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De-escalation Techniques


Total Credits: 1 including 1 American Psychological Association, 1 California Board of Registered Nurses, 1 State Bar of California, 1 California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals

Categories:
Trauma in General
Faculty:
Diana Avalle, Psy.D
Course Levels:
Appropriate for All Levels
Duration:
1 Hour

Dates



Description

 In this training, participants will gain a better understanding of how to identify high-risk clients or situations, and how to effectively deescalate a potentially violent situation. Areas of focus will include clinical, school and incarceration settings. Participants will learn why some clients act out aggressively, organizational, or structural components that may contribute to aggressive client behavior, risk factors to be aware of, ways one can prevent violence and keep themselves safe, and finally, the components of an effective debriefing if a violent attack were to occur.

Objectives:

  • Identify organizational or structural components that may contribute to aggressive client behavior.
  • Implement ways one can prevent violence and keep themselves safe.
  • Define components of an effective debriefing if a violent attack were to occur.

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Faculty

Diana Avalle, Psy.D's Profile

Diana Avalle, Psy.D Related Seminars and Products

Director of Forensic Training

Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT)


Diana Avalle, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist. She received her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Forensic Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles. She completed her Pre- and Post- Doctoral Internships at the Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma (IVAT) and now works as the Director of Forensic Training for IVAT. Her work at IVAT includes providing trauma-focused therapy to the community and conducting forensic evaluations for family, civil, and criminal courts nationally. Her clients include survivors of intimate partner violence and child abuse in shelter and community settings. Additionally, she currently serves as an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University. Further, she also serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma. Dr. Avalle has expertise working in a confidential emergency domestic violence shelter where she gained experience working with survivors of domestic violence who were also struggling with substance abuse. She also has case management experience working with formerly homeless women on Skid Row in Los Angeles in a permanent supportive housing facility. Her areas of interest include forensic assessment, intimate partner violence, and women's/gender issues.