Read the Latest in the PBIS Post: A Positive Behavioral Support Blog
Read the latest entry in the PBIS Post: A Positive Behavioral Support Blog featuring Professional Staff Instructor Susan Keith’s listing of the Top 10 PBIS Online Resources.
Prison Credits Training for Decrease in Violence
The Seattle Department of Corrections is incorporating violence prevention training as part of a strategy to decrease violence in its prisons, according to a recent article in The Seattle Times. Read: Prison Credits Training for Decrease in Violence.
Diagnostic Guidelines for Alzheimer’s Updated With Recent Advancements
Medical experts are updating diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease to help physicians diagnose the disease earlier, according to an article in American Medical News. Since the original guidelines were published in 1984, scientists have determined that the genetic process of the disease appears years before symptoms start. They also have discovered that dementia can be caused by cerebrovascular disease, Lewy body disease, or other conditions other than Alzheimer’s. Read: Diagnostic Guidelines for Alzheimer’s Updated With Recent Advancements.
Free Resource: Ten Tips for Crisis Prevention Info Capsule
A crisis can be defined as a moment in time when an individual in your charge loses rational, and at times even physical, control over her own behavior. This can be very challenging and anxiety producing for those responsible for intervening. Due to the chaotic, unpredictable nature of a crisis, it is vital that staff stay calm and proceed with a plan. Learn more in this free Ten Tips for Crisis Prevention info capsule.
Read the Latest in the CPI Executive Blog
Read CEO Tony Jace’s latest entries in the CPI Executive Blog, about Gary McDaniel, a CPI Certified Instructor who was chosen by the National Association of Social Workers as the state of West Virginia’s Social Worker of the Year, and some states that passed laws considering violent assaults against health care workers to be felonies. Read: CPI Instructor Named Social Worker of the Year and Assaults in Health Care Are Felonies in Some States.
Learn to Manage Anger and Maintain Professionalism
How do you express anger without becoming aggressive or damaging your professional image? The key is to separate the emotion of anger from the behavior that is often displayed. If you feel the need to express your anger to another individual, there are constructive ways to do so. Be direct and specific in your communication. Don’t blame others, and be sure to listen to the other individual’s response. Realize that the individual may have views that differ from your own. Read: Learn to Manage Anger and Maintain Professionalism.
Milwaukee Police Program Assists Returning Veterans
The Milwaukee County sheriff’s office is designing a program to help employees returning from foreign wars and veterans readjust to their civilian jobs and deal with postwar trauma, according to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Read: Milwaukee Police Program Assists Returning Veterans.
More Prevention Perspectives News
Maine Department of Education Issues Letter Prohibiting Certain Restraints
DOD Provides Training and Resources to Military Family Students
Study Indicates Less Structure Among Teens Leads to Violence
Signs of Autism May Be Detected in Babies
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