"The activities were helpful in demonstrating & reinforcing learning concepts. Time was given to ask questions to gain full understanding." -Jeana Brown, Casey Family Services
"Angela said that the training was great: the instructor was good, he oriented his training to parents, he helped her learn a 1-person restraint and provided clear information. She was impressed." -Kate Naesmith, Case Manager, Valley Cities Counseling
"Real soultions to real problems"
Attending SECURE offers many advantages:
- Meets the needs of the adult learner
- Meets needs across a wide-range of participants
- Proactive Safety Management
Professionally developed by an inter-disciplinary team.
Students of SECURE™ Seminars learn more because curriculum materials have been professionally designed to meet the needs of adult learners. The full-color Student Workbook has been designed to encourage ongoing learning and growth with a combination of activities, exercises, resources and self-reflection. Seminars keep students active and involved with a variety of experiential activities, intellectual discussions and realistic visual aids.
We respect the needs of the adult learner and maintain an unwavering commitment to excellence by not undermining their learning potential. Our commitment to the learning potential of your staff also means our commitment to maximizing your training dollars.
Meets needs across a wide-range of participants.
- Parents/Families
- Foster Homes
- Day Programs
- Schools and Special Education
- Residential and Inpatient Programs
SECURE was originally developed in 1993 to give parents, educators and staff the skills to keep people safe. Our solutions also focus on team-based practices which can be more effective than individual efforts over the long-term. More effective, more supportive, just makes more sense.
When crisis is unavoidable, our De-escalation principles fit the bill. We provide students with an overall approach to the process of de-escalation, including skills which will be beneficial in most situations as well as very specific responses to very specific situations. While creating materials which explain what to do in every situation is not possible, SECURE™ strikes the right balance of general process and specific strategy to enable most everyone to be successful in most situations.
Our philosophy regarding the use of physical intervention is similarly proactive. When it comes to the use of physical intervention, the only safe contact is no contact at all. We teach staff that physical intervention techniques should only be used as a last resort to maintain safety when nonphysical de-escalation strategies fail to maintain safety. We provide an extensive amount of material regarding the ethical and safety considerations which must be made when escorting or holding program participants. This is another crucial way agencies can manage their liabilities.
Our physical interventions have been designed to be non-aversive and to minimize the common risks of injury to all involved. Considerations have been made for the impacts of intrusiveness, the height and weight ratios of responders and the importance of maintaining holds in a flexible manner. These considerations will help to lower the risks involved in physical intervention.
Please see our Calendar Page for scheduled trainings.