It's Not Just De-Escalation: Team-Based Strategies for Mental Health

Via Webinar Only - Recording of session available to those that cannot attend the live session.   

Description: Rural healthcare teams are often the frontline for patients experiencing mental health and behavioral health chal
lenges, where staff must respond quickly, safely, and with limited resources. These situations are rarely straightforward and require
more than individual communication skills — they depend on early recognition, shared team awareness, and coordinated response.
Building on the SEE, SHARE, SUPPORT framework, this session focuses on how teams can apply a structured, team-based approach
to real-time situations involving patients in distress. Participants will explore how to recognize early signs of escalation, communi
cate effectively across roles, and support one another during challenging encounters.
Designed for clinicians, leaders, and educators, this session moves beyond traditional de-escalation training to focus on how teams’
function together in complex, real-world situations. Through case-based discussion and realistic scenarios, participants will identify
practical strategies they can bring back to their teams to improve communication, coordination, and both patient and staff safety.
This approach draws from evidence-based practices in mental and behavioral health, team communication, and human factors in
healthcare.
This session can also serve as the next step following foundational training and can be expanded into in-person or simulation-based
sessions where teams can further practice and apply these skills in a hands-on environment.

Key Objectives:
• Recognize early indicators of distress and escalation in patients experiencing mental and behavioral health challenges
• Apply the SEE, SHARE, SUPPORT framework to support team-based awareness, communication, and response
• Identify practical strategies they can bring back to their teams to improve confidence, consistency, and team response in mental
health situations

Instructors:  

Jamie Vetvick, Social Sim Dynamics

Continuing Education:  Clock Hours:  2.0       

This workshop is designed to meet the continuing education requirements for the MN Board of Nursing. It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine whether these activities meet the current criteria for continuing education.

All registrants will receive course information, connection details (from zoom), & any materials prior to the session. All registrants will receive the webinar recording following the event.

Registration Fees:

Medi-Sota Members: FREE

Non-Medi-Sota Members: $75/person