crimes Bureau, Major Offender Bureau, and the Employee Assistance Unit EAP.
Victor Escoto has a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from University of Phoenix. He also obtained an undergrad in Sociology from Grand Canyon University. Victor is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), Crisis Intervention Team Training (CIT), and National Center for Crisis Management-American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. Victor has served on several Boards; Arizona Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (AZVOAD), Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona (AZBIAZ), and Ascend Phoenix.
Victor.escoto3@gmail.com 602-451-5451
Twitter: @victorescoto_ , Linkedin: Victor Escoto.
We are not health professionals but merely a conduit to pass on information and resources to LEOs who may need or want it.
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