Professional Assault Crisis Training

What is the difference between 4 and 5 days of In-service Instruction?

October 23, 2018

The 4-day In-service Instructor course is the foundation of the Pro-ACT training and provides instruction and Principles related to professionalism, preparation, communication, crisis de-escalation and evasion.

The 5th day is an additional course: Pro-ACT Restraint Certification. In the additional day of training, participants learn and practice Principles of restraint.

Tue 24

Pro-ACT Training – Live stream (Pacific Time)

May 23 @ 8:00 am - May 27 @ 5:00 pm

Jun 01

Pro-ACT Recertification – Live stream (Pacific stream)

June 1 @ 8:00 am - June 3 @ 12:30 pm

Jun 06

Pro-ACT Training – San Diego, CA

June 6 @ 8:00 am - June 10 @ 4:30 pm

Jun 06

Pro-ACT Recertification – Live stream (Pacific Time)

June 6 @ 8:00 am - June 8 @ 12:30 pm

Jun 13

Pro-ACT In-service Instructor Training – Private Class / Indiana

June 13 @ 8:00 am - June 17 @ 4:30 pm

Pro-ACT Training Meets Requirements for California AB 1172

Pro-ACT training meets and exceeds the requirements of California AB 1172 which states that special education programs must provide training that improves staffs' assessment skills and their ability to understand and address challenging behaviors, including strategies for de-escalation. California Assembly Bill [more]

Pro-ACT Training Meets AB 508 Requirements

Pro-ACT Training meets California State requirements for AB 508, Management of Assaultive Behavior. Pro-ACT teaches professionals the skills they need to safely identify, prevent and de-escalate assaultive behavior in workplace settings. Click above for our schedule, email info@proacttraining.com, or call [more]

What Do You Get as a Pro-ACT Instructor?

Do you know about the benefits available to Pro-ACT In-service Instructors? Did we mention they're free? They include access to all employee training materials; telephone or email consultation any time; participation in any Pro-ACT Roundtable discussion...to name a few. It’s [more]

Pro-ACT Releases New Materials!

The newest edition of Pro-ACT training materials incorporates new content and tools that are easy to use, both in person and when training remotely. The integrity of Pro-ACT’s Principles remains intact while incorporating information, practices and strategies reflected in new [more]

The Advantage of Distance

Is COVID-19 impacting your crisis intervention training? Pro-ACT Advantage e-Learning is remote training, allowing you to comply with social distancing without falling behind on training requirements. Advantage ensures your staff learn the fundamentals of early crisis management, minimizing the need [more]

Advantage Meets CDC Recommendations

As concerns about close contact have increased, Pro-ACT Advantage e-Learning's focus on enhancing staff skills and supporting clients through early response is the very best way to minimize the need for physical intervention. Advantage can train your employees from work, [more]

Advantage e-Learning Makes Training Easier

There's a new option for Pro-ACT training delivery! Pro-ACT Advantage e-Learning! This on-line learning module lets you decrease face-to-face training time while increasing consistency of delivery and giving your employees more time to do what they were hired to do! For more information, check [more]

What People are Saying About Pro-ACT

"I am so thankful I attended this training. I feel I can now better support, train and coach my staff on a consistent and regular basis. The principles of Pro-ACT are aligned with our school vision statement: "Justified, functional, kind." Krissy [more]

Pro-ACT Gets Results in the Classroom

Establishing a student-centered, non-restraint culture means teachers and para-educators need tools and skills that allow them to engage with students in positive ways and kids need to feel safe enough to learn. Pro-ACT principles have been getting results in classrooms [more]

Not All Programs Are The Same

A published study shows that Pro-ACT devotes more time than any other training program to crisis prevention, not crisis response. Pro-ACT's attention to reducing the potential for crisis is consistent with an objective of developing staff and increasing safety while [more]

Pro-ACT Influence on Escape & Avoid Behaviors

Research conducted by Erin Van Acker, M.Ed. in consort with Kim Warma, M.Ed. and Richard Van Acker, Ed.D., shows the influence of Pro-ACT training in the reduction of escape and avoidance behaviors in a classroom. E. Van Acker's work focused on [more]

US Department of Education's 15 Principles

The 2012, the U.S. Department of Education, in collaboration with SAMSHA, published 15 Principles for Reducing the Use of Restraint and Seclusion. Pro-ACT certification training is designed to support your work in implementing the Department's Fifteen Principles while keeping staff and students [more]

What Do You Get as a Pro-ACT Instructor?

You already know that Pro-ACT training meets Joint Commission and OSHA standards, but did you know that as a certificated Pro-ACT In-service Instructor you get: • FREE access to all employee training materials • FREE telephone or email consultation any time • FREE In-service [more]

ACE Study Continues to Inform

The long-term physical and behavioral impact of childhood abuse and neglect is something that has been a Pro-ACT discussion point for many years. Unfortunately, the issue is no less relevant now that it was in 1995 when the CDC and [more]

Pro-ACT Training and Consulting

Pro-ACT, Inc. offers educational, healthcare, legal, and social service agencies a variety of training and consulting services. Whether you work as a teacher, a case worker, an attorney, or a nurse, having the opportunity to develop new skills and build strategies [more]