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Crisis Prevention Institute Case Study

Pojoaque Valley Municipal School – New Mexico

Introduction

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

“Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training is the best and most thorough training for addressing and managing behavior!”

“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.)”

“I believe that our staff/student relationships are more positive, respectful, and professional due to CPI training.”

Challenges

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

Environment

  • Categorizes their school as:
    • A rural school
    • A public school

Results

  • Reduced challenging/disruptive behaviors by over 50% 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 RESPONSE Continuum helps their staff consider how they can best help an individual decelerate when behaviors have potential risk
    • 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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