The VITAL Curriculum
The VITAL System is sub-divided
in to different programs for different target student
categories. Any part of the curriculum that is appropriate
for more than one student category has similar things
taught. In other words, differing programs may share some
overlap in content, but each has their own set of unique
information exclusive to that program; or, alternatively,
the shared content has been modified for that particular
target student category.
The programs in the VITAL System are:
2000. Introductory Material to the VITAL System – An hour
or two.
2100. General Adult Program (16+) – 24 hours
2200. Teens Program (13 – 15) – 8 hours
2300. Youth 10 to 12 Program – 8 hours
2400. The Adolescents 7 to 9 Program – 4 hours
2500. The Young Kids 4 to 6 Program – 4 hours
2600. The Parent’s Program (Protecting Kids) – 4 hours
2700. The Women’s Issues Program (15+) – 8 hours
2800. The Police & Security Program – 16 hours
2900. The Military Program – 16 hours
3000. The Crime Survivor’s Program – 8 hours
3100. The Workplace Violence Program – 8 hours
3200. Community Counter-Crime Program – 8 hours
3300. The Executives Program (55+) – 8 hours
3400. Adult Defense using Non-Firearms Weapons (18+) – 8
hours
3500. Adult Defense using Firearms (21+) – 8 hours
3600. Educational Facility Violence for Staff – 8 hours
3700. Citizen’s Guide to Terrorism – 4 hours
3800. Verbal Altercation & Conflict Resolution – 8
hours
3900. Physical Security of Homes and Facilities – 4 hours
4000. Third-Party Intervention and Incidental Involvement –
8 hours
4100. Whole Family Self-Defense – 8 hours
Each program can be delivered to the students by means of
multiple methods. These are the various educational
distribution models:
The various distributions for each program are:
A. One-time training seminar (Example: a weekend seminar)
B. Periodic sessions (Example: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. for 3
months)
C. Integration course (Example: an add-on to a martial arts
school’s classes)
D. Home study course (Example: practicing at home watching
DVDs)
E. Dedicated facility training (Example: a training
facility with VITAL programs)
F. On-site training (Example: reviewing a company’s
facility security)
G. Event Speech (Example: keynote speech to an criminal
justice conference)
H. Event Demonstration (Example: Health Day at the park,
physical demo.)
So 3000C would be the Crime Survivor’s Program delivered in
the fashion of an Integration course. Meaning the Program
is being added-on to an existing curriculum where it is
being taught. Maybe a sexual assault survivor support group
that meets every Wednesday night is using the VITAL Crime
Survivor’s Program as an addition to their normal lesson
plans.
As you can see, the VITAL System is made to address many
types of people and in various capacities of learning. The
point being to get this information out to as many people
as possible, without significantly degrading the
effectiveness of the individual’s learning.
The nature of how the VITAL System is organized requires a
fairly modular design as you might expect. The pieces are
small enough to moved around and put together in all the
various forms the Programs and Distribution may need. The
flexibility gained with this building block design allows
the individual instructor to decide exactly how to deliver
the curriculum to their students in the most effective
manner for their situation.
The smallest pieces are called Lessons in the VITAL System.
Each lesson takes approximately 20 minutes to teach to the
students. There can be as few as 12 lessons in a VITAL
program, and as many as 72.
Lessons are numbered appropriately under the Program code.
For example 3821D would be the 21st lesson in the Verbal
Altercation & Conflict Resolution Program, taught by
means of a Home-Study (DVD) course.