National Resource Center for Youth Services

The way we manage ourselves and respond during crisis not only affects our ability to maintain safety, but also influences how others will act in the future. Because many children and youth are extremely impressionable and vulnerable, we must recognize how our interactions and interventions may help or hurt their development and impact our relationship with them. The Crisis WAVE presents an excellent model for understanding the stages of crisis and what interventions are effective at each stage. In this interactive workshop, participants will be equipped with many strategies for preventing and intervening during crisis without the use of physical intervention.