Crisis Prevention PRO
On-site training to provide
k-12 staff with practical tools to
help prevent student meltdowns
Course time (60 - 75 min)
Some of our training partners
Needham Public Schools
Longmeadow Schools
St. Michael's Academy
Postive Behavior Supports
J.S. Bryant School
The Valley West School
Springfield Prep Charter
Petersham Public Schools
Pathfinder Vocational
Ludlow Public Schools
Veritas Prep Charter
Central MA Collaborative
Belchertown Schools
Orange Public Schools
Worcester Schools Busing
Ralph Mahar Regional
East Longmeadow Schools
Embracing The Creative Child
Hampshire Regional Schools
P. Charter School of Science
When staff effectively use crisis prevention...
Administrators are called in less often
When crises happens less often, administrators aren't being pulled into escalated situations and away from other tasks.
More time is available for instruction
When classrooms aren't being pulled off-task by escalated behavior, teachers can stay in their lesson plans and students can stay engaged with the work.
Fewer calls home need to be made
When incidents happen less often, staff spend less time on the potentially uncomfortable parent calls, emails, and follow-ups that follow.
Physical interventions can be avoided
When situations are addressed before they escalate, staff are less likely to find themselves in moments where physical intervention is the only option.
Crisis Prevention PRO
Course Curriculum
Prevention vs Reaction
Prevention works when staff believe in it. This section lays the foundation — why a proactive mindset is the starting point for everything that follows, and why reactive-only approaches leave staff and students exposed.
Clarity in Communication
Students can sometimes get upset because they misheard or misinterpreted what an adult said. Clear, consistent communication reduces the misunderstandings that can quietly set off an incident.
Active Awareness
Most behavioral incidents can show signs before they fully develop — shifts in body language, tone, energy, or engagement. Staff who know what to watch for can step in while a situation is still manageable.
Preventive Positioning
Here, staff will be introduced to how the positioning of furniture, objects, and people can help prevent situations from developing or make them easier to manage if they do occur.
The Power of Relationships
Students can be less likely to escalate with staff they feel known by, like, and trust. Investing in connection before anything goes wrong is one of the most effective prevention tools available.
Triggers and Warning Signs
Includes what to watch for before a situation escalates — the student-specific triggers, the general ones, and the ways staff can unintentionally become the trigger themselves.
Providing a Way Out
Escalation often happens when a student sees no exit. This section covers how staff can open that door first — through a sensory break, a quiet redirect, or a well-timed escort away from what's pulling the student under.
The Value of Replacement Behaviors
Escalation can be a student's way of getting a need met when no other option feels available. This section covers how staff can teach replacement behaviors that give students a clearer, calmer path to the same outcome.
Learning From Past Incidents
Every incident can leave behind information worth using. Staff can debrief with students, track what happened before and after, and turn those patterns into changes that reduce the chance of a repeat.
Using Co-regulation
Students can borrow regulation from the adults around them, especially under stress. A staff member's tone, pace, and presence can help a student return to baseline before escalation takes hold.
The Causes of Behavior
Behavior usually serves a purpose — escape, attention, sensory input, or control. When staff read the function correctly, they can respond to the underlying need instead of the surface behavior.
Prevention Is a Shared Responsibility
What one staff member notices is only useful if it reaches the next one in time. A radio call, a note at the door, or a heads-up to the next teacher can be the difference between an incident that happens and one that doesn't.