READE Course

READE (Recognize, Empathize, Assess, De-Escalate)

The READE course will teach information about conditions that commonly contribute to risk for escalated, disruptive, assaultive behaviours in healthcare, situational awareness, communication skills for de-escalation, and physical skills for disengagement and intervention. The course will prepare participants to: recognize and understand factors that contribute to risk; assess the need for intervention; and develop verbal, non-verbal and physical skills to safely reduce risk using trauma informed approaches.