Several CPI staff members participated in the 5th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Dr. Randolph M. Boardman, CPI’s Executive Director of Research and Development, and Swen Heidenreich, based in Germany, co-presented a paper, Measuring Success in Crisis Prevention Training.

Topics covered within the presentation included a survey of definitions of evidence, layers of evidence as viewed on a continuum from qualitative practice-based evidence to quantitative in nature, a systemic view of measuring effectiveness; training staff for better outcomes, ongoing multiple measurement components, examples of what is and can be measured beyond reduction in restraints; and advancing person-centered care through collaboration.

Simon Kemp, CPI’s Executive Director of International Development, also served on an international panel, Training in the Management of Aggression and Violence. Along with other well-respected experts in the field, Simon shared updates on legislative developments regarding training, restraint and seclusion initiatives, as well as an open-ended question and answer session on all topics germane to the Congress.