Training Date and Time: January 10, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Training Description: In this training, participants will become certified in Mandt relational skills, and will learn de-escalation methods and other relational skills.

The Mandt System is a comprehensive, integrated approach to preventing, de-escalating, and if necessary, intervening when the behavior of an individual poses a threat of harm to themselves and/or others. The focus of the Mandt System is on building healthy relationships between all the stakeholders in human service settings in order to facilitate the development of an organizational culture that provides the emotional, psychological, and physical safety needed in order to teach new behaviors to replace the behaviors that are labeled “challenging.”

The Mandt System integrates knowledge about the neurobiological impact of childhood trauma with the principles of positive behavior support and provides a framework that empowers service providers to do their work in a way that minimizes the use of coercion in behavior change methodologies.

KVC West Virginia offers this virtual course at no cost to non-KVC staff and potential or current KVC foster parents.

Trainer and credentials: April Robinett, BS, LSW, KVC Home Finder

CEUs available: None ($0)

Cost for non-KVC Staff and foster parents: None

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For questions, contact: April Robinett, at 304-951-0911 or arobinett@kvc.org