About Bulletproof Spirit
Founder, Author, and Presenter – Captain Dan Willis (ret) served as a police officer for the La Mesa Police Department near San Diego for 30 years as a SWAT Commander, crimes of violence / sexual assault / child molest and homicide detective, Wellness Unit coordinator and Peer Support Team Leader. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy where he studied emotional survival, trauma, and wellness. He has provided emotional survival and wellness training in 35 states and in Canada to over 7,000 peace officers (police, fire, corrections – federal, state, and local), including at the FBINAA. He is an instructor with the National Command and Staff College (insert link) and the International Academy of Public Safety.
His wellness guidebook, Bulletproof Spirit, is required reading at the FBI National Academy and has won two national awards. (Insert highlighted link for the book: Bulletproof Spirit, Revised Edition: The First Responder’s Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart: Willis, Dan, Bostic, Donald: 9781608686315: Amazon.com: Books)
“Bulletproof Spirit details proactive – practical wellness strategies that are not only effective but essential to protect and ensure the wellness of those who serve. It is a must-read for all first responders and their families.”
– Chief Shelley Zimmerman, San Diego Police Department (ret)
Consistently being immersed in our daily work traumas of violence, danger, tragedies, and heartache can not only injure our brain (Post-traumatic Stress) but can kill us (suicide – our #1 cause of death) – as well as cause depression, burnout, anxiety and stress disorders, sleep disorders, ineffective and unprofessional service, and numerous physical, psychological, and emotional issues and dysfunction within our agencies.
Bulletproof Spirit training and wellness guidebook provide essential strategies and effective tools to strengthen resiliency, enhance personal and organizational wellness, improve survivability, mitigate the effects of traumas, heal from traumatic injuries, and to remain motivated to serve with compassion to make a meaningful difference. Its purpose is to enable you to reach retirement and not curse your career, but to love it and to be proud of all the good you were able to do in being useful to others.
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Bulletproof Spirit Presentations
2021
- January 5, 2021 – San Bernardino Probation
- January 20, 21 – 2021 – Institute on Violence and Trauma
- January 22, 2021 – San Bernardino Probation
- January 26-29, 2021 – North Las Vegas PD
- February 2, 2021 – San Bernardino Probation
- February 4, 2021 – San Bernardino Probation
- February 9, 10 – 2021 – Sacramento – CHP
- February 16, 2021 – San Bernardino Probation
- February 22, 2021 – San Bernardino Probation
- February 24, 25 – 2021 – Institute on Violence and Trauma
- March 4, 2021 – Aurora Colorado – FIRE Supervisors
- April 16, 2021 – County Sheriffs – Portland Oregon
- April 17, 2021 – Bend Oregon
- April 27, 2021 – Institute on Violence and Trauma – Hawaii
- April 29, 2021 – FBINAA – Burlington, Iowa
- May 23-26, 2021 – IADLEST 2021 conference Ft. Worth, Tx
- June 13-17, 2021 – S. Carolina School Resource Officers conference
2020
- January 23, 2020 – Pocatello, Idaho (2 presentations)
- January 30, 2010 – CA Dept of justice Investigators – San Luis Obispo
- February 1, 2020 – St. Cloud, Minnesota
- February 4-6, 2020 – San Bernardino Probation (4 classes)
- February 11-13, 2020 – San Bernardino Probation (4 classes)
- February 19, 2020 – Louisiana, Magnus National Command College
- February 26, 2019 – IVAT, 1st POST class – San Diego
- March 10, 2020 – Orange County Probation (2 classes)
- March 18, 2019 – 2nd IVAT POST Course – San Diego
- March 19, 2019 – SLI CA facilitators conference – Orange, CA
- April 6, 2020 – Minnesota – Magnus National Command College
- April 15, 2020 – Honolulu, Hawaii – IVAT conference
- April 27, 2020 – Moab Utah, Utah FBINAA
- June 9, 2020 – IADLEST Ft. Worth, TX conference
- June 16, 2020 – Myrtle Beach, SC
- July 15, 2020 – Oklahoma – Magnus National Command College
- October 7, 2020 – Florida – Magnus National Command College
- October 6, 2020 – Nebraska Chiefs – Kearney NE
- November 10, 2020 – Utah FBINAA – St. George, Utah
- November 15-16, 2020 – Institute on Violence and Trauma
- December 9-10, 2020 – Institute on Violence and Trauma
2019
- February 5, 2019 – San Diego County Probation (2 classes)
- February 11, 2019 – San Luis Obispo – CA Dept of Corrections – Prison
- February 12, 2019 – Fresno – DAI investigators
- February 13, 2019 – Orange County Probation (2 classes)
- February 19, 2019 – British Columbia, Canada
- February 21, 2019 – Orange County Probation (2 classes)
- February 28, 2019 – Visalia PD (2 classes)
- March 4, 2019 – Bakersfield, CA Dept of Corrections
- March 5, 2019 – Hanford, CA Dept of Corrections
- March 14, 2019 – Hanford, CA Dept of Corrections
- March 15, 2019 – Bakersfield, CA Dept of Corrections
- April 16, 2019 – Southern Counties Training Managers Fair
- April 18, 2019 – Ruidoso, New Mexico
- April 26, 2019 – Ill. Police Chiefs Association
- May 2, 2019 – Ohio Tri-County near Cincinnati
- May 13, 2019 – CDCR Corchoran (2 classes)
- May 14, 2019 – CDCR Corchoran (2 classes)
- May 15-16, 2019 – CDCR, Delano CA – (4 classes – 2 each day)
- May 21, 2019 – Ashville, N. Carolina (2 classes)
- May 28, 2019 – CDCR Susanville, northern CA
- June 5-6, 2019 – Diamond Bar, CA – CDCR (4 classes)
- June 10-12, 2019 – CDCR, Galt CA near Sacramento (6 classes)
- June 17, 2019 – Crescent City, CA CDCR
- June 25, 2019 – NASRO conference Pidgeon Ford, TN
- July 1, 2019 – Orange County Probation
- July 16, 2019 – Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police – Poconos, PA
- July 17, 2019 – Tampa, Florida – Black Officers Association conference
- July 22, 2019 – Wichita, KS IAPC
- July 24, 2019 – Jackson, Mississippi
- August 1. 2019 – Kearny, Nebraska
- August 22, 2019 – Riverside County Probation (2 classes)
- August 26, 2019 – Oshkosh Wisconsin (2 classes)
- September 5, 2019 – CA FBINA, Newport
- September 9, 2019 – Iowa
- September 24, 2019 – Whitefish, Montana
- September 25, 2019 – Missoula, Montana PD
- October 1, 2019 – McPherson Police, Kansas (2 classes)
- October 3, 2019 – CA Department of Corrections conference, Sacramento
- October 8-10, 2019 – San Bernardino Probation Department (4 classes)
- October 14, 2019 – National Command College, Ft. Collins CO
- October 15-17, 2019 – San Bernardino Probation Department (4 classes)
- October 23, 2019 – Glendale PD (near Denver)
- October 23, 2019 – Parker PD, Colorado
- October 24, 2019 – Colorado (Denver area) Judicial District (2 classes)
- October 24, 2019 Evening – Glendale (Denver area) Police
- November 6, 2019 – Las Vegas
- November 12-14, 2019 – San Bernardino Probation Department (4 classes)
- December 10-12, 2019 – San Bernardino Probation Department (4 classes)
2018
- January 17, 2018 – Riverside Probation (Murrieta – 2 classes)
- February 7, 2018 – Orange County Probation – (Santa Ana – 2 classes)
- February 11, 2018 – HOPE Dog Volunteer – Orange County
- March 13-15, 2018 – Kansas (3 classes – Pawnee, Junction City, Wichita)
- March 21, 2018 – CA Police Chiefs conference – Long Beach
- March 27, 2018 – Riverside Probation (2 classes)
- April 24, 2018 – US Forest Service – Columbus Ohio
- May 9, 2018 – CA Police Officers Association – Orange County
- May 16, 2018 – Riverside Probation – Indio
- May 21, 2018 – IADLEST conference – Boston
- June 4-15, 2018 – National Command College – New Orleans
- June 26, 2018 – Las Vegas Metro Police
- July 11, 2018 – (ICPC) National Police Chaplains Conference – Lexington, KY
- July 30, 2018 – National Police Black Officers Association – Hollywood, FL
- August 27, 2018 – International Women Police Officers conference – Calgary, Canada
- September 11-21, 2018 – National Command College – New Orleans
- September 25, 2018 – NE COPS conference – Massachusetts
- October 10-11, 2018 – CA Probation Training Managers conference – San Diego
- October 2018 – Madison, WI
- November 2018 – FBI National Academy
- December 2018 – Several cities throughout Kansas
2017
- January 12, 2017 – Kauai Police, Hawaii
- February 2, 2017 – Bloomington, Minnesota (2 presentations)
- February 9, 2017 – San Diego Probation Department
- March 7, 2017 – Wisconsin – Badger Sheriff’s Association
- April 5, 2017 – Monterey, Ca – State Fire Association
- May 23, 2017 – Nashville, TN – IADLEST annual conference
- May 24, 2017 – Wisconsin – Sheriff Association
- June 15, 2017 – Nat. Assoc. of Field Training Officers – Denver
- August 16, 2017 – CA Reserve Police Officer Association annual conference – San Diego
- September 7, 2017 – San Diego County Officer of the Year Banquet – El Cajon, CA
- September 11. 2017 – San Diego Probation
- September 13, 2017 – San Bernardino County Probation – Long Beach, CA
- September 15, 2017 – Society for Police and Criminal Psychology Conference – San Diego
- September 18, 2017 – San Diego Probation
- September 28, 2017 – Phoenix, AZ Wellness Conference
- September 14, 2017 – Ventura County Probation Department
- October 12, 2017 – Seattle – Police Wellness conference
- October 13, 2017 – Ventura, CA County Probation
- October 23, 2017 – Riverside County Probation
2016
- February 2, 2016 – Dinuba PD (2 classes)
- February 3, 2016 – CAPTO (POST Certified) Visalia CA
- March 7-10, 2016 – International Academy of Public Safety – filming for their online Credible Leadership course
- March 15, 2016 – San Diego Sheriff’s Department
- March 16, 2016 – Ca Police Chief’s Association annual conference – Ontario CA
- March 23, 2016 – Oakland Michigan Police Academy
- April 21, 2016 – Indianapolis, Indiana
- April 29 – May, 2016: SDSO Detentions (8 presentations)
- May 5, 2016 – San Diego Juv. Institutions Academy – Probation
- May 11, 2016 – Shell Beach, CA PD
- June 25 – St. Louis, MO
- July 11, 2016 – San Francisco, CA Police
- August 11, 2016 – CA Reserve Police Officer annual conference – San Diego
- Sept. 13, 2016 – Washington D.C. – People of Distinction / Humanitarian Award
- Sept. 21, 2016 – CIB Conference, Wisconsin – IAPS
- Sept. 26, 2016 – New Orleans / Shreveport Louisiana – IAPS (2 presentations)
- October 4 and 6, 2016 – San Diego County Probation (4 presentations)
- October 24–28, 2016 – Wisconsin (3 presentations) IAPS
- November 1, 2016 – LIEU 20/20 Presentation – Laguna, Ca
- November 8, 2016 – Kern County Corrections – Bakersfield, Ca
- November 28, 2016 – South Dakota IAPS
2014-2015
- 10-12, 2014 California Peer Support Association Annual Conference, Ventura, Ca
- February 4, 2015 Olathe – Johnson County, Kansas
- February 11, 2015 Training at Confidential Recovery, San Diego
- March 4, 2015 Fontana/ Orange County PD
- March 11, 2015 La Mesa Rotary Club presentation
- March 12, 1015 San Diego Mystery Book Club presentation
- March 16-18, 2015 Canton, Michigan & Bloomfield Township, Michigan (Fire, EMT’s, police)
- April 14, 2015 Escondido PD
- April 28, 2015 San Diego Health and Human Services presentation
- April 29, 2015 Orange County Probation training
- May 11-15, 2015 El Cajon PD (ECPD is purchasing 120 books for entire Department) – 5 presentations
- May 21, 2015 San Diego County of Mental Health presentation
- June 15, 2015 SD Regional Training Center
- June 17-18, 2015 Ukiah, Ca Police (4 presentations, including one to spouses of officers)
- June 26, 2015 E.R.T. Annual Training Conference – San Diego
- July 11-13, 2015 FBI NA Annual Training Conference – Seattle WA
- July 21-23, 2015 North Miami, Fl. PD (6 classes)
- July 29, 2015 Irwindale, Los Angeles CA – COPS Region 10
- August 6, 2015 Federal Court Services, Long Beach
- August 11, 2015 University of San Diego – Police
- August 20, 2015 San Diego County Probation (2 classes)
- August 21, 2015 San Diego Sheriff’s Department – Basic Peer Support
- August 22, 2015 Book signing/ presentation at Phoenix University
- August 23, 2015 20th Annual International Summit on Violence, San Diego
- August 26, 2015 San Bernardino, CA Police
- August 31, 2015 San Diego County Federal Probation Officers, Temecula CA
- September 4, 2015 San Diego County Probation (2 classes)
- October 1, 2015 San Diego County Probation (2 classes)
- October 5, 2015 LEIU 20/20 Beverly Hills
- October 20, 2015 San Diego County Probation (2 classes)
- October 28-29, 2015 Hobbs, New Mexico police (2 classes)
- November 1-3, 2015 Nevada Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs Assoc annual conference
- November 5, 2015 San Diego FBI
- November 12-15, 2015 Dallas, TX area for C.O.P.S. Annual National Conference
- November 16, 2015 Pomona Police Department
- November 20, 2015 El Centro PD – Counseling Team
- December 9, 2015 Carlsbad Police
- December 15, 2015 San Diego County Wellness Group
BOOK AWARDS
- 19 Annual Multiple Sclerosis Books for a Better Life award – New York City (2015)
- Al Cole’s People of Distinction Humanitarian Award – Washington, D.C. (2016)