Li-041188 MedStar Health Home Care Workplace Violence Prevention Training (DC/VA)
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Type
Live
Credit
Yes
Description
This course offers 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for nurses and ... show more
Objectives
- Apply basic personal defense strategies tailored for the home care environment.
- Demonstrate de-escalation techniques to manage escalating behaviors.
- Describe risks that are specific to clinicians providing care in the community and home setting.
- Explain principles of situational awareness to identify and avoid potential risks in the community, home and while driving.
- Identify and implement proactive steps to enhance one’s personal safety and security.
- Identify key strategies to maintain a therapeutic environment to prevent behavioral escalation.
- Interpret and respond to behavioral cues across the continuum--from calm to crisis.
- Understand post-event protocol & reporting and team safety.
Fees
Free
Activity Director
Heather Fitzhugh-Boehm
Activity Coordinators
Tammy Megonigal-Rossbach
Heather Fitzhugh-Boehm
Lynnette Gosa
Megan Brown
Heather Fitzhugh-Boehm
Lynnette Gosa
Megan Brown
Organization
MedStar Health Home Care