Crisis Prevention & De-Escalation Training

Safety-Care® & CPI: A Clear, Factual Comparison

Prevention-first, behavior-analytic training that strengthens staff decision-making and fluency, reducing restraints and injuries without relying on choreographed responses.

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Make The Decision On What Matters

If you’re evaluating CPI, the key question is whether your program is designed primarily for crisis management—or for reducing the need for crisis response through prevention, skill fluency, and least-restrictive practice.

Safety-Care & CPI Comparison At A Glance

 
Safety-Care
CPI
Trainers
✅ Master Trainers are BCBAs
Not behavior analyst led
Training Cost
✅ $2,599 for Trainer training
Over 2X the cost of Safety-Care® Trainer training
Recertification Cost
✅ $899 for recertification
Over 2X the cost of Safety-Care® recertification
Initial Training
✅ 3 days
4 days
Training Materials
✅ Included
Additional Cost
Membership Fee
✅ No membership fee
Annual membership fee
Instruction
✅ Scenario-based, errorless, fluency mastery
Lecture/checklist + demos
Outcomes
✅ Data-driven, documented reductions
Limited public outcome detail
Foundation
✅ Behavioral science (ABA/PBIS), Trauma-informed care
General crisis theory
Philosophy
✅ Prevention-first, dignity-centered, least-restrictive
Crisis-management emphasis
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Trusted By Over 3,400 Organizations
Across The U.S. And Canada

"The biggest difference is in the approach – Safety-Care provides a well-rounded insight into how to assess a situation. CPI is very much ‘react and get in there."

Tanner Van Meter

Associate Director, WellSpace Health

"I'm so thankful we can equip our clinicians to be safe. I think that is a monumental thing. And you deserve to feel safe."

Kate Lundgren

Owner & OT, Cutting Edge Pediatric & Adult Therapy

"At Highland Pines, we’re all invested. Our teachers take ownership of the behaviors. Safety-Care works because we’re all invested. We’re invested in the students, we’re invested in the staff."

Tracy Henry

Principal, Highland Pines School

"I don't know that I could effectively run these programs without Safety-Care. As long as I am working here, I will be supporting its use."

Katy Rabenold

Special Education Supervisor/Enhanced Autism Program, Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21

Quantifying The Impact Of Safety‑Care®

300,000+
Staff Certified Annually
3,700+
Active Customer Organizations
12,500+
Active Safety-Care® Trainers
70%

Reduction in hours spent in seclusion

58%

Reduction in hours spent in restraint

57%

Reduction in staff-related injuries

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Results from participating organizations. Methodology available on request. Results vary by setting and implementation.

Why Safety-Care

Why Organizations Switch

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Practical, real-world skills grounded in behavioral science

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Proven outcomes across diverse settings

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Clinical consistency: developed by BCBAs; trainer classes are BCBA-led

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Prevention-first strategies that reduce the frequency and severity of crises

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Safety-Care's Proven Approach To Lasting Change

Five Steps to behavorial change across your organization

  1. 1

    See What's Happening

    Look at what's happening: behavior patterns, incident trends, staff experience, and key stakeholders.

    We can help you start here.
  2. 2

    Set Your Goals

    Decide what you're working toward and how you'll measure it.

    We have tools and people to help.
  3. 3

    Equip Your Team

    Train the right people at the right level for your population. Grounded in behavioral science. Focused on prevention.

    We provide the training and materials.
  4. 4

    Change & Sustain

    Put it into practice. Reinforce the skills and routines that sustain the program.

    We stay connected with resources and clinical experts.
  5. 5

    Show the Impact

    Measure what changed and connect results back to the goals you set in Step 2.

    We help you communicate progress to the people who need to see it.