Professional Assault Crisis Training
This workshop is designed to address the challenge of escape and avoidance strategies used by clients to meet needs. These strategies are typically employed to evade or delay exposure to unpleasant situations. The workshop focuses on meeting client needs through the application of practical, evidence-based staff responses aimed at reducing or eliminating the reliance on […]
This interactive workshop provides participants with practical, trauma-informed strategies to improve documentation and debriefing practices. Through scenario-based activities, discussion, and visual frameworks, participants learn to write clear, objective notes that avoid assumptions and emotionally-charged language. The session also reframes debriefing as a proactive process for preventing similar incidents from occurring in the future.
OPTIONS 553 is a half-day / 3.5-hour workshop that provides an overview of employer responsibilities for protecting employees from workplace violence; definitions of workplace violence, risk factors, and related terms in OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and California Senate Bill 553; and strategies for avoiding physical harm.
OPTIONS 553 Training is a 1-day/6-hour In-service Instructor certification course that provides an overview of employer responsibilities for protecting employees from workplace violence; definitions of workplace violence, risk factors, and related terms in OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and California Senate Bill 553; and strategies for avoiding physical harm as well as opportunities for prospective In-service Instructors to […]
This interactive workshop provides practical information social service professionals can use to make decisions about the use of force in interactions with clients who are using assaultive behaviors to meet needs. Participants explore the definition of reasonable force, consider legal and ethical guidelines including liability and mandated reporting, and examine the impact of trauma histories […]