COURSE DESCRIPTION

Situational Awareness & Psychological Profiling
Duration: 4–6 Hours (Dependent on Class Size and Focus)
Presented By: ESS Global Academy – Experts in Security, Protection, and Training

Course Overview:
In today’s increasingly unpredictable world, violent incidents—from attacks on places of worship to mass shootings in public venues—have underscored a sobering truth: we are all our own first line of defense. The Situational Awareness & Psychological Profiling course by ESS Global Academy is designed to equip individuals with the ability to detect, assess, and avoid threats before they escalate into action.

This isn’t just a course. It’s a mindset shift. A life skill. A survival mechanism.

Using proven techniques and insights adopted by elite protective services—including the U.S. Coast Guard, Secret Service, and other high-level federal agencies—this training will help you heighten your environmental awareness and develop the psychological edge needed to navigate and survive potential threats.

What is Situational Awareness?
At its core, situational awareness is the ability to observe and interpret what’s happening around you in real-time, detect abnormal cues or behaviors, and predict potential dangers—all while carrying on with your daily life. It’s learning to see what others miss. It’s “paying attention without looking like you’re paying attention.”

In this course, you’ll break down the psychology of human behavior, gain insight into predictive indicators of violence, and learn to identify the subtle “pre-incident indicators” that often go unnoticed until it’s too late.

Key Training Topics Include:

🔺 Understanding Behavioral Baselines – Learn how to establish what’s normal in a given environment and recognize deviations that may indicate a threat.

🔺 Pre-Incident Indicators & Threat Cues – Discover how body language, micro-expressions, and subtle movements reveal a person’s intent before they act.

🔺 The Color Codes of Mental Awareness (Cooper’s Colors) – A proven model used in law enforcement and military to manage alertness levels and readiness without fatigue.

🔺 Profiling for Safety – Understand the psychological markers of potential aggressors, including posture, dress, interaction patterns, and target behavior.

🔺 Environmental Scanning Techniques – Train your eye to detect exits, escape routes, cover/concealment options, and assess crowd dynamics in any setting.

🔺 Blending Observation with Action – Practice how to observe without being observed, assess threats without escalating, and move decisively if danger arises.

Who Should Attend:

• Executive Protection Professionals

• Church Safety & Volunteer Security Teams

• Corporate Staff & Workplace Safety Personnel

• Law Enforcement & First Responders

• Concerned Civilians & Everyday Protectors

• Parents!

Why This Training Matters:
The truth is that danger rarely shows up unannounced. It whispers. It lingers in body language, hesitation, or subtle breaks in behavior. The problem is most people don’t know how to read those signs. This course will change that.

Graduates of this course walk away with a sharpened sense of awareness and an enhanced ability to predict, deter, or respond to threats with confidence and control. It’s not paranoia—it’s preparation.

Be the one who sees the threat before it becomes a tragedy.
Train your mind like you train your body.
Situational awareness saves lives.