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Academy School District 20, Colorado Springs, CO
“We as a district embrace the philosophy that CPI promotes. Since implementing the program and training our staff members, we have seen fewer physical interventions across the district. Our staff members are more aware of early interventions and have been equipped with the ability to intervene earlier.”
Theresa Maez
Transition Community Coach
Central Corporate Services Unit, Queensland, Australia
“The decision to pilot this type of intervention was supported by the comparison of WorkCover claims between a school that had been using Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® and schools that had no such intervention in place. Although a number of claims were still evident at the school using the intervention, they resulted in reduced injuries and associated costs, little lost time and no claims for residual psychological distress.”
“The principal reported that there was a significant reduction in incidents and an improvement in students’ behaviour. This was attributed to the following factors:
- The training included identifying and managing the triggers that lead to undesirable behaviour.
- Participants learnt safe techniques to restrain students if required, thus reducing the risk of sprain and strain injuries.
- Students being restrained in a manner that is seen as positive and aims to maintain the student’s dignity.
- The training provides staff with a course of action enabling them to take control and reduce feelings of anxiety and psychological distress.”
Education Queensland Case Study
As cited in Organisational Health Unit – June 2004
Orange County Public Schools, Orange County, FL
“First and foremost, we now place more emphasis on the redirection and setting limits portion of the training. We are finding that those two skills are very difficult for adults to learn. Participants now take part in frequent role-plays which require them to either redirect or set limits. Scripts have been written to assist participants during their initial role-play attempts. It is amazing to watch the ‘light come on’ as participants gain more confidence in their ability to use the skills being taught.”
Rachel Noonan
Instructional Support Teacher
School of the Osage, Lake Ozark, MO
“The most frequent response we hear over and over is, ‘This is the best training I’ve ever had. Why has no one taught me this before?’”
Susan Bowden
Director of Special Services
Lafayette Parish Schools, Louisiana
“This training was a wonderful opportunity to implement a plan to effectively assist students when an escalation occurs at our school. We have a plan in place at our school to call for “team” members when the need arises. The plan has given us the confidence and success to safely handle and assist our students in a personal crisis situation. This program has assisted me in a variety of ways. It has taught me techniques that I have used with children. I love the fact that we can de-escalate a problem and no further intervention is needed. Because of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training, I can attest that no children we have worked with have been injured.”
White Tanks Learning Center, Buckeye, Arizona
“Another way that the implementation of training has helped our staff is that it creates a way of giving constructive feedback in a non emotional way. In the past, staff were hesitant to discuss interventions with each other. There was no structure with which to initiate a discussion. Now, we can refer to the training and discuss whether or not our behavior was within its guidelines.”
Lubbock Independent School District, Lubbock, Texas
“Our district has seen a great reduction in the need to restrain as our skills in verbal de-escalation have improved. The training has provided us with a common language, which allows us to function better as a team. Our teams have learned to encourage and support both students and one another. The training has also increased our awareness of the importance of having a plan and working that plan. We have found that relationships with students have improved as we have sharpened our skills.”
Washington School for the Deaf, Vancouver, WA
“CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® techniques work well. The verbal interventions are great. We needed something and this is the best that I have found.”
Nancy Sinkovitz
Dean
Lenawee Intermediate Schools, Adrian, MI
“When educators take the class, they feel validated because CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training fits so well with educational goals. Schools are safer when you can control acting-out behavior.”
Linda Emerson