TechValidate Research on Crisis Prevention Institute


Case Study: Alberta Health Services, Canada

Introduction

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

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

“CPI training has improved my organization’s HCAHPS score.”

“CPI provides my team and I with a template to access other options to handle crisis.”

“We are better equipped to de-escalate potential crisis situations with the least amount of harm to both patients and staff.”

Challenges

Sought Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training in order to:

  • Reduce workplace violence rate
  • Improve staff confidence in working with challenging clients

Environment

Categorizes their healthcare environment as acute inpatient psychiatry

Results

  • Reduced challenging / disruptive behaviors by 20—29% since implementing CPI de-escalation techniques.
  • With the enhanced training content:
    • The Decision-Making Matrix helps staff analyze the degree, likelihood, and potential outcomes of risk behavior.
    • The RESPONSE Continuum helps staff consider how they can best help an individual decelerate when behaviors have potential risk.
    • The Opt-Out Sequence helps staff reduce the duration and restrictiveness of physical engagement.




About This Data

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