Research shows the prevention of crisis behavior and reduction of seclusion and restraint is possible in school settings. Leadership teams, comprised of 2-5 people such as administrators, school psychologists, or behavior specialists, will learn the six research-based components to guide and retrain a team on a systemic framework for reducing Emergency Safety Interventions (ESI) within a school and/or district that is sustainable over time. The six components include leadership oversight, use of data to inform practice, performance development, use of prevention supports, student and family engagement, and debriefing techniques. The purpose of this training is to provide leaders a framework to reduce the use of ESI across a building and/or district and is not a behavior intervention training for direct care providers. This training, designed for leadership teams, will provide participants with tools to develop a building and/or district action plan to reduce ESI, develop building and/or district goals for reducing ESI, monitor and increase treatment integrity within a building and/or district, develop an oversight plan to establish roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders, develop a staff recognition plan for meeting goals, and structure debriefing techniques with students and staff.
In order to be registered for the training, 1 leadership team member will complete a pre-training survey, with input by all leadership team members participating in the training, by clicking on the "Register Here" button. That team member will then email Nichole Hitchcock at nicholeh@tasnatbs.org stating the survey has been completed and the other team members' names (teams of 2-5) and emails so that Nichole can register all team members.
Prior to the training, one leadership team member will need to print a copy of their district's policy statement around the use of Emergency Safety Interventions (ESIs) and have it accessible to use during an activity on day 2 of the training. If your district does not currently have a policy statement around the use of ESIs, have a discussion prior to the training with necessary administrators on what might be included and bring notes of that discussion to the training.
After completing the 2-day online training and follow-up coaching, leadership teams will:
Identify when and when not to use Emergency Safety Interventions
Identify alternative strategies to use in order to prevent the use of Emergency Safety Interventions
Develop, implement, and analyze a system-wide plan for preventing the use of Emergency Safety Interventions in their setting
Registration may be cancelled up to 14 days prior to the event for a full refund. Cancellations received within 14 days of the event will not be refunded. No-show registrations will also not be refunded.