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MBV Information

Statistics of MBV Field Study
Using MBV as part of your Fatigue Management Program

Integration of MBV in Your Organization

Tactical Trauma Self Care Training

Fee Schedule

Resources

To order your MBV Program contact MHC here with the subject line of MBV Program Request.

Most departments/units have no extra time for training or to incorporate any new mental or physical health resource into their hectic schedules. The MBV Program was designed to provide relief and effectiveness quickly without in-class training requirements or a heavy financial or time burden for personnel. The program takes less than 45 minutes (but must be done regularly) and is accessible anywhere personnel are deployed to in the world.

Having security forces who are in good health and who are demonstrating disciplined mental mastery techniques isn’t only about their well-being, it is a national security issue. 

NOTE: The reason why Veterans are not exempted from paying for the MBV Program is - it has been proven that people who have to invest in their own learning, including healing and recovery work, get better results than those who have not invested anything.  The point of the program is to get those results and to change the lives of those service members for the better.

More resources

The Secret Weapon: Your Mind.

Learn to create alignment between conscious and subconscious minds to increase health and optimize performance.  Leverage the true power within you. Mind blowing once you get the concepts.  For example, you can’t expect a mirror to smile for you or your external world to change without you doing the work. You don’t push your fingers on the glass trying to make the mirror smile.  You smile and that is reflected back to you.  As within, so without. Buy on Amazon.

Man Power: Self Development for Men.

A collection of exercises from Angela's seminars prior to being MHC Founder, program developer, trainer, advocate, and generally awesome leader. Buy on Amazon.

"The information is compelling in that it made me want to follow up with an in-person session."          Dr. John Porter, Psychologist, USA.

"It's the best and most useful manual I've ever read."  Filip Markus, Business Management, Czech Republic.

"It's almost a do-it-yourself psych course without an instructor.  It shows off the incredible understanding and power you have.  Wow."  Otto Schmidt, Founder of Accent on Skills, Canada. 

For all books written by MHC Founder, Angela C. Benedict go to her Author's Page on Amazon.

To build your own 'Weapons Pkg.'  You get three components then; the MBV Program, V2, and The Secret Weapon, Your Mind all emailed to your location.  For more information on the 'Weapons Pkg.' check out the above video.Email your request here.

MBV Program - Digital and discrete.  Tested. Proven.

MBV techniques (Meditation, Breathing Techniques and Visualization) are the three most recommended stress reduction strategies cited in both the military and by civilian experts.  These are recommended in the military field manuals on Combat Stress.  However, a specific training program to teach those techniques was not being made available to personnel until the creation of the MBV Program created by MHC.

The MBV Program blends instruction in mindfulness concepts with guided exercises in a self-paced, easy to integrate program that builds skills to promote stress resilience and eradicate symptoms associated with CS/OSI/ PTSD and CPTSD.  The overall result is an ‘inner armour’ that increases operational effectiveness and decreases recovery times.  By training individual personnel in skill development, sustained organizational level change is achieved.

The MBV Program was created based on a need where operational tempo restricted the availability of personnel to physically attend in-class training or because personnel wanted a discrete, DIY program they can use for themselves, by themselves.

Lay down or get into your comfy chair.  Add ear buds or listen on your device of choice.  Follow along.  Learn the exercises.  Add the exercises into your daily routines.  Simple.

Statistics

Stats from the MBV Program Field Study

If 84% of your workforce saw a significant improvement in operational effectiveness in less than 4 weeks, how would that change your workplace?

In 2011 a field study was conducted by MHC to test the MBV Program with a sample of 112 police officers across the United States and Canada.

The majority of personnel had 10-15 years (23%) of service, followed by ten years or less (29%), more than ten years (47%). 39% of all officers had prior military service, most having served for 3-5 years. 72.2% of all officers were front line patrol, 27.8% members of SWAT or other Rapid Response Teams, 25% sex crimes; property crimes 23.1%, missing persons 22.2%, narcotics 19.4%; sex crimes against children 19.4%

(That's not meant to equal 100% because many officers worked multiple divisions, but it gives you a good idea that all of these officers have been on the "going end of the business".)

The methodology of the study included entrance and exit surveys and personal logs of officers where they documented and reported weekly on any differences they noted the MBV Program had on their performance, health, relationships etc.  They were asked to not change a thing in their regular private and working lives, just to add in the MBV Program and note changes.

At the end of study 84% of officers stated that operational effectiveness had improved based on new sleep levels and 84% saw improved effectiveness based on lower stress levels.  91.7% stated that the MBV Program was responsible for improvement in effectiveness. 92% stated that they felt improvement would likely continue with continued use of the MBV Program.

The MBV Program had to meet or exceed a success criteria;

•             significantly reduces negative symptoms across physical, mental, emotional domains,

•             works quickly,

•             discrete,

•             self contained with no other instruction necessary,

•             cost effective,

•             easy to learn,

•             takes less than an hour,

•             easily integrates and compliments what personnel are already doing.

These results were obtained through minimal use, listening to the program ONCE a week for 4 weeks.

Percentage of Officers                       Outcome

84%                                         increase in sleep quality                                          

68%                                         increase in length of sleep

72%                                         decrease in number of times waking up

92%                                         easier to get to sleep

84%                                         sleep is more restful

76%                                         energy levels have improved                                  

92%                                         relaxation increased

76%                                         communication/thinking seems less cloudy       

72%                                         mind seems less cluttered

92%                                         general improvement in overall mood    

58%                                         feelings of anger of less often                                

60%                                         feelings of anger are less intense

60%                                         feelings of sadness are less often

48%                                         feelings of sadness are less intense

48%                                         pain in neck/shoulders occurs less often                

52%                                         pain in neck/shoulders less intense

46%                                         muscle pain in general occurs less often

44%                                         muscle pain in general seems less intense

76%                                         interactions with others improved                         

92%                                         general wellness has improved

For maximum benefit the exercises contained in the MBV Program should be done as part of a DAILY routine.  Imagine the results you could get then?

Fatigue Management

Across the security platform from law enforcement to aviation and beyond, there is a growing concern regarding and demand for a results-based Fatigue Management program for personnel. The MBV Program is a solid resource to implement across your department, unit,  or organization to comply with sector expectations and legislation regarding Fatigue Management and Risk Mitigation.

Within four weeks, personnel who participated in the MBV Program Stress Study saw significant improvement in sleep issues;

84%                                         increase in sleep quality                                          

68%                                         increase in length of sleep

72%                                         decrease in number of times waking up

92%                                         easier to get to sleep

84%                                         sleep is more restful

76%                                         energy levels have improved     

Integration of MBV in your organization

Basic Philosophy - All personnel must have dial down strategies prior to high stress events and have integrated these strategies into their performance-oriented routines as they would physical development strategies such as weight training. Resiliency-oriented strategies are performance enhancers and must be treated as seriously as physical fitness.

To host a training connect to discuss your budget, number of personnel and training needs.

Training Strategies include main concepts, connections to existing learning and vocabulary/key terms deployed through a four-step lesson design;

•           Direct Instruction

•           Guided Discovery/Rehearsal

•           Discussion and Correction

•           Evaluation

Evaluation Methods;

•           Students are evaluated on their participation in instructor led scenarios, in class discussion and activities as well as their ability to achieve a 90% score on an exam.

Instructor Needs; facilities to include;

•           white board/black board

•           power point projector/screen/audio system

•           seating with tables/chairs for full cohort

•           open area adjacent to teaching room for group activities

•           first aid kit/supplies onsite

•           copy of emergency plan for facilities

•           drinking water onsite

NOTE: Cancellation refund – there isn’t one.  Get someone else to take your spot if you can’t make it.

MBV Integration Training is a brief overview of the MBV Program, its basic concepts of meditation, breathing techniques and visualizations processes.  MBV is based on well documented visualization protocols that have to be taken seriously and implemented with discipline and commitment in order to see results.  

Establishing this culture of discipline within an organization often requires additional training and instruction.  This is the intent of MBV Integration Training.

This can be conducted in one hour, half day and one day sessions.  

MBV will, depending on time constraints, work in some elements of the MHC original in-class training program, Tactical Trauma Self Care Training.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

In order to host a TTSCT course, Tactical Trauma Self Care Training, the first four modules can be covered in one day but it is more comfortable and allows for more questions and interactions to allow for at least two days.

Section One – Physical.  Illness within the body creates its own anxiety loops that can present as PTSD-like symptoms.  Most disease is preventable and with simple strategies, personnel can regain their health and eliminate these symptoms. Simple and essential hacks to resolve the most pressing of PTSD symptoms such as brain fog, body pain, tension.  We also talk about other physical issues such as environment, finances, relationships and how staying on top of these is necessary as a countermeasure against high stress.  If you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready.

Section Two – Mindfulness training is imperative as skill development to decrease the effects of negative self talk, intrusive thoughts and regain a positive sense of self.  This is critical as the core symptom of PTSD are intrusive thoughts.   Mental anxiety loops must be broken and positive momentum created.  Here we learn about the Mental Mastery Protocol and how to use it as a deliberate daily practice.  This is life altering.

Section Three –Combat Stress Spectrum, Anger, Addictions, Betrayal by Leadership, Death and Loss.  These issues are the most consistent across all conflicts historically and do the most damage to personnel morale, emotional and mental well-being. Learn strategies to defuse, redirect, make better health choices, use schematics to dial down, understand and implement behavioural change.  Lots in here.

Section Four – Operational stress is the result of operational realities such as tempo as well as mistakes.  We discuss leadership strategies, joint operation realities and how to create more successful operations.  Mitigate operational level stressors.  Break systemic, organizational level anxiety causing loops.  This is a group exercise and everyone leaves with at least one strategy to implement when they go back to work.

Three Additional Options

TIA (One additional day)

Have you ever been sent to the principal’s office?  Did you know the ‘right thing’ to say to get yourself out of the office?  Many psychology inventories are similar, in that once you know the right thing to say so that you won’t lose that promotion, mission, draw attention to yourself in the wrong way - you keep saying that.  Which means inventories and apps may not be effective in gauging where you really are, and in creating meaningful strategies to get you to your next way point.  With TIA, you can’t fudge the answers.

As intimidating as this may sound, it is in your best interest to get a solid core reading of where you are and where you want to be.  And to do it in a creative and interesting way.  TIA – Transparent Intuitive Assessment.

The Grand Transition (One additional day) - Transitioning.  This is one of the most challenging aspects of operational stress; Transitioning between phases of trauma recovery, between the "fight" and "home", within operations and exiting the service where personnel need to have strategies to make transitions successfully.

The Grand Transition is loosely based on Native American Indian ceremonies known as clearing ceremonies where when men would come home from battle, medicine people would meet them and have them complete ceremonies to “take off” what they had to put on to go to war and be successful.  Those things from the “fight” had to be taken back off to integrate into society without the Warriors hurting themselves or others.  The Grand Transition asks participants to walk through three sectioned places on the floor; from “Home” to “the Dressing Room” to the “Fight” and back through, articulating what each Warrior needs to put on or take off at each stage of that transition.  Powerful.

Warrior Initiation Ceremonies (Two evenings, plus 1 ½ days)

What does it mean to be a Warrior in the 21st Century?  Are we still living by old archetypes that need to be updated?  Today’s Warriors will spend time talking about this essential idea and ideal and what it means to them, and how best to initiate men into more appropriate concepts of what is needed now and is going to be needed; what will it mean to be a warrior moving forward into the future?  Student findings, suggestions, revelations and mock up ceremonies will be presented to the group on the last day.

To include all modules;

Day One – Introduction, First Two Stress Reduction Techniques (most effective, easy to learn and both student favourites – these are a must so covered first in the course) Then TIA for the rest of the day with discussion. Group dinner.

Day Two – Section One and Two with homework to practice over the evening of the Mental Mastery Protocol so questions can be answered the following day and tweaks to student practice can be made. These simple but powerful mental mastery hacks are essential to create peace, health, and improve mission success.  Discussion of Warrior Initiations with group work to begin that evening leading to a presentation on the last day of the course.

Day Three – The Grand Transition.  Normally this takes most of the day and can be used as a segue into Section Three.  Continued evening work in Warrior Initiation groups and discussion on what does it mean to be a Warrior?

Day Four – Section Three with discussion on death, loss, anger and addictions.  This can be a far-reaching discussion with lots of opportunities for group talk, and utilizing techniques learned so far. Part of the afternoon is given to groups to further develop and rehearse presentations regarding Warrior Initiation.

Day Five – Operational Stress working groups where students discuss what pisses them off, what strategies they’d like to see implemented and what steps they want to bring forward to their teams and commands when they return to work.  This section is about taking the theoretical into the practical.  Review of what personal practices students will be implementing into their own lives.  Afternoon/evening the presentations of the Warrior groups.  Exams and course evaluation.  Group dinner.

NOTE: These training outlines are just that, outlines.  Take these as guidelines but not absolutes.  Each MHC course is run with the intention of providing the most timely and relevant presentation to the cohort present.  If that means going off script and taking the time to work through specific concerns that participants have, that's what will happen.  No MHC course is a cookie-cutter training.  

When you or your organization's POC engage MHC to create a training experience, you are doing just that - creating the best fit training experience possible given your budget, time frame and needs of your teams. Know what your needs are, then work with MHC to build a life-altering course.

Fee Schedule

All courses are run at a flat rate of 5000.00 per day plus expenses for travel.  A full cohort is 50 students. Students will be responsible for their own travel, meals, accommodations.

MHC partners with other international companies to make training delivery possible.  For those companies wishing to host a TTSCT course outside of Canada, companies must also show proof of liability insurance and be willing and able to help with promotion of the training as well as complete paperwork for Visa compliance.  Send your inquiries here.