crisis-intervention

De-escalate a behavioral crisis by applying trauma-informed ABA techniques, including verbal redirection, environmental modifications, and nonverbal strategies to reduce intensity. This approach prioritizes client safety and dignity while minimizing re-traumatization during imminent danger or aggression.

The safety protocol hierarchy uses a stepwise approach from verbal redirection to time-limited physical interventions. It requires adherence to least-restrictive procedures, ensuring client safety and dignity during imminent danger, aggression, self-injury, and elopement incidents.

Document incident reporting comprehensively during and after a crisis by recording onset, phase transitions, and outcomes. Post-crisis reporting requires thorough documentation of each phase and a post-crisis review to maintain trauma-informed ABA compliance.

Yes, these de-escalation procedures require a documented crisis plan, staff training, and adherence to least-restrictive protocols. Proper preparation ensures staff can safely implement verbal, environmental, and nonverbal techniques during imminent behavioral crises.

Physical interventions should not be used until verbal, environmental, and nonverbal de-escalation strategies are exhausted. Least-restrictive procedures must be applied first to maintain client safety and dignity within a trauma-informed ABA framework.