Behavioral Health De-escalation Training

Registration for each training opportunity listed below will be closed once we reach 18 attendees. 

Training will be offered on-site at: 

Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute

HR Training Room

2501 North Third Street

Harrisburg, PA  17110

Dates and times of training:


  • April 15 from 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Each training has 18 available seats available, each facility attending can secure up to 5 total seats. 

What can you expect from this program?

This program aims to enhance staff's emotional resiliency, prepare for resident acuity, understand resident behavior, and effectively de-escalate situations through practical skills and role-playing scenarios. Those who attend this program will also learn the benefits of creating champions on staff to lead de-escalations in the facility. This program was created in partnership with the experts at PPI's Code Specialist Team.

Is this program for dementia-related behaviors?

No. This program focuses on residents displaying challenging behaviors that are not within secure memory units and residents with SMI (Serious Mental Illnesses including but not limited to: Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Borderline Personality Disorder). 

If you're interested in pairing this training with our Dementia CareForce training please sign up for the dementia training here.


What are the key components of the de-escalation training? 

This de-escalation training covers staff emotional resiliency, verbal and non-verbal skills, role play sceanarios, and strategies for handling unique facility challenges. This program highlights and teaches team support and problem-solving, with the possibility of creating your own facility resource team for staff and resident behavioral health.

 

Brought to you by our Partners at Penn State College of Medicine and Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (PPI):

 

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