The Crisis Cycle: Proactively Restoring Calm when Youth or Adult are Escalated

Community Partner Training- Sponsored by CYFD-BHS

2.75 Social Work CEU | 3 Length

Trainer:
Frank Picone, LCSW, Center for Great Expectations

• Have a basic understanding of the components of a well-regulated environment.
• Recognize early warning signs of an impending crisis.
• Identify strategies for de-escalating youth and gaining cooperation.
• Apply strategies relevant to early warning signs of an impending crisis, de-escalating youth and gaining cooperation in role play.
• Understand how behavior is affected as a result of the brain’s development and response to experiences in the environment, including traumatic experiences.
• Be able to name two components of a well-regulated environment.
• Name the three stages of the crisis cycle.
• List three interventions one can use in pre-crisis stage.