De-escalation and Safety Training for Team, ListServ Summary, May 2026
Rehab administrators answer questions regarding De-escalation and Safety Training for Teams. IPRC archives information collected by the Pediatric Rehab Administrator’s ListServ as a public service to the entire Pediatric Rehabilitation Community. All information is posted in summary format and has been de-identified. Search through past queries for responses to rehabilitation related questions.
Original Questions:
- Are caregivers required to participate and/or join their child for therapy sessions? And why? (educational purposes, safety reasons, etc.)
- Do you do any formal de-escalation training for your staff beyond standard hospital trainings (i.e., ones that use a neuro-affirming or trauma-informed approach more designed towards the patient population)
- Outside of formal training, how does your team promote and develop skills in pro-active care to support regulation, communication, and protection for the neurodiverse population?
- Do you have any formal policies, plans, or guidelines for managing patient, visitor, or staff safety should a high-risk situation with a patient occur?
- Does your team contribute in any capacity to hospital wide behavior and/or de-escalation trainings/policies/etc. to represent a neuro-affirming or trauma-informed approach when necessary?
Summary of Responses (de-identified)
