Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training focuses on
prevention and offers proven strategies for safely defusing anxious, hostile,
or violent behavior at the earliest possible stage. The
emphasis of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training
is on preventive techniques and verbal de-escalation; however, safe,
non-harmful control techniques are also taught. Participants will learn to
organize their thinking about how behavior escalates and how to respond
appropriately during moments of chaos. Just knowing that there are safe
options, builds staff confidences. This leads to fewer disruptive incidents
because more behavior is defused before it becomes physical. With a core
philosophy of providing for the Care, Welfare, Safety, and SecuritySM
of everyone involved in a crisis situation, the program’s proven strategies
give human service providers and educators the skills to safely and effectively
respond to anxious, hostile, or violent behavior while balancing the
responsibilities of care.
The emphasis of Nonviolent
Crisis Intervention® training is on using physical
restraint only as a last resort. If schools are prohibited from using physical
restraint or if physical restraint would be inappropriate, the Certified
Instructor may omit those techniques from the program. The strong focus on
verbal de-escalation techniques minimizes the need for physical interventions
to further support a “hands-off” policy
For additional information please contact Ann Adams at 821-7577.