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Crisis Prevention Institute Case Study

Black Hills Works

Introduction

This case study of Black Hills Works is based on a March 2016 survey of Crisis Prevention Institute customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“CPI improved staff de-escalation skills, improved overall safety, and has become ingrained in our training.”

“There are fewer accident reports, as well as fewer behavior incident reports, and staff has better interaction skills with those with challenging behaviors.”

“Staff has more tools to work with the clients, which has reduced staff turnover. Staff has stated how much they appreciate the information.”

“Crisis Prevention Institute has great tools to equip staff to work in high stress and low-stress environments, and in a variety of places. The staff is friendly, attentive, and very helpful.”

Challenges

  • Sought Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training to :
    • Reduce workplace violence rate
    • Improve staff confidence in working with challenging clients
    • Improve staff skills in managing behaviors

Environment

  • Categorizes their mental health environment as a group home.

Results

Black Hills Works achieved the following results with Crisis Prevention Institute:

  • Agree that the enhanced content has helped with the following:
    • Their trainings are more relevant for more staff
    • They can train more staff now that the content is relevant for more staff
    • The Decision-Making Matrix helps their staff analyze the degree, likelihood, and potential outcomes of risk behavior
    • The RESPONSE Continuum helps their staff consider how they can best help an individual decelerate when behaviors have potential risk
    • The Physical Skills Evaluation Framework helps their staff consider the safety, effectiveness, acceptability, and transferability of any physical intervention




About This Data

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