Name: Calming Through Connection: Foundational De-Escalation Strategies (Virtual)
Start: 2025-09-24T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-09-24T16:00:00-06:00
Location: Station 20 west

Calming Through Connection: Foundational De-Escalation Strategies (Virtual)

OUTLINE
Causes of Escalation
-Identifying common triggers that lead to escalation.
-Systemic and environmental factors leading to escalated emotions in others.
What is Safety
-How the brain and body operate when emotionally safe vs. emotionally unsafe.
-The Cycle of Escalation
-Understanding how someone becomes “triggered”.
-Understanding and recognizing each stage and appropriate interventions for each.
Emotional Regulation Strategies
-How do we handle anger and anxiety.
-Strategies for regulating our emotions in response to others.
De-Escalation Approaches
-Practical strategies to de-escalate others and create emotional safety.
-How to stay calm and respond effectively in high-stress situations.
De-Escalation Framework
-Using the EVEN approach to empathize, validate, explore and negotiate.
-Group scenarios to practice de-escalation approaches.
Register Here: https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/calming-through-connection-foundational-de-escalation-strategies-2/