Improve Patient Care & Staff Safety with Vistelar Training

Prevent Conflict Before It Starts

Learn the skills to prevent conflict before it starts.

Join us for essential training in the Vistelar Methodology — a practical, evidence-based approach designed to enhance safety, reduce conflict, and improve communication in healthcare settings. This training focuses on non-escalation, de-escalation, and trauma-informed strategies that support both patient care and staff well-being.

What You’ll Learn:

• Techniques to improve everyday interactions and prevent escalation
• Trauma-informed communication methods grounded in empathy
• Mental and physical preparation before high-stress encounters
• Proven strategies to reduce risk and enhance safety for patients and staff
• Methods for effectively managing Emergency Department (ED) environments
• Best practices for handling unpredictable behavior and regulation in the ED
• How to identify and utilize available tools and environmental resources
• Effective communication techniques with clinical staff during critical moments

Grounded in empathy. Backed by science. Focused on care.

Who Should Attend:  Emergency Department Specialist in NCAL

Pre-Requisite: None — open to all experience levels!

Weapons Detection System Train-the-Trainer

Description: BCI is committed to maintaining a safe, secure, and respectful environment that supports excellence in healthcare delivery across our facilities. As part of this commitment, the Passive Weapons Detection System from Athena has been introduced to the Prohibited Items Detection Program. This state-of-the-art technology enhances security screening in the Emergency Department with minimal disruption to patients, visitors, and staff.

This training prepares security leaders to implement and guide best practices in using the passive weapons detection system. It also includes instruction on effective screening techniques using a hand-held metal detector and visual search procedures.

Who Should Attend: Security Managers, Assistant Security Managers, and Supervisors (assigned by the Site Security Manager)

Pre-Requisite: None

Improve Patient Care & Staff Safety with Vistelar Training

Learn the skills to prevent conflict before it starts.

Join us for an essential training in the Vistelar Methodology, a practical approach focused on non-escalation, de-escalation, and safety-first strategies rooted in empathy and trauma-informed care.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to improve everyday interactions and prevent escalation
• Trauma-informed communication techniques
• Pre-encounter mental & physical preparation
• Proven methods to reduce risks to patients and staff during high-stress moments

Grounded in empathy.

Backed by science.

Focused on care.

Who Should Attend:  All Security Staff, Emergency Department, Behavioral Health, and Urgent Care team members

Pre-Requisite: None — open to all experience levels!

Improve Patient Care & Staff Safety with Vistelar Training

Learn the skills to prevent conflict before it starts.

Join us for an essential training in the Vistelar Methodology, a practical approach focused on non-escalation, de-escalation, and safety-first strategies rooted in empathy and trauma-informed care.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to improve everyday interactions and prevent escalation
• Trauma-informed communication techniques
• Pre-encounter mental & physical preparation
• Proven methods to reduce risks to patients and staff during high-stress moments

Grounded in empathy.

Backed by science.

Focused on care.

Who Should Attend:  All Security Staff, Emergency Department, Behavioral Health, and Urgent Care team members

Pre-Requisite: None — open to all experience levels!

The HSO Annual Training is a required refresher for Healthcare Security Officers that reinforces core security responsibilities and safe response practices in the healthcare environment.

Topics include:

• Review of healthcare security duties and emergency response expectations

• Regulatory compliance requirements (OSHA, TJC, CMS) and appropriate use of force

• Infection control and biohazard precautions, including proper PPE use

• Conflict management refresher with emphasis on professional presence, communication, and safe de escalation techniques

This training ensures continued readiness, compliance, and professional security response.

Who should attend: Healthcare Security Personnel

Pre-Requisite: None

Weapons Detection System Train-the-Trainer

Description: BCI is committed to maintaining a safe, secure, and respectful environment that supports excellence in healthcare delivery across our facilities. As part of this commitment, the Passive Weapons Detection System from Athena has been introduced to the Prohibited Items Detection Program. This state-of-the-art technology enhances security screening in the Emergency Department with minimal disruption to patients, visitors, and staff.

This training prepares security leaders to implement and guide best practices in using the passive weapons detection system. It also includes instruction on effective screening techniques using a hand-held metal detector and visual search procedures.

Who Should Attend: Security Managers, Assistant Security Managers, and Supervisors (assigned by the Site Security Manager)

Pre-Requisite: None

The Vistelar methodology focuses first on “non-escalation” with foundational teaching elements grounded in empathy and trauma informed principles, putting patient care at the center to improve everyday interactions before they escalate. The training also focuses on mental and physical pre-encounter preparation steps that are proven to help reduce the opportunities for patient or staff harm during response to moments of escalation or aggression.  

Who should attend: All security staff, Emergency Department staff, Behavior Health staff, and Urgent care staff.

Pre-Requisite: None

Assessment and Prevention of Patient-Initiated Harm (APPIH)

Creating Safer Care Environments Through Proactive Strategies

This training is designed to provide system-based practice recommendations aimed at reducing and mitigating the risk of patient-initiated harm in the care environment. Participants will learn how to recognize warning signs, apply prevention strategies, and respond appropriately to protect patients, staff, physicians, contractors, and visitors.

Key Topics Include:

• Identifying risk factors and behavioral indicators
• Implementing safety protocols and de-escalation strategies
• Team-based approaches to managing aggressive or harmful behavior
• Promoting a culture of safety and awareness

Who Should Attend: Clinical and nursing staff in the inpatient care setting

Pre-Requisite: None