Training will help when crisis strikes
by Cherry Rushin
(Posted 7/2/2010 04:04 pm)
newsdesk@grahamleader.com
Those in crisis have a way of making their problems become a crisis for others as well.
Turning Point will soon offer a workshop to teach methods to handle this.
Tim Mills, executive director, said he would like to invite everyone from the community to come out and take part in the training.
“Everyone can benefit from this — business owners, housewives, parents, siblings, teachers. It’s a good way to reduce the potential for violence in the community,” he said.
Scott Kelly of Summer Sky Drug Treatment Center of Stephenville will be the trainer. He is a certified crisis interventionist.
Mills said parents who take the class will learn ways to interact with their children when they are in crisis without going overboard.
He added that a person in crisis doesn’t necessarily have to be someone who is totally out of control.
“It could be something like helping someone suffering from grief or loss, a teenager upset over a break-up or kids upset over bad grades,” Mills said.
He said business owners can benefit when dealing with potentially violent customers.
“If someone comes into their store, they’ll be able to recognize if that person may cause a problem and be able to head it off before it reaches the point of disruption,” said Mills.
He said the same applies to those working in a medical setting and educators.
“They’ll learn different ways to verbally calm people down, avoid physical confrontations and how to address bullying,” he said.
Mills has put his crisis intervention training to use in the instance of a person threatening suicide.
“Her parents caught her trying to swallow a bunch of Xanax. They brought her in, and I calmed her down and refocused her and got her the help she needed through MHMR. Without crisis training, I never would have been able to get her calm enough to get her where she needed to go,” he said.
He said one of the most important things about the training is learning how to emotionally separate yourself from the event.
“You’ll be able to learn how to calm someone down without becoming upset yourself. That’s the main thing, not feeding into the other person’s crisis,” said Mills. “It teaches you ways to remain calm so the situation doesn’t escalate.”
For information or to register for the July 16 class, call Turning Point at 549-2799.
by Cherry Rushin
(Posted 7/2/2010 04:04 pm)
newsdesk@grahamleader.com
Those in crisis have a way of making their problems become a crisis for others as well.
Turning Point will soon offer a workshop to teach methods to handle this.
Tim Mills, executive director, said he would like to invite everyone from the community to come out and take part in the training.
“Everyone can benefit from this — business owners, housewives, parents, siblings, teachers. It’s a good way to reduce the potential for violence in the community,” he said.
Scott Kelly of Summer Sky Drug Treatment Center of Stephenville will be the trainer. He is a certified crisis interventionist.
Mills said parents who take the class will learn ways to interact with their children when they are in crisis without going overboard.
He added that a person in crisis doesn’t necessarily have to be someone who is totally out of control.
“It could be something like helping someone suffering from grief or loss, a teenager upset over a break-up or kids upset over bad grades,” Mills said.
He said business owners can benefit when dealing with potentially violent customers.
“If someone comes into their store, they’ll be able to recognize if that person may cause a problem and be able to head it off before it reaches the point of disruption,” said Mills.
He said the same applies to those working in a medical setting and educators.
“They’ll learn different ways to verbally calm people down, avoid physical confrontations and how to address bullying,” he said.
Mills has put his crisis intervention training to use in the instance of a person threatening suicide.
“Her parents caught her trying to swallow a bunch of Xanax. They brought her in, and I calmed her down and refocused her and got her the help she needed through MHMR. Without crisis training, I never would have been able to get her calm enough to get her where she needed to go,” he said.
He said one of the most important things about the training is learning how to emotionally separate yourself from the event.
“You’ll be able to learn how to calm someone down without becoming upset yourself. That’s the main thing, not feeding into the other person’s crisis,” said Mills. “It teaches you ways to remain calm so the situation doesn’t escalate.”
For information or to register for the July 16 class, call Turning Point at 549-2799.
