Crisis Prevention & Intervention Training

Scope of Certification

CPIT is an innovative and engaging de-escalation education program that teaches care strategies for acting out behaviours and loss of control. The training is interactive, practical and includes hands on experience with restraint use and simulation. This course includes hands-on protection skills, de-escalation simulation, restraint training, and code white simulation. CPIT is invaluable, and is often mandatory, for clinical health care providers employed in the Mental Health and Emergency Departments.

Type of recognition

This is an Assessment-Based Certificate.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

1. Assessment of situational safety for staff, patients/families
2. Awareness and understanding in identifying and, managing various levels of escalation
3. Gain comfort in applying de-escalation strategies
4. Code white and restraint knowledge through use of simulation

Learning Activities

• Text and multimedia presentations that introduce key concepts and apply them to the workplace
• Interactive checkpoints within the course to test for knowledge and understanding of unconscious bias, the crisis escalation spiral, and the link between thinking, feel and behaviour
• Simulated scenarios designed to practice and reinforce key skills such as communication, de-escalation, and hospital Code White and restraint application

Assessment

Assessment occurs in class through active participation. Participants must demonstrate successful application of:

• de-escalation principles
• self-protective skills
• application of Pinel and/or soft restraints
• team roles/ responsibilities during a code white
• debriefing techniques

Maintenance of Certification

CPIT certification should be completed every 2 years.

Notional learning hours

8 hours