MHDD 105 - Conflict Prevention and Response Training

1. Describe philosophies related to restraint reduction, sources and responses to stress, functions and responses to behavior, phases of crisis escalation and staff responses, and staff issues related to work stress and self control.
2. Describe and/or identify preventive measures and de-escalation techniques to support a person in gaining self-control and preventing the use of physical restraint.
3. Describe and perform prescribed escape, retreat strategies, and other defensive tactics to avoid use of physical restraint.
4. Define trauma; describe the consequences, treatment implications, effects, and the reduction of trauma during restraint; and identify observable responses to trauma in both the general and mental health populations.
5. Describe criteria for use of restraint and inappropriate interventions, identify unnecessary power struggles, and perform physical escorts as well as verbal and physical interventions.
6. Describe the medical risks, hazards, and traumatic effects of restraint and perform approved techniques for the safe and humane use of restraint.
7. Describe the purpose and components of documentation related to conflict prevention and response.
8. Describe the purpose and basic components of the debriefing process.