Helping Staff Be At Their Best When Kids Are At Their Worst
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Site updated: Oct 5, 2011: New dates for Atlanta training
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What is the Problem?
After years of problems in school and home, many at-risk children and youth find themselves in unfamiliar settings, surrounded by unfriendly faces.
Foster homes Group homes
Emergency shelters Alternative schools
Wilderness camps Treatment centers
Juvenile detention Adolescent hospitals
Places like these are often flooded with angry, desperate youth struggling with emotional disturbance, conduct disorders and mental health issues. Because of their harsh life experiences, troubled young people have often learned to be relationship-wary. They have learned to mistrust rather than trust adults. They have learned to reject the very people who try to help them, rather than risk being rejected themselves.
Every day teachers,
classroom aides, direct care workers, residential counselors, foster
parents, nurses, psych techs, support room specialists, and others are called upon to intervene in crises which may become dangerous if not handled properly. Most adults want to help kids learn and grow, but become frustrated when nothing seems to work. As a result, they often turn to more and more severe consequences, which only serves to push these youth further and further away.
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What is the Answer?
Despite
our frustration, we know that the answer to today's epidemic
of challenging youth is NOT simply harsher discipline or stronger punishments. The best answer is a structured program employing well-trained, caring staff who know how to build relationships and manage crises without escalating kids.
Staff struggling to manage difficult students deserve comprehensive training which adequately prepares them for the realities of working with today's troubled youth. We provide professional training in three related programs, delivered nationwide.
"Therapeutic Aggression Control Techniques" (TACT-2) is a thorough crisis intervention training program, which includes verbal de-escalation and physical intervention. TACT2 is designed primarily for staff in residential homes, emergency shelters, foster care settings, and challenging urban or alternative schools. It includes a 1-day Introductory course, a 2-day Behavior Management course, and a 3-day full Crisis Intervention (verbal & physical) course. (Download TACT2 Info page).
"Therapeutic Behavior Management" (TBM)
is a classroom management training program designed to integrate with a Positive Behavioral Supports school culture system. TBM is intended for primarily for educators in a variety of public school
settings. It includes a 1-day Prevention course, and a 2-day Prevention & Verbal Intervention course. (Download TBM Info Page.)
"Life Space Crisis Intervention" (LSCI)
is an advanced training in crisis counseling techniques for both clinical and non-clinical staff who process problems with youth caught up in self-defeating patterns of behavior. LSCI is designed for staff in educational and residential settings who work with emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and youth. It includes a 1-day Foundation Skills class, a 2-day extended Foundation Skills class, and a 5-day Advanced training. (Download LSCI Info Page.)
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| TACT-2: Verbal and physical interventions |
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| Download TACT-2 Info Page |
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Therapeutic Aggression Control Techniques (TACT-2) is a 3-day comprehensive staff training program. TACT-2 teaches front-line staff in residential and day treatment centers the verbal intervention and physical intervention skills needed to safely and therapeutically manage aggression.
No single explanation or intervention can possibly fit every situation. So TACT-2 teaches staff to first distinguish between two psychological sources of behavioral problems: deliberate, purposeful aggression on one hand, and true emotional crisis on the other. Next, TACT-2 offers practical skills needed to respond to problems with either firm behavioral correction or calming emotional counseling, depending on the source. Finally, TACT-2 teaches effective physical management techniques for safely handling dangerous situations with out-of-control kids.
Using clearly communicated concepts, thought-provoking exercises, and realistic examples, TACT-2 helps staff develop skills to manage behaviors while enhancing relationships with troubled children and youth. We offer three levels of training in TACT-2:
1-day Introductory TACT2 course
2-day Verbal Behavior Management course
3-day Full Crisis Intervention course
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2011 TACT-2 Trainings of Trainers
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Athens, OH
Training of New Trainers
March 21-24, 2011 (M-Th)
8:30AM - 4:00PM daily
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Baltimore, MD (BWI)
Trainer Recertification only
May 26, 2011 (Thurs)
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Lincoln, NE
Training of New Trainers
July 18-21, 2011 (M-Th)
8:30AM - 4:00PM daily
Recert: July 21, 2011 (Thursday)
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| Baltimore, MD (BWI)
Training of New Trainers
August 8-11, 2011 (M-Th)
Recert: August 12, 2011 (Friday)
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Atlanta, GA
Training of New Trainers
December 12-15, 2011 (M-Th)
Recert: Dec 15, 2011 (Thursday)
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For registration forms and details, please click on the dates above, or visit the "Upcoming Trainings" page.
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| TBM: Classroom crisis prevention |
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| Download TBM Info Page |
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Therapeutic Behavior Management (TBM) is a comprehensive 2-day staff training program for educators of challenging youth in public and alternative school settings. TBM integrates concepts and skills which support the implementation of a school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support model.
TBM begins by teaches educators to distinguish between emotional crises and deliberate misbehavior, then offers practical strategies for structuring learning environments which prevent these problems from occuring. The training goes on to fine tune the verbal intervention skills needed to manage both emotional crises and deliberate misbehavior in classrooms and hallway -- issues which may easily detract from a positive learning environment. (Optionally, TBM offers training in limited physical intervention techniques, for schools which must occasionally manage dangerous or out-of-control students.)
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| LSCI: Crisis counseling skills |
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| Download LSCI Info Page |
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Life Space Crisis Intervention (formerly known as Life Space Interviewing) is a competency-based training in crisis counseling skills used to help youth in emotional turmoil gain greater insight and develop new skills for handling their self-defeating problems. LSCI is based upon the seminal work of Drs. Fritz Redl and David Wineman, and has been
operationalized by Drs. Nicholas Long and Frank Fecser of the LSCI
Institute.
LSCI is based on the premise that the skilled staff who are already involved in students' daily lives are in the best position to help them learn from their daily problems. LSCI teaches these caring staff the counseling skills to offer deeply meaningful guidance when students need it most: in emotional crisis. LSCI provides staff with a mental roadmap to follow when talking with troubled, angry, and vulnerable children in the hours following a crisis, when they are most available to learning. It also offers staff greater insight into their own issues in crisis, helping them remain professional in challenging moments.
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Three levels of LSCI training are available:
Foundation Skills (1 day for all staff) focuses on understanding the psychology of emotional disturbance and power struggles. Staff leave with greater insights and motivation to work with troubled youth.
Extended Foundations Skills (2
days for classroom aides and teachers) begins with Foundation
Skills, then develops the basic counseling skills needed to talk with youth
about self-defeating problems. Staff leave with both greater insight and much greater skills in listening, de-escalating, and problem solving with youth.
Advanced LSCI Skills (5
days for special educators, administrators, and counseling staff)
builds on Foundation Skills, teaching the specific
diagnostic and reclaiming skills required to process with youth fall
into all six patterns. Staff leave not only with greater insight and listening skills, but also specific counseling skills for dealing with each of the patterns. Certification through the LSCI Institute offers an option for 3 graduate credits as well.
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Looking for a dynamic 1-day workshop to inspire and inform your staff? We have a variety of topics for residential staff, caseworkers, educators, clinicians and paraprofessionals. All workshops are engaging, practical and highly interactive, focused on insight and skills development.
Titles range from "Staying Professional When It Feels Personal" for line workers to "Managing Deliberate Misbehavior" for classroom staff. Clinicians and administrators will enjoy topics such as "Cognitive Behavioral Interventions" and "Supervising Challenging Staff." Visit the 1-day workshop page for more information.
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| Download TACT-2 Order Form |
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TACT-2 TRAINERS
TACT-2 Workbooks have been updated slightly for 2008-09. For more information, go to Trainers Only page. E-mail SBParese@aol.com for the password if needed.
Click on the image at right to download a TACT-2 Workbook Order Form. Simply complete it and fax to (336) 593-2299. Please order in multiples of 10 only, and allow 2 weeks for delivery if possible. Add 10% for shipping.
Workbook prices have been REDUCED:
10 - 50 books: $7.00 each
60 - 190 books: $6.00 each
200 or more books: $5.00 each
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A limited number of experienced, certified TACT-2 instructors have been approved as licensed TACT-2 trainers to deliver Basic TACT-2 training outside of their own agencies. Each of these individuals has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge, competence, and skill as practioner and trainer.
Basic staff training may be arranged with any of these individuals by contracting with them directly, or through Dr. Parese at (336) 593-3533.
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Lynn Elliot
A to Z Strategies
Baltimore, MD
571-277-7140
lelliot@a2zstrategies.com
TACT-2 Trainer since 1999 (exp 8.31.2011)
Derrick L. McCollum, Sr.
Trained2Perfection, Inc.
Clarksville, MD
301-741-7750
www.trained2perfection.org
T2P@instruction.com
TACT-2 Trainer since 2001 (exp 5.31.11)
| Patrick Crawford
Crawford Consulting Services
Cheverly, MD
301-341-5111
plkcrawford@yahoo.com
TACT-2 Trainer since 2003 (exp 8.31.2011)
Willie Culbrest
I-Culbrest Consulting, LLC
Washington, DC
240-417-8446
WCulbrest@culbrestconsulting.com
TACT-2 Trainer since 2001 (exp 8.31.2011)
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