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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Proven Results That Set Safety-Care Apart

Safety-Care is designed to reduce incidents, injuries, and restraint use with documented outcomes across real-world settings, while comparable programs offer limited publicly available results.

255,000+
Staff Certified Annually
3,400+
Active Customer Organizations
12,000+
Active Safety-Care® Trainers
70%
Reduction in hours spent in seclusion
58%
Reduction in hours spent in restraint
57%
Reduction in staff-related injuries

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

Safety-Care & CPI Comparison at a Glance

Safety-Care
CPI
Trainers

✅ Master Trainers are BCBAs

Not behavior-analysis led

Outcomes

✅ Documented reductions

Limited public outcome detail

Training Cost

✅ $2,599 for Trainer training

More than 2x the cost of Safety-Care

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

Foundation

✅ Behavioral science (ABA/PBIS)

General crisis theory

Philosophy

✅ Prevention-first, dignity-centered, least-restrictive

Crisis-management emphasis

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

Why Organizations Switch

Practical, real-world skills grounded in behavioral science
Proven outcomes across diverse settings
Clinical consistency: developed by BCBAs; trainer classes are BCBA-led
Prevention-first strategies that reduce the frequency and severity of crises
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Switching from CPI: A Simple Migration Path

1

Certify

QBS certifies your trainers

2

Train

Your trainers certify staff (in-person or blended learning “right fit” approach)

3

Sustain

Sustain results with refreshers and targeted modules

Make Your Comparison 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.

What Makes Safety‑Care Different

Prevention Focused

Reinforcement‑based supports that reduce the frequency and severity of behavioral crises, grounded in evidence‑based behavioral science.

Practical

Scenario‑based, skills‑driven learning staff can apply immediately in their work environment.

Clinical

Developed by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) using errorless teaching (structured practice that minimizes mistakes while learning) and fluency‑based mastery.

Proven

Consistent reductions in restraint, seclusion, and injury across diverse settings. Trusted by thousands of organizations nationwide.