Class Information for Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Initial 2 Day Workshop Nov 9-10, 2015
Description
This two day course provides the behavioral health nurse with an introduction to the Crisis Prevention Institute Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Training Program. The first training day participants will discuss and practice crisis prevention using the CPI Crisis Development Model with a focus on early verbal nonphysical methods and personal safety techniques. On day two participants will discuss and practice how and when to use a team to provide physical intervention for an out of control and dangerous individual.
Contact Hours
12 contact hours
Special Comments
CEUs will be awarded to those individuals who attend the entire event and complete and submit the evaluation forms and post-test.
This activity has been approved by the Maryland Nurses Association to award contact hours. The Maryland Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
For more information regarding contact hours, please contact Diane Lawrence at 301-451-2053.
This activity has no commercial support or sponsorship.Planner, presenters and content reviewers disclose no conflict of interest relative to this educational activity
Target Audience
Clinical Center behavioral health nurses, behavioral health technicians and interdisciplinary colleagues.
Course Objectives
Abbreviated Course Objectives:
1. Discuss the four levels of crisis development as defined by CPI
2. Discuss key concepts related to verbal intervention
3. Discuss how to verbally intervene with a patient in a developing crisis
4. Discuss ways in which a staff member influences a patient in crisis
5. Practice CPI’s personal safety techniques
6. Discuss and practice how to safely use a team approach to physically intervene with a physically out of control and dangerous individual
7. Discuss postvention as a key element of crisis intervention and prevention
Pre-requisites
Nurse manager approval
