MHDD Webinar Series: Using Innovative and Alternative Approaches for De-Escalating Individuals in Crisis Situations

Content Level: Beginner

Learning Objectives:

After the completion of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe verbal and non-verbal strategies to use in a crisis situation
• Utilize grounding techniques for remaining emotionally regulated during an emotionally charged situation
• Demonstrate ways of interacting with individuals in crisis that communicate empathy, validation and concern
• Summarize helpful tools for assessing a person’s well-being and need for further supports or resources

Course Outline:

• Introduction and Housekeeping
• Using Innovative and Alternative Approaches for De-Escalating Individuals in Crisis Situations
• Q & A

Possible CEU's:

Association of Social Work Boards
KY Board of Social Work*
KY Psychology Board of Examiners*
KY Board of Nursing*
*Please check your state chapter for CEU reciprocity

Presenters:

Berkley Carnine & Chelsea Swift from CAHOOTS (Crisis
Assistance Helping Out On The Streets), a mobile crisis
intervention program providing 24 hour free, confidential
services in Eugene, Oregon. Each CAHOOTS team consists
of a Mental Health Crisis Worker and an Emergency
Medical Technician. While CAHOOTS is dispatched through
local police departments, they are a mobile mental health
clinic, not a law enforcement agency.