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Bobby, escorted by daughter Kimberley, receiving his diploma from Dr. Dwight D. Vines
Bobby, escorted by daughter Kimberley, receiving his diploma from Dr. Dwight D. Vines
Bobby Smith, a retired Louisiana State Trooper, is a recognized national/international speaker who has addressed a variety of audiences, including law enforcement, government agencies, emergency medical teams, corporations, schools and churches. He also conducts training seminars and conferences.
Education & Experience
When speaking, Bobby shares his education and experiences of his 25 year law enforcement career. He also reveals the traumatic events of his life, including the incident on LA15 in March of 1986 when he was left blind after a shotgun blast to the face by a drug offender while in the line of duty.
Bobby Began his career in criminal justice by studying at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and by working as a police officer at local police agencies and later advancing to the Louisiana State Police. His assignments have included patrol, investigations, narcotics, personnel and training. Bobby earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, and after being shot, a Masters Degree in Education, and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology. He has also earned various career certifications. See profile for a listing of certifications.
Nearly 20 years of speaking, Bobby has provided training and motivational presentations to over one million people. He has been interviewed by television, radio, magazine, and newspaper reporters from across the nation. Bobby has even hosted his own television and radio shows on dealing with trauma. Bobby has published two books thus far and produced a variety of audio/video training resources. See Bobby’s profile and products for a listing of the variety of audiences and resources Bobby’s has shared his experience and expertise.
Training and Motivational Speaking Overview
In his trauma seminars, Bobby Smith discusses critical incident issues and how trauma affects the individual mentally, physically, emotionally, and behaviorally. Specific topics to be discussed include:

 Police Personalities
 Police Officer Areas of Stressors
 What is a Critical Incident?
 After-shock
 The Five Levels of Anxiety
 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
 The Grieving Process and Stages of Death or Losses
 The B.A.D.G.E.
Bobby Smith discusses with a unique blend of seriousness and humor, how to deal with the tragedies of life. All of us experience the unfortunate reality of emotional and physical losses. Bobby teaches the importance of not taking a single day or person for granted. He further explains how we often learn as children that big boys don’t cry and that to ask for help is a sign of weakness. This results in the accumulation of grief and loss that we may be unwilling and sometimes unable to process. Bobby explains that we may choose to store the pain in what he refers to as a “closet.” However, avoiding or suppressing emotions does not mean they go away. Traumatic events often take their toil on one’s physical, mental, and emotional health, as well as impacting relationships and careers.
For more information on scheduling Bobby Smith to
speak to your group, please call or email our office.
Seminar Testimonials
 “By listening to Bobby, he has impacted me greatly and given me personal meaning in my life. I don’t take my profession for granted any more. I appreciate the value of family and just how important they are.”
 “Seventeen years of law enforcement related classes and seminars, none have opened my eyes as much as this one- by far the best presentation I’ve see yet!”
 “Most inspirational speaker I have ever heard!”
 “Bobby Smith is an authentic hero who has fallen, but with determinations has successfully triumphed over his adversities.”
 “A life-enhancing experience; one of the most dynamic speakers I’ve ever heard”
 “I never thought I would meet a man that had a clearer view of life than those of us that have our eyesight…”
 “Bobby is an outstanding, motivating speaker who presents the reality of our profession, both personally and honestly.”
 “Mr. Smith is a powerful speaker and speaks straight from the heart.”
 “A man who has taught us how to survive the unexpected events in our lives.”
 “Although robbed of his sight, Bobby has been given the gift of vision.”
 “I highly recommend that all of our brothers and sisters in the law enforcement community hear Bobby speak and rekindle those values of honor, integrity, and morality.”


If you are interested in additional training hours, consider Aubrey Futrell. Please call our office about booking Bobby Smith and Aubrey Futrell.

Aubrey Futrell brings over forty years of experience in law enforcement to GSRCPI. His career started with the Jonesboro Police Department in Louisiana, then progressed to the Louisiana State Police serving as a Parish Trooper, then promoted to Public Information Officer, and finally retired as a Sergeant at the State Police Training Academy. While a State Trooper, he received several honors including Honorable Service Award to Louisiana, New Orleans Police Department Accommodation, and Trooper of the Year. He is also a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy. Following his career with Louisiana State Police, Mr. Futrell served as the Director of Training for the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division before moving on to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and serving as the Director of Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). He took an early retirement from P.O.S.T. to work for the Homeland Security Corporation training airport screeners after 9-11. Following work with Homeland Security, he was employed by the Gulf States Regional Center for Public Safety Innovations as Program Coordinator, ensuring that all training courses were handled professionally and efficiently. Aubrey is known for his unique character and presentation style and has presented training both nationally and internationally for numerous organizations. He is now a private consultant, conducting training on a number of vital subjects for law enforcement. He is committed to providing quality law enforcement training to develop officers with integrity and high standards of job performance, as well as a survival mentality including their own mental and physical well-being. Aubrey works out of Brandon, MS.

His Training Seminar: Personality and Mentality of Emergency Services Personnel
The emergency services personnel job is different from other jobs, and it takes a different personality and mentality. The hazards of these professions have been well documented. This course will discuss the personality and mentality that we must have to survive the hazards of this job. The stressors of these professions can add unhealthy tendencies to our personality and mentality. The need to “balance” the emergency services survival mentality with the rest of our lives is very seldom discussed. This “out of balance” personality can change the way we think and feel about life and add unhealthy tendencies to it.
This unique presentation will allow attendees to become aware of and understand these tendencies as well as develop the ability to avoid the tendencies of the emergency services personnel culture that can lead to depression, divorce, alcoholism, suicide, shorten life expectancy, as well as other unbalanced tendencies that can lead to problems.
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