De-escalating Difficult Situations
Equip your staff with the tools to de-escalate a situation with patients, guests or customers and ensure their safety.

“The most meaningful thing I learnt was to identify escalating situations and applying tactics based on different behavioural styles of people.”
— Kaleb-Lee
Content
Key Subject Areas
- Conflict as Communication.
- Trigger behaviours.
- Benefits of confrontation.
- Managing anger, and dealing with other peoples anger.
- Identifying different behavioural styles in people and how to deal with them.
- De-escalation techniques to use for specific situations.
- Conflict resolution model.
- De-stress options to use when things get ugly.
- Practical application of de-escalation in real life settings.
Learning Outcomes
- Recognise the signs of heightening anxiety and aggression.
- Recognise how attitudes, body language and actions affect others.
- Find new and effective techniques for dealing with heightened situations.
- Learn techniques and strategies for safely managing and dealing with anger.
- Develop coping strategies for dealing with difficult situations
Who Should Attend
Anyone who is in a position where they regularly find themselves presented with patients, patrons, guests or customers that create situations that require de-escalation in a safe manner.
