Course info

This module for service providers will increase skills and offer a framework for crisis response and de-escalation. The workshop will define the cycle of escalation, threat responses, the spectrum of ideation to intent, and the process of de-escalation. Participants will explore strategies to assess, respond, and de-escalate situations focused on direct practice settings and programs using hands-off approaches.

• Learn what is happening in the body-brain when someone becomes escalated or is having a threat response.
• Explore the process of de-escalation using the 3 A’s: Attunement, Assessment, Alignment.
• Apply de-escalation strategies to practice examples.

ASL Interpretation by: Puget Sound Interpreting, LLC