De-escalation Skills Youth
Increase confidence to safely de-escalate an event. This course is designed to assist in the understanding of emotional escalation, triggers, distress, sense of the adolescent self and coping strategies to effectively de-escalate an adolescent.
Target Audience: For those who work with, or care for an adolescent.
The development of the adolescent brain may impact on their decision making and the escalated behaviours of a young person.
Workzone Building, 1 Nash Street, Perth
Tuesday 27 May, 9AM-4.30PM
This course supports participants to have an increased knowledge and understanding of:
- Understanding of the impact escalation has on the brain and body and how that affects behaviour and reasoning
- Increased knowledge of escalation curve, stages and triggers
- Skill development using the 3-step model for de-escalation
- Recognition of escalation in self, and knowledge of strategies to self-regulate
Event Details
May 27 - May 27
09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Health Professionals
Organizer Details
WAAMH - Western Australian Association for Mental Health