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Crisis Prevention Institute Case Study

Grand Valley Local Schools – Ohio

Introduction

This case study of Grand Valley Local Schools is based on a March 2016 survey of Crisis Prevention Institute customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“CPI training provides safe and effective strategies to de-escalate crisis situations.”

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

“Because of an increase in direct instruction time, CPI training has led to improved student outcomes. (Examples: test scores, student grades, graduation rates, etc.)”

“With CPI, I’m able to instruct better based on my excellent support and education. Re-education and refreshers are built into daily practice.”

“CPI provides our staff with confidence to de-escalate a crisis.”

Challenges

  • Sought Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training to:
    • Improve staff confidence in working with challenging student behaviors
    • Improve staff skills in managing behaviors

Environment

  • Categorizes their school as a rural school

Results

  • Reduced challenging/disruptive behaviors by 30—39% since implementing CPI de-escalation techniques
  • Decreased the use of physical restraint and seclusion by 75—99% since implementing CPI training
  • Agree that the enhanced content has helped with the following:
    • Their trainings are more relevant for more staff
    • They can train more staff, such as general education staff, now that the content is relevant for more roles
    • The Decision-Making Matrix helps their staff analyze the degree, likelihood, and potential outcomes of risk behavior
    • The Opt-Out Sequence helps their staff reduce the duration and restrictiveness of physical engagement
    • The Physical Skills Evaluation Framework helps their staff consider the safety, effectiveness, acceptability, and transferability of any physical intervention




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