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De-escalation In Behavioral Health
This 2-hour live online training presents suggested techniques to support de-escalation when working with behavioral health clients. It will discuss the process of escalation and de-escalation, how to respond at each step, and techniques used for de-escalation. At the conclusion of the training, participants should have a framework to de-escalate potentially hazardous situations and build a culture of safety and empathy for staff and clients.
Presenter: Maurice Byrd, LMFT, has worked as a harm reduction therapist since 2004. Currently, he is the Director of Training and Business Operations at the Center for Harm Reduction Therapy. During his career, he has worked with adults and adolescents, including youth who have run away from difficult homes, families, people court-mandated to treatment, and people convicted of violent crimes. Maurice is also a Certified Anger Management Facilitator. He teaches and consults with both clinical and non-clinical staff at several non-profit agencies around the Bay Area and specializes in teaching harm reduction groups. He is a published author, co-writing the chapter Dealing with Drug Use After Prison: Harm Reduction Therapy in the book Decarcerating America.
Attending this training fulfills the SFDPH annual harm reduction training requirement, which is part of the SFDPH Declaration of Compliance for SFDPH funded agencies that provide direct service to clients.
For accommodations or more information contact Michael.barack@sfdph.org