This program focuses on how to prevent a crisis BEFORE it occurs. Staff learn strategies for developing the self awareness they need deal with stress and maintain mental equilibrium.

 

* Develop rational detachment
* Build self awareness
*Learn de-escalation skills
* Manage stress

Restraints are physically holding students, in theory, to stop them from hurting others or themselves. All too often, however, this occurs due to power struggles between staff and students. Research shows that most restraints are caused not by the student but by the staff, most often due to high levels of stress. Absolutely Experiential, Inc. provides an innovative program to help staff recognize and respond to crises with alternative strategies other than a hands-on intervention. This program focuses on the staff members looking at their own emotional state during a crisis situation, in an effort to prevent a hands on intervention. It includes concrete strategies for developing rational detachment, de-escalation skills, and stress management.