We certify your trainers
CPI Instructors train select staff to become your organization’s Certified Instructors.
Specialty Topic: Mental Health
Provide your staff with an effective framework for preventing, de‑escalating, and safely responding to crisis behavior through the lens of mental health.
Enhance Your CPI Training with Mental Health Content
Customize and adapt your foundational Verbal Intervention, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, or NCI With Advanced Physical Skills certification to include an overview of mental health disorders and person-centered approaches.
Learn self-regulation strategies
Understand how to keep your behavior consistent and calm when working with those experiencing a mental health crisis.
Learn verbal intervention strategies
Effectively de-escalate using words and body language to address emotional, physical, and mental health stress levels.
Apply a trauma-informed approach
Understand the person-centered and trauma-informed approaches needed when responding to a person in distress.
“When I began working in the field of mental health, CPI was the first training I went to. I, to this day, still find it to be the most valuable and applicable to the field.”
Robin Callahan, Case Manager Family Counseling Center
Pair Mental Health Content with a CPI Program
Our Mental Health Specialty Topic is available as an add-on to enhance our foundational Verbal Intervention, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, and NCI With Advanced Physical Skills programs based on staff roles and the individuals you serve. Explore our portfolio of training programs below.
Explore Our Programs
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.
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.
Your trainers train their colleagues
Certified Instructors conduct ongoing trainings using CPI courses and materials.
Your staff gain skills and confidence
Trained staff gain practical expertise and vocabulary to safely address challenging situations.
Renew and Upgrade with Mental Health Content
Renew your certification and add our Mental Health Specialty Topic to customize techniques by staff roles and the individuals you serve.
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