Attend this refresher training to review program techniques, clarify questions on program information and refocus on providing care, welfare, safety and security.
Prerequisite: Current Trainer Certification or successful completion of a 8-12 hour course within the last 12 months. Session and materials costs are partially funded through state or federal grants.
CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Training is a safe, nonharmful behavior management system designed to help professionals in any setting provide the best possible Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security® of individuals presenting a range of crisis behaviors. The purpose of this program is to build the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and manage crisis behaviors you may encounter in your workplace.
Training Objectives:
• Identify and know how to respond to various levels of crisis behaviors.
• Recognize how to manage your own consistent, calm behavior in order to influence a positive outcome in a crisis situation.
• Learn strategies to strengthen nonverbal communication.
• Develop limit-setting strategies when verbally intervening to de-escalate defensive behaviors.
• Learn safety intervention strategies to maximize safety and minimize harm.
• Explore the Physical Skills Review Framework and key legal and professional considerations when using restrictive interventions.
• Explore the Decision-Making Matrix® when assessing Risk Behavior.
• Demonstrate and practice non-restrictive and restrictive interventions that are consistent with a set of physiological principles.
• Explore a framework to help guide staff and the individuals in distress through a process of re-establishing the relationship.
In CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Training, you will be involved in practicing intervention strategies. You should understand that some of these methods may involve physical contact and include risk of injury. Please dress comfortably for the in-person session.
This training is a Blended course, meaning you will receive pre-work prior to the session that must be completed prior to entry into the in-person session. Anyone that has not completed the pre-work will be dis-enrolled from the course and will not receive credit for the session.
In order for participants to successfully complete the training you must be on time and stay for the entire training per Crisis Prevention Institute certification guideline requirements. Late participants will be required to reschedule to another session. Participants who need to leave early will be unable to gain certification and will need to reschedule.