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Calming Through Connection: Foundational De-Escalation Strategies (Virtual)

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OUTLINE

Causes of Escalation

  • Identifying common triggers that lead to escalation
  • Systemic and environmental factors leading to escalated emotions in others

What is Safety

  • How the brain and body operate when emotionally safe vs. emotionally unsafe

The Cycle of Escalation

  • Understanding and recognizing each stage and appropriate interventions for each

Emotional Regulation Strategies

  • How do we handle anger and anxiety 
  • Strategies for regulating our emotions in response to others

Compassionate Boundaries

  • Defining what boundaries are and their relevance to de-escalation

 

Please email hello@oaksmentalhealth.ca for assistance with group registrations, or if you wish to use an alternative payment method. Group discounts and student discounts are available on a case-by-case basis. 

NOTE: This course involves a significant amount of group work. If you are apprehensive about the idea of group work due to social anxiety or any other concern, please notify us. We would be happy to accommodate you as best we can.

Taylor Baier, BSW, RSW.

Taylor (she/her) is a registered social worker and mental health educator with extensive experience supporting youth and adults living with mental illness and addictions. She works from a strengths-based, harm reduction lens and has facilitated support groups, developed therapeutic programs, and connected individuals to resources. Informed by her own lived experience, Taylor is passionate about reducing stigma and creating safe, open spaces for honest dialogue and learning.

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