Crisis Prevention Institute Safety Interventions
Foundation Programme (Day 2)

Objectives:

• Identify & know how to respond to various levels of crisis behaviours.

• Recognise how to manage your own consistent, calm behaviour in order to influence a positive outcome in a crisis situation.

• Learn strategies to strengthen non-verbal communication.

• Develop limit-setting strategies when verbally intervening to

de-escalate defensive behaviours.

• Learn safety intervention strategies to maximise safety & minimise harm.

• Explore the Physical Skills Review Framework & key legal and professional considerations when using restrictive interventions.

• Explore the Decision-Making Matrix when assessing Risk

Behaviour.

• Demonstrate & practise non-restrictive & restrictive interventions that are consistent with a set of physiological principles.

• Explore a framework to help guide staff & the individuals in distress through a process of re-establishing the relationship.