The Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training program is a safe, nonharmful behavior management system designed to help educators provide the best Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security of confrontational, disruptive, or potentially out-of-control students, even during their most violent moments.
This course now consists of online and classroom components. Online course instruction can typically be completed in 2-3 hours. The one-day classroom portion will follow successful completion of the online component.
Once registered for the NVCI FLEX training, you will receive an automated email containing a link that will allow you to access the online portion to be completed prior to the classroom portion.
The following aspects will be covered:
- The stages of escalation and the de-escalation techniques to use during each stage.
- Nonverbal and verbal intervention strategies for managing disruptive behavior.
- CPI’s Personal Safety Techniques to maximize student and staff safety if the aggressive behavior becomes physical.
- Understanding and development of team intervention strategies and techniques.
- Demonstration and practice of safe physical control techniques to be used as a last resort if the out-of-control student becomes violent and a danger to self or others.
- Instruction is provided in the debriefing and documentation that should take place after a crisis.
- Please dress in comfortable clothing as there will be a lot of moving around, learning physical movements, etc.
- Please bring pens / pencils to classroom portion, to write with.
- All participants must successfully complete online portion and attend for the full duration of the classroom instruction to become certified.
- Note: Attendance limited to school district employees in Zone 1 (Northern districts).
Lunch is NOT provided.