Classified Cumulative Skills Block Hours =	8 Hours
Certified Instructional Hours =	8 Hours
CDE Re-Licensure Credit =	.5 Credit
Knowledge Level Advancement =	.5 Credit

The numbers of challenging students and the severity of their behaviors are increasing. Recognizing, understanding, and intervening in escalating behaviors is a necessary skill for all staff who may be faced with challenging behaviors.

Crisis Prevention Intervention focuses on management of non-compliant, disruptive, verbally and physically aggressive behavior.
This interactive class will teach participants how to recognize stages of escalation behavior and how to respond effectivly to stop the escalation cycle.

• Prevention of crisis and verbal de-escalation is stressed.
• Participants learn specific strategies for assisting both students and staff in alternative behaviors to avoid future escalation of behaviors.
• Physical restraint is taught and practiced as a last resort strategy.

Learner Objectives:

• Recognize levels of behavior a student may experience as he or she becomes agitated and the appropriate response to each level
• Identify nonverbal techniques to prevent acting out behavior
• Identify verbal techniques to de-escalate acting out behavior
• Provide for the best care, welfare and safety for staff and students
• Identify team intervention strategies and techniques to support individuals
• Build therapeutic post-vention techniques to be implemented after acting out behavior has occurred to aid individuals coping with crisis situations.
• Utilize district policies and procedures for intervention, reporting and making necessary changes to the environment to ensure the care, safety, security and welfare of students and staff.

The instructors are master level trainers certified by Crisis Prevention Intervention, Inc. CPI is an internationally recognized program that offers support for schools, law enforcement agencies, hospitals, and residential facilities.

Certification from Crisis Prevention Intervention, Inc. will be granted to all who complete course and pass the assessment, by the instructors.

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If you have questions about this course content or prerequisites, please contact the instructor(s) or "Contact" person listed. Course Contact: Stacy Struessel - ISS North If you have questions about registration or transcripts, please contact the Staff Development office.

Classified Instructional Hours =	4 Hours
CDE Re-Licensure Credit =	4 Hours
Knowledge Level Advancement =	N/A

The numbers of challenging students and the severity of their behaviors are increasing. Recognizing, understanding, and intervening in escalating behaviors is a necessary skill for all staff who may be faced with challenging behaviors.

This class is a REFRESHER for those who have already taken
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) initial course within the last school year.

This interactive class reviews how to recognize stages of escalating behavior and how to respond effectively to stop the escalation cycle. Participants review specific strategies for assisting both students and staff in alternative behaviors to avoid future escalation of behaviors. Verbal de-escalation is stressed. In the rare event that the student becomes physically aggressive, physical restraint is taught and practiced as a last resort strategy.

The instructors are master level trainers certified by Crisis Prevention Intervention, Inc.. CPI is an internationally recognized program that offers support for schools, law enforcement agencies, hospitals, and residential facilities.

Certification from Crisis Prevention Intervention, Inc. will be granted to all who complete course and pass the assessment, by the instructor.

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PREREQUISITE:

• Participants must have successfully completed:
  Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) initial course within the last school year.

If you have questions about this course content or prerequisites, please contact the instructor(s) or "Contact" person listed. Course Contact: Stacy Streussel (ISS) If you have questions about registration or transcripts, please contact Staff Development office.

This is a specialized two night refresher offered to staff with current certification who want to incorporate more preventative interventions such as TEACCH methodology and who want more practice in therapeutic rapport as an intervention to develop problem solving strategies collaboratively with their students.

Instructional Contact Hours = 8 hours

The numbers of challenging students and the severity of their behaviors are increasing. Recognizing, understanding, and intervening in escalating behaviors is a necessary skill for all staff who may be faced with challenging behaviors.

This class is a REFRESHER for those who have already completed
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) initial course within the last school year.

This interactive class reviews how to recognize stages of escalating behavior and how to respond effectively to stop the escalation cycle. Participants review specific strategies for assisting both students and staff in alternative behaviors to avoid future escalation of behaviors. Verbal de-escalation is stressed. In the rare event that the student becomes physically aggressive, physical restraint is taught and practiced as a last resort strategy.

The instructors are master level trainers certified by Crisis Prevention Intervention, Inc. CPI is an internationally recognized program that offers support for schools, law enforcement agencies, hospitals, and residential facilities.

Certification from Crisis Prevention Intervention, Inc. will be granted by the instructor to all who complete course and pass the assessment.

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PREREQUISITE:

• Participants must have successfully completed:
  Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) initial course within the last school year.

If you have questions about this course content or prerequisites, please contact the instructor(s) or "Contact" person listed. Course Contact: Jon Smith 303-204-7516 jon.smith@dcsdk12.org If you have questions about registration or transcripts, please contact the Staff Development office.

Certified Skills Block =	20 Hours
CDE Relicensure Credit =	1 Credit
Knowledge Level Advancement =	N/A
Skills Block Stipend	$325.00* Pending

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Certified teachers

Description

This course addresses the challenges all teachers face with regards to student behavior in the classroom. In the past 10 years there has been a surge of school related violence. Research shows the importance of being proactive to elicit appropriate behavior. This class addresses research, philosophies and strategies to help teachers become proactive when dealing with behavior problems to minimize safety issues and off task academic time which in turn will maximize learning for all.

Learner Objectives

This course addresses many aspects of antisocial behavior. Teachers will

• learn how to recognize students with anti social behavior and the factors that contribute to its’ development.
• review Foundations 1 by looking at classroom management which help teachers become aware of how they contribute to antisocial behavior.
• build an awareness of bullying and look at how PBS works in school wide behavior plans.
• learn how to collect data using behavior analysis and then how to address that behavior with strategies in behavior reduction and behavior enhancement techniques.

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Please Note:

• This skills block is for CERTIFIED employees only (teachers, counselors, coordinators, nurses, etc.).
• Support staff are encouraged to register for Managing Student Behavior for Support Staff: CLASSIFIED Skill Block.

SKILLS BLOCK NOTE:

• Self-funded departments, Charter Schools and grant-funded program employees should check with their supervisor regarding eligibility for Skill Block payment.

If you have questions about this course content or prerequisites, please contact the instructor(s) or "Contact" person listed. If you have questions about registration or transcripts, please contact the Staff Development office.

Certified Skills Block =	N/A
CDE Relicensure Credit =	1 Credit
Knowledge Level Advancement =	TBD

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• DCSD school psychologists, social workers, nurses, counselors.
• School Resource Officers, administrators, and teachers.

DESCRIPTION:

The Starfish training will enable attendees to understand and identify the bereavement needs of children and learn ways in which to assist grieving children. Attendees will learn activities designed to provide children a language to talk about their feelings, normalization of their feelings, and coping skills.

LEARNER OBJECTIVES:

• Understand and identify the bereavement needs of children/teens
• Learn skills needed to facilitate a grief support group
• Learn activities designed to help children with their grieving process

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If you have questions about this course content or prerequisites, please contact the instructor(s) or "Contact" person listed. Leslie Clemensen (Wilcox) 303-387-0087 leslie.clemensen@dcsdk12.org If you have questions about registration or transcripts, please contact Staff Development office.