PACEPreventing Aggression with Control & Evasion
A Crisis Intervention Course Designed Specifically for working with Children and Youth. 
The PACE Course is a comprehensive two-day-program.  This course offers a 3 Year Certificate approved by the CAC standards for all Children and Youth Care Workers in Canada.
When dealing with potentially violent situations it is important to know who you are de-escalating and what potential liability concerns may arise.  This course is specifically designed to help those working with Children and Youth to use effective techniques and precautions when trying to de-escalate.  PACE promotes communication and mediation skills, therapeutic relationships and creative avoidance techniques, coupled with optional intensive training on safe two person restraints.  This course has proven to be one of the best!  PACE Training lives up to its slogan, THE BEST RESTRAINT IS...SELF-RESTRAINT.
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DAVDe-escalating Aggression & Violence - Work Environments
A course helping workplaces de-escalate potentially violent situations.
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The DAV Course is a comprehensive customizable two day-program.  This is a hands off approach course, dealing with our client, whether they are known to us or not.  When dealing with a client we are always faced with the possibility of dealing with a crisis at any given moment.  Although we can't prevent every crisis from occurring, there is much we can do in the ways of prevention, preparation and skill development to lower the risk of violent attacks happening.
This course is designed to help employees and employers think through potential situations, equip themselves, and lower risk and liability for all involved.   In turbulent times we must be prepared for the unexpected.  We don't want to live in paranoia, so we believe in the best of people, but prepare for the worst.
This course will be a vital component on helping your organization meet Occupational Health and Safety Standards for your workplace environment.  You will walk away with training on workplace violence, preparing for the unexpected, preparing for verbal attacks and physical.
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FIRST RESPONSE: Suicide & Self Harm Intervention Training
This course is taught by Ripple Effect Training - click here for more information
This course is a Suicide & Self-Harm Intervention workshop focusing on developing a helpful first response for either critical situation.  Looking at three vital areas of study; attitudes & perception components, a knowledge base component, and practical response skills including risk assessments and intervention techniques.  Learning to respond in a unique way to either suicide ideation or self-harming behavior.  Proper techniques and understanding will lead to relationship development with the crisis individual rather than communication breakdown.  This course is for those organizations that do not require a full Two Day course, yet meets CAC standards for both Suicide Intervention and Self-Harm Awareness.  This course has been designed by, and is trained by Certified ASIST trainers.
This course can be customized specifically for your clients.  Coming soon, an online interactive training component.
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ETHOS ECHO:  Cultural Diversity Training(Half-Day Course)
A course on the Diversity of Cultures around us.  To equip us for better communication and understanding.
Each society has an accompanying “culture” a set of values, rules, and attitudes, which guide behavior and give meaning to social life.  Culture provides the guidelines for establishing relationships and social links; it tells us why these relationships are important and meaningful.  This course will help participants understand and appreciate that we all interpret life through our cultural lens.  If we want to connect, influence, and understand others, we must give attention to cultural diversity.  This 4 hour course will give us the training necessary to work effectively in the human services field..
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Trying to Understand Self-Harming Behaviours   (Half-Day Course)
A course to help those working with children and youth with Self-Harming Behaviours.  One of the most difficult things for us to understand is why someone will deliberately inflict pain to themselves.  This Half-Day course will give you some insights into the different motivations of self-harming behaviour, help you learn helpful communications with these individuals, and give you some tools to help an individual to eliminate these tendancies.  We will look at the differences and similarities of Self-Harming Behaviours and Suicidal Ideation. Self-Harm Video Story




These courses have been developed through over 25 years of staff experience working with high risk people groups.  CBMT has trained thousands of child and youth care workers, homeless shelter staff, civil servants, utilities worker, librarians, counselors, therapists, front line workers,  and even Fire Fighters use these techiques of de-escalation, crisis intervention and prevention.   Let us know how we can put our experience to work for helping you and your organization prepare for working with the known and  unknown client.

  Reducing Anxiety, Injury & Liability
Our Courses meet standards set by the
Canadian Accredidation Council.  Approved certificates are given for those who required to meet these standards.

Our Courses can also be used as Foster Parent Supplemental Training Hours, please request certificates if needed.


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PACE is offered monthly in Red Deer, however all courses can be brought to your location with a minimum of 12 participants.

We offer Afforable, Flexible & Customized Courses for your Organization! 

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