De-escalating and Defusing Crisis Workshop

Overdose Prevention and Education Network

Join us for a free online training workshop on de-escalation and crisis intervention hosted by the Overdose Prevention and Education Network

*﻿THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLDOUT* A﻿pologies for any inconvenienceAccessing Event The workshop will be held through Zoom with the zoom link provided when you register. HonorariaThose that self-identify as a peer will be offered a flat-rate of $40 for their participation in the event. A﻿bout the TrainingStrategies for Deescalating and Defusing Crisis This 3 hour trauma and culturally informed workshop will provide safe space to explore and validate the experiences and expertise of peer support workers through a harm reduction lens. Using a unique blend of professional and personal reflection, participants will be invited to explore current tools and strategies for regulating the stress response and effectively deescalate and defuse emotionally charged situations. In this workshop we will cover:<ul><li> The definitions of crisis and how crisis intervention differs from long term support</li><li></li><li>Our attitudes and the way we feel about people in crisis, trauma, and mental health</li><li>How to shift from an “at risk” paradigm to an “at promise” approach</li><li>The bio-physiology of crisis and empathy</li><li>The tools and strategies for efficiently deescalating and defusing crisis</li><li>Non violent communication</li><li>Compassionate listening</li><li>5 step Crisis Helping Model</li></ul> About your facilitator Lyndsay Wells (she, her, hers) is an educator, program developer, and crisis worker with a specialty in youth, trauma, crisis, suicide, and suicide bereavement. With over 20 years in the field, her work on youth suicide prevention has been published in the International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies and she has presented several times at the national conference for the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention.

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