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Bystander Intervention with Mental Health Situations
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Contact Sal: sal.corbin@yahoo.comAn active bystander training teaches effective skills for assessing, de-escalating, and diffusing a problematic situation, such as intimidation, harassment, abuse, physical violence, etc. This practice session focuses on situations when a mental health challenge appears to be present and how to assess possible responses. An active bystander is someone who not only witnesses a situation, but takes steps to speak up or step in to keep a situation from escalating or to disrupt a problematic situation.
This is an interactive, participatory practice session.
*It is recommended that you have already taken the Introduction to Bystander Intervention training but not required.
Payment is a sliding scale of $25-$50 to support our work and help us better serve the community. And, participation matters to us! You are enthusiastically welcomed to join even if you are unable or unwilling to give money at this time.
After completing the registration below, please submit payment today– https://ssl.charityweb.net/dcpeaceteam/training.htm; or checks can be written out to DC Peace Team and mailed to Eli McCarthy, 7305 Baylor Ave. College Park, MD 20740.
This training is provided by the DC Peace Team, which empowers ordinary civilians to increasingly serve their communities particularly as nonviolent peacekeepers, and by extension as peacemakers and peacebuilders. The DC Peace Team lives this mission by deploying unarmed civilian protection and accompaniment units, providing training in various nonviolent skills, and facilitating dialogues and restorative justice approaches.
For more information about the DC Peace Team, please visit our website at www.dcpeaceteam.org.
Facilitator(s):
Sal Corbin worked for 15 years in academia as a Psychology Professor before transitioning to nonprofit work with reentry, homelessness, and substance use recovery. He has done workforce development training and program management and built the Restorative Justice program with the DC Peace Team and is the Training Coordinator for the Behavioral Health System of Baltimore. His vision is to build and maintain healthy relationships with conflict transformation as the primary focus. His extensive background in leadership facilitation supports his efforts to keep showing up and sharing. He holds degrees in Clinical (M.S.) and Educational (PhD) Psychology.