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This seminar will be covering the changes and updates to the newly released

2018 NHTSA DWI/SFST Training Curriculum

11 CLE hours & 3 Trial hours pending approval by the State Bar of Georgia 

Most DUI arrest have 2 key components: 1) the standardized field sobriety tests used by law enforcement officer to establish probable cause and 2) the evidentiary breath test reading used by the State at trial. This 2-day seminar will enhance the attendees understanding of both key components through lectures, live demonstrations, practical exercises, and questions and answer sessions from nationally recognized experts in both fields.  

SFST Instructor: Anthony D. Palacios - IDS Consulting

Intox 9000 Instructor: Jan Semenoff - Industrial Training & Design Ltd.

Trial Techniques Instructor: Steven B. Epstein - Barket Epstein & Kearon, LLP

Dates: June 28 & 29, 2018

Location: State Bar of Georgia Conference Center / 104 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

Fee: $650/Participant

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Day 1 - SFSTs & Trial Techniques 

• 2018 NHTSA DWI/SFST Training Curriculum - a breakdown of the changes to the newly released 02/2018 NHTSA SFST curriculum
• NHTSA's "Robustness of the HGN Test" study - a breakdown of the data concerning false positives when HGN is administered incorrectly.
• Common errors and issues during the administeration of the SFSTs - a breakdown of the most common errors and issues of the SFSTs and the impact on the results.
• Live alcohol workshop & practical exercise with volunteer drinkers.
• Trial techniques - examining the SFST officer.

Day 2 - Intoxilyzer 9000 & Trial Techniques:

• Overview of the breath test machine.
• Performance characteristics.
• Issues with specificity towards ethanol.
• Issues with Radio Frequency Interference.
• Issues with Residual Alcohol Detection System and fresh mouth alcohol.
• Operational Considerations.
• Practical take-aways for lawyers.
• Trial techniques - examining the breath test operator

Approved for 18 CLE hours & 1.5 Trial hours by the State Bar of Georgia

This course will be using the newly released 2018 NHTSA SFST Training Curriculum 

Due to the live alcohol workshops and the proficiency exam, this course is limited to the first 20 registered participants. 

This course is taught by an experienced SFST Instructor who has trained 1000's of law enforcement officers in the standardized field sobriety tests.

This is not an "overview" or "crash course" on SFSTs. This is the actual 24-hour NHTSA DWI/SFST student training course. This course will be utilizing the newly released 2018 NHTSA training curriculum that has replaced the 2015 curriculum.

Participants will receive the exact training law enforcement officers receive throughout the nation in the most up to date NHTSA "DWI/SFST Practitioners" course. All 16 modules will be covered in order for participants to become a SFST practitioner under NHTSA guidelines.

Learn exactly how officers are trained to administer and interpret the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test, Walk and Turn test, and One Leg Stand test.

Two live alcohol workshops will be conducted so the participants will be able to administer the SFSTs, as well as observe true physical manifestations (bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, etc.) on volunteers with BrACs from 0.00 to 0.15.

Lead Instructor: Anthony D. Palacios - IDS Consulting

Co-Instructor: Tom Ham - Ham Investigations

Trial Techniques Instructor: Michael Hawkins - Hawkins, Spizman, Kilgo

Location: Deerfield Commons Training Facility, Alpharetta, GA (North Atlanta)

Dates: August 10 - 12, 2018 

Fee: $750 per participant

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Areas to be Covered: Detection & General Deterrence, Overview of Detection, Note-Taking and Testimony, Three phases of DWI Detection, Concepts & Principles of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, The Legal Environment, Report Writing & Moot Court.

Participants will Receive: 2018 NHTSA "DWI/SFST" student manual, previous NHTSA student manuals, all course handouts, various studies, and a certificate of course completion.

This course will be using the newly released 2018 NHTSA ARIDE training curriculum

Approved for 12 CLE hours by the State Bar of Georgia

NHTSA's newest DWI Drug training for Law Enforcement. This course will be covering the newly released 2018 ARIDE training curriculum that has replaced the 2015 curriculum.

Although this NHTSA training course is relatively new to the law enforcement community and has only been available to officers and prosecutors since 2009, there are already more “ARIDE trained” officers across the country then DRE officers. Do not be caught in court without knowing what the officer knows.

This is the exact training law enforcement officers receive. This course teaches the participant how officers are trained to administer, interpret, and testify to the Modified Romberg Balance test, the Lack of Convergence test, and how officers are trained to estimate pupils sizes. This course also teaches the participant how officers are trained to recognize certain signs and symptoms of drug impairment and what drug categories induce nystagmus, and dilate and constrict pupils.

This course is not the DRE training. ARIDE teaches officers how to detect drivers under the influence of a drug during a traffic stop. ARIDE is also a pre-requisite for officers to attend DRE school.

Course Instructor: Anthony D. Palacios - IDS Consulting

Dates: September 7 & 8, 2018

Fee: $500/participant

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Location: Deerfield Commons Training Facility, Alpharetta, GA 

Pre-requisite: Student must have successfully attended a NHTSA approved "DWI/SFST Practitioners" training course.

Participants will Receive: Laminated ARIDE Pupilometer Card, 2018, 2015, 2013, & 2007 NHTSA "ARIDE" student manual, course handouts and a certificate of course completion.

 This course will be using the newly released 2018 DRE training curriculum

Approved for 16 CLE hours & 2 Trial hours by the State Bar of Georgia

- Learn What Goes On Behind Closed Doors -

This course is taught by a former certified DRE Instructor who has actually trained law enforcement officers in the NHTSA/IACP DRE student course and DRE instructor course.

Participants will receive a thorough overview in the newly released 2018 NHTSA/IACP DRE Pre-School & DRE 7-Day training curriculum that officers attend nationwide. Emphasis will be made on analyzing a DRE case file, to include, the DRE Face Sheet & DRE Narrative report, how to compare the two with one another and with the Drug Symptomology Chart, as well as emphasis on each specific step involved in a 12-step DRE evaluation. Time will also be spent covering the IACP's rules and regulations that officers are required to follow in order to become certified and to recertify as a DRE.

Course Instructor: Anthony D. Palacios, IDS Consulting

Trial Techniques Instructor: TBD

Pharmacology / Toxicology Instructor: Randall Tackett, Ph.D. Pharmacology Professor UGA

Training Location: Deerfield Commons Training Facility, Alpharetta, GA (North Atlanta)

Date: November 8 - 10, 2018

Fee: $750.00/Participant

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Areas to be covered: Interpreting Blood & Urine Toxicology Results, Trial Techniques & Tips in DRE Case, The 12 Step Process in a DRE evaluation, Interpreting a DRE Face Sheet and Narrative, The 7 DRE Drug Categories, Drug Combinations & Their Effects, The Drug Symptomology Chart, Examination of Vital Signs, The 4 Psychophysical Tests during a DRE Evaluation, The 4 Eye Exams during a DRE Evaluation, The Development and Validation of the DRE Program.

This course will be using the newly released 2018 NHTSA SFST Training Curriculum

Approved for 18 CLE hours & 1.5 Trial hours by the State Bar of Georgia 

Due to the live alcohol workshops and the proficiency exam, this course is limited to the first 20 registered participants. 

This course is taught by an experienced SFST Instructor who has trained 1000's of law enforcement officers in the standardized field sobriety tests.

This is not an "overview" or "crash course" on SFSTs. This is the actual 24-hour NHTSA DWI/SFST student training course. This course will be utilizing the new 2018 NHTSA training curriculum that has recently replaced the 2015 curriculum.

Participants will receive the exact training law enforcement officers receive throughout the nation in the most up to date NHTSA "DWI/SFST Practitioners" course. All 16 modules will be covered in order for participants to become a SFST practitioner under NHTSA guidelines.

Learn exactly how officers are trained to administer and interpret the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Walk and Turn, and One Leg Stand.

Two live alcohol workshops will be conducted so the participants will be able to administer the SFSTs, as well as observe true physical manifestations (bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, etc.) on volunteers with BrACs from 0.00 to 0.15.

Course Instructor: Anthony D. Palacios, IDS Consulting

Trial Techniques Instructor: TBA

Location: Deerfield Commons Training Facility, Alpharetta, GA (North Atlanta)

Dates: December 8 - 10, 2018

Fee: $750 per participant

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Areas to be Covered: Detection & General Deterrence, Overview of Detection, Note-Taking and Testimony, Three phases of DWI Detection, Concepts & Principles of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, The Legal Environment, Report Writing & Moot Court.

Participants will Receive: 2018 NHTSA "DWI/SFST" student manual, previous NHTSA student manuals, all course handouts, various studies, and a certificate of course completion.

This highly anticipated annual DUI Training Super Symposium brings together some of the most preeminent DUI Trial Attorneys and Experts at your disposal, lecturing on the most current DUI topics. Additionally, the Symposium will be conducting a live alcohol workshop so attendees can administer and observe the 3 standardized field sobriety tests on volunteers that have been consuming alcohol.

Register for 1 day or both days. The choice is yours!

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2018 Symposium Location: State Bar of Georgia - Atlanta

2018 Symposium Topics: TBA

2018 Symposium Faculty: TBA

2018 Symposium Tuition:

• 1 Day Attendance = $350.
• 2 Days Attendance = $550.

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To register for both days, please click on the "pay now" botton below. To register for 1 day, please email Anthony Palacios at ap@impaireddrivingspecialists.com and an electronic invoice will be emailed directly to you for the correct number of days attending.

NHTSA has recently released a new 2018 DWI Detection & SFST training curriculum to replace the 2015 training curriculum. Do not be caught in court without the newest NHTSA manual and updates.

This training course will cover the revisions and updates made in the new 2018 NHTSA SFST student manual that is currently being disseminated to Law Enforcement throughout the country. Ample time will be spent covering the differences in the 2018, 2015, and 2013 training curriculums.

This course also meets the NHTSA requirements as a SFST refresher training course. This training will include a refresher on the proper administration, interpretation, and scoring of the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test, Walk and Turn test, and One Leg Stand test.

A live alcohol workshop will be conducted during this training course so participants can administer and interpret the SFSTs on volunteers with BrACs from 0.00 to 0.15. 

Participants attending this training that have successfully completed a NHTSA approved SFST Instructor training course will receive the entire 2018 NHTSA training curriculum (instructor manual, student manual, power point presentation). All participants will receive the new 2018 NHTSA DWI/SFST student manual in hard copy and electronic format, as well as the 2015 and 2013 NHTSA student manuals in electronic format.

Pre-requisite: Student must have successfully attended a NHTSA approved "DWI/SFST Practitioners" training course.

Course Instructor: Anthony D. Palacios, IDS Consulting

Date: TBA 2018

Fee: $350 per participant

Location: Deerfield Commons Training Facility, Alpharetta, GA, 30004

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This 1-day seminar will prepare the officer in conducting a complete, thorough, and effective DUI investigation from the time the officer first observes driving, all the way through to preparing for and delivering courtroom testimony.

Prerequisite: Only full-time law enforcement may attend this course.

Prerequisite: Participant must have completed a NHTSA approved DUI/SFST student course.

 Areas Covered:

• Recognizing & articulating the NHTSA Vehicle in Motion & Personal Contact cues.
• Properly administrating, interpreting, and scoring the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.
• Avoiding common errors made by officers during the SFSTs.
• Effectively utilizing the in-car video camera during a DUI investigation.
• Delivering effective testimony.
• The Defense's view point.

Speaker: Anthony D. Palacios, IDS Consulting

Speaker: Mike Hawkins, DUI Defense Attorney, Atlanta, GA

Training Location: Deerfield Commons Training Facility, Alpharetta, GA (North Atlanta)

Date: TBA

Fee: No Fee