This INITIAL 6-hour training is designed to certify new crisis team members. The training will cover prevention strategies, verbal de-escalation strategies, disengagement skills, and holding skills. Participants will complete 2 hours of asynchronous pre-work and 6 hours of in-person training. Pre-work will be sent in a separate email with a personalized link and must be completed 3 days before attending the in-person session. Failure to complete pre-work will result in withdrawal from the training. This training meets Ohio Department of Education requirements for Restraint and Seclusion. CPI Blue Card credentialing expires 1 year from completion-training location: Richland School of Academic Arts 1456 Park Ave. West Mansfield, OH. Please email Brit Seward at bseward@buckeyehope.org for specific questions regarding this training.