Safety in the Field and De-escalation for Helping Professionals

The personal safety of helping-professionals is a vital part of our practice. This workshop will empower clinicians to develop situational awareness and consider best practices for safety in the office and in the field. Case studies will highlight the importance of safety considerations and provide learners with the opportunity to critically analyze their personal and agency safety protocols. De-escalation strategies will be presented as a first line intervention to defusing challenging situations. Learners will be prepared to handle safety concerns and escalated clients with clarity and confi...Read moredence. Less...

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify and describe situational awareness and the Four A's of personal safety.
  • Utilize five appropriate strategies to ensure personal safety in the workplace.
  • Employ at least two de-escalation strategies to increase worker, client, and agency safety.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Friday, August 23, 2024

Live Interactive Webinar

11:00 AM EDT - 02:15 PM EDT

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EARN 3 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW

Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and Kansas with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She has held clinical positions as an outpatient and in-home therapist, and clinical supervisor. Diane was an Adjunct Professor of Social Work for 10 years at The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare and a Field Liaison and Field Instructor. She has also held administrative positions as a program Director and Coordinator. Diane is a popular local and national trainer on a wide variety of mental health and workplace development topics for clinicians and corporations. Diane is most passionate about providing quality professional development to clinicians, employees, and leaders. For fun, Diane loves to spoil her four Dachshunds and rock out to 80’s music.

Agenda

11:00am - 11:10am Safety for social workers

Statistics, cases

  • NASW survey
  • Terri Zenner case
  • NASW Safety Standards

11:10am - 11:20am Fear

  • Amygdala
  • “The Gift of Fear”

11:20am - 11:35am Situational awareness

  • Safety assessment
  • Home visit video

11:35am - 11:50am General safety precautions

  • If you’re being attacked
  • Self-defense moves

11:50am - 12:10pm Risk factor categories

12:10pm - 12:30pm Case Study #1

12:30pm - 12:45pm Break

12:45pm 1:00pm De-Escalation Skills

Rationale for using de-escalation skills

Risk factors for violence

  • Path to escalation
  • Assess your risk 

CAF model 

1:00pm - 1:20pm Effective communication

  • Communicating compassionately
  • CIT recommendations
  • Verbal and non-verbal

1:20pm - 2:00pm Effective de-escalation

  • NASW Three Parts
  • Video demonstration and reflection: de- escalation

2:00pm - 2:15pm Q&A, Closure

CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

American Psychological Association
CE Learning Systems, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Association of Social Work Boards
CE Learning Systems, (Provider #1020), is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 02/23/2022 – 02/23/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 general continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors
CE Learning Systems has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5951. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Learning Systems is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Make An Impact is a service division of CE Learning Systems.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work
CE Learning Systems SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0060.
New York Education Department Board of Creative Arts Therapy
CE Learning Systems (d/b/a CE-credit.com), is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0008
New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors
CE Learning Systems, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0072.
New York Education Department Board for Licensed Psychoanalysts
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Association of Social Work Boards - New Jersey
Safety in the Field and De-escalation for Helping Professionals 5846], is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by CE Learning Systems, LLC as an individual course. Individual courses, not providers, are approved at the course level. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 7/1/24 - 7/1/26. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credit(s).

ACE individual course approval meets the NJ Board of Social Work Examiners requirements for individual course approval pursuant to NJ Code 13:44G-6.4.16. Participation in the ASWB ACE Course Approval Program requires that the provider abide by all of the criteria set forth by New Jersey Administrative Code Title 13 Chapter 44 G Subchapter 6.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology
CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0016.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy
CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0045.

CE Process Info

Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) for the duration of the training to earn CE credits.

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  • Complete evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

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