E9 - De-escalation: Principles and Practices for Responders

This workshop reviews participants de-escalation skills from a variety of professional perspectives. Lessons learned about assessing, intervening, and monitoring the effectiveness of de-escalation will be reviewed. Participants will discuss recent developments in the psychology of extreme escalation. We
will also focus on the mental preparation skills that can lead to effective intervention under stress. This will be an interactive workshop to share lessons learned in response to high risk crisis situations.

*Profession Specific CEs:

This presentation is approved for 2.0 CE Credits by The Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency, Inc. (AACMHA) as an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.

This presentation is approved for 2 PDH from EAPA- Employee Assistance Professionals Association.

2 CE Credits for NAADAC, This course has been approved by International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider # 87914, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), is responsible for all aspects of the programing.

*Review ICISF World Congress 17 CE website page for additional requirements.