Where:
Butler County Educational Service Center
400 N. Erie Blvd.
Hamilton, OH 45011
Contact:
Lauren Perry
FCFC Training Coordinator
Butler County Family & Children First Council
(513) 785-6770 (office)
perryl@bcesc.org
Your Trainer:
Amy Bleser has a Master’s of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Xavier University and has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in Ohio since 2016. Amy’s experience began in 2011 and includes programs within the criminal justice system for offender rehabilitation, community based mental health treatment, CBT based individual therapy and trauma informed advocacy for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Amy currently works at Women Helping Women in Cincinnati, OH as the Director of Hamilton County Direct Services overseeing crisis intervention services.
Keeping Your Cool:
Crisis De-escalation Training
Crisis De-Escalation is a training focused on identifying possible crisis, education on trauma informed interventions during a crisis, and techniques to help reduce on-going crisis. There will be discussion about different viewpoints of a crisis, biases that influence a crisis response, and environmental factors to consider when in a crisis. This training will walk participants through the crisis cycle and provide real situations where presented techniques were applied in a successful way. Participants will also complete an interactive role play to practice these skills and provide constructive feedback to each other.
Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify 3 factors that impact a person’s crisis.
- Participants will learn at least 2 basic intervention skills for crisis de-escalation.
- Participants will be able to identify and address concerns that arise when de-escalating a crisis.
Cost: Free! (Priority will be given to partner agencies of The Butler County Partnership to Reduce Infant Mortality)
* Coffe and water provided.
CEUs: 3.75 Social Work and Counselor CEUs are provided by the Butler County Educational Service Center approved & awarded by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, & MFT Board Approval RSX050901 & RCX051001.
Target Audience: Community Health Workers, Therapists/Counselors, Nurses, Psychologists, School Psychologists, Substance Use Counselors, Doctors, Mental Health Professionals, Etc.
