Crisis Intervention PRO

This Massachusetts restraint certification course is designed to provide staff with reasonable and responsible physical intervention skills for those critical moments when a member of the school community's safety is at risk.

This comprehensive course specifically teaches and advocates the use of preventive strategies like verbal de-escalation whenever possible and before any type of physical intervention takes place. Course topics include but are not limited to:

  • Verbal De-escalation Skills

  • Crisis Prevention Measures

  • Escorts & Protective Holds

  • Reasonable Response

  • Follow-up Procedures

Requirements: 3.0 hr online course + 1.5 day (9.0 hours) of in-person training

FAQ's

ALL Crisis Intervention (restraint) Training sessions spots are reserved by a designee of the school district.

Please contact your administrator to be added to a training. 

The FULL Training is approximately 3.0 hrs of online course work plus 9.0 hrs (1.5 days) of in-person training.

The Crisis Intervention Refresher Training is approximately 2.0 hours of online course work and then 3.0 hours (1/2 day) of in-person training. 

Yes! Administrators are more than welcome to come and observe any part of an in-person session. 

Receiving a certificate however requires completion of the online portion and full participation in the in-person session. 

Unless otherwise instructed, ALL in-person sessions start at 8:30AM

The Refresher Training will end at 11:30AM

Unless otherwise instructed, ALL in-person sessions start at 8:30AM

Day one for the FULL Training will end at 3:00PM and day two at 11:30AM

No. Arrangements will be made for you to attend a different session when you and or your health care provider deems it appropriate for you to participate.

You will not be allowed to attend the in-person training if you have not finished the online portion of your training. 

No. Training from other providers are not accepted as proof of competency. 

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