Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® With Advanced Physical Skills

Equip your staff with problem-solving and decision-making skills to recognize the level of risk and apply the most appropriate verbal and/or physical intervention techniques.

Training that Applies to All Roles and Risk Levels

Becoming certified in CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention With Advanced Physical Skills (APS) program allows you to train your organization in Verbal Intervention, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, alongside Advanced Physical Skills.

Proactively respond to workplace violence
Minimize physical interventions by teaching safe and advanced disengagement techniques.
Recognize and respond to defensive behaviors
Apply limit setting strategies when verbally intervening to de-escalate defensive behaviors.
Apply a person-centered focus
Ensure a consistently inclusive and culturally sensitive approach to a person displaying crisis behavior.

Support Individuals Exhibiting High-Risk or Complex Behaviors

“We train additional staff based on roles using advanced physical skills. A great deal of the foundation of our mission, vision and school philosophy for our therapeutic school aligns closely with the CPI philosophies and way of thinking. We incorporate it as a state of mind and being, not just a tool or resource for the extreme moments.”

Jennifer Dattoli, Principal
Vermont Achievement Center

A woman exhibiting a hold during CPI training

CPI Offers Customizable Solutions

CPI teaches professionals the skills to recognize, prevent, and respond to crises in the workplace. We offer customizable solutions that fit every role and risk level to foster organization-wide safety and well-being.

We are dedicated to changing behaviors and reducing conflict for the Care, Welfare, Safety, and SecuritySM of everyone, using evidence-based, person-centered approaches.

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Crisis Prevention Statistics

CPI Training Makes a Sustainable Impact

Our evidence-based crisis prevention programs have measurable impacts on the organizations we serve.

Add Specialty Topics

Enhance Your Advanced Physical Skills Training

Add one of our specialty topics to your Advanced Physical Skills certification to customize techniques by staff roles and the individuals you serve.

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Safely apply proactive intervention strategies when working with individuals in your care.
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Trauma
Understand trauma’s impact on behavior and meet the unique needs of those impacted.
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Mental Health
Explore mental health disorders and gain resources to apply a more person-centered approach.
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Our Training Approach

Our train-the-trainer framework increases fidelity and adoption and ensures the most relevant training is delivered based on roles and risk levels.

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Techniques for All Roles and Risk Levels

With tiered levels of training, we offer customizable solutions that fit every role and risk level to foster organization-wide safety and well-being.

Verbal Intervention Training

Instills the confidence and skills to verbally de-escalate disruptive behaviors.

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Common de-escalation communication framework
Proactive verbal de-escalation strategies

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training

Provides the skills to safely disengage and intervene in crisis situations.

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Common de-escalation communication framework
Proactive verbal de-escalation strategies
Safety intervention and disengagement skills

NCI With Advanced Physical Skills

Teaches safe and advanced disengagement skills for higher-risk roles.

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Common de-escalation communication framework
Proactive verbal de-escalation strategies
Safety intervention and disengagement skills
Advanced intervention skills for high-risk behavior
CPI Offers Continuing Education
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