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Evidence Based Protective Interventions (EBPI) Training
EBPI is a Department of Health and Human Services approved course designed to support the intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) community and is primarily taught to those providing services to the (IDD) community
The course provides prevention and alternative techniques to de-escalate behavioral circumstances.
The course replaces North Carolina Intervention (NCI) and includes three parts.
Course Overview
The course is offered for both individuals and groups. Price varies depending on group size.
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*Save money by training with a group.*
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Individual (total cost): $200.00
Group size 2-6 (total cost): $200.00
Group size 6+: incurs an additional 75.00$ per person.
Part 1: Base
Objectives and Notes
Emotional and learned factors such as smiling, scowling, displaying anger, or yelling can influence how the staff behaves and can trigger negative or positive dynamics of the interactions between them and the individuals being served in a program.
Psychological factors such as delusions, paranoia, personality disorders, or cognitive impairment can influence the behavior of the individuals served. Emotional factors such as fear and anger can influence aggressive behaviors in the individuals served.
Environmental factors such as excessive noise, hot or cold weather, or time of day can cause negative behaviors. Social exposure to negative behaviors such as aggression can influence aggressive behaviors in individuals.
Personality traits, learned behavior, and belief systems can influence and trigger certain behaviors in human beings.
Health issues, stress, losses, fears, and lack of control over what goes on in life can lead to feelings of sadness, anger, and hostility.
How you think about the behaviors and habits of others can influence how you think about and respond to them.
We can learn more about the people we serve by doing things with them, reading their records, and talking to others that know the person like family, friends, and staff that work with the individual.
Part 2: Base Plus
Objectives and Notes
Communication skills and Active Listening skills are used to prevent escalating aggressive behavior and to assist the person with de-escalating aggressive behavior.
What you say can help de-escalate aggressive behavior such as: Use a low tone of voice; Give reassurance; Use "I" messages; Ask what, when, how questions; Be clear upfront about any rules in the situation and; Let the other person do most of the talking - ask questions to clarify if needed.
How you say it or your body language can help de-escalate aggressive behavior such as: Use a non-threatening body stance - relaxed, arms down at side and not crossed or on hips and hands open and giving the person space standing a minimum of one and a half to two feet away from the person escalating.
Before staff attempts to physically intervene or diffuse a situation where a person's behavior is escalating they must first determine intent and capacity to do harm by asking themselves the following questions: 1) Does this person have a history of hitting, biting, running away, etc?; 2) What is this person's crisis plan?; 3) What is my agency's policy regarding this type of intervention? And; 4) before I have to put my hands on, is there anything else that might help?
Part 3: Physical Intervention
Objectives and Notes
Physical technique and maneuvers demonstrated by trainers and only used as a last resort when Base and Base Plus strategies have been exhausted.