• Sessions will continue to be held even in the event of job action.
• If a substitute teacher is granted registration in a session, they may claim the daily rate of pay from Local 38 directly (email sdf@ata38.ab.ca) for the two days they are engaged in training.

>> Complete the 2025-2026 CCI Training Expression of Interest Form <<

Content & Schedule

This two-day workshop provides teachers with the skills and tools necessary to cope with students that may exhibit violent or unpredictable behaviour. The workshop will delve into ten major themes:

1. Introduction to Crisis Intervention
2. The Learning Environment
3. Understanding Ourselves
4. Understanding the Student
5. Understanding Crisis
6. Crisis Prevention and De-escalation
7. Crisis Management
8. Recover and Building Skills
9. Critical Crisis Response
10. Debriefing and Reflecting

The schedule for each day of the workshop is as follows:

• 8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day
• 15-minute break in the morning
• 60-minute lunch break
• 15-minute break in the afternoon
• Written quiz at the end of day two (20 questions – short answer / matching / sequencing / labelling; 75% needed to pass)

Conditions

You MUST be a teacher currently employed with the Calgary Board of Education to participate in this workshop.

Each workshop has a 21-participant maximum.

Teachers eligible for employer-provided CCI training are not eligible for this workshop.

Substitute coverage will be provided for all participants for both days of the workshop. (Instructions on booking a substitute will be issued to you via email following the selection of participants.)

A complimentary lunch is provided to all workshop participants on both days of the workshop. Please advise us of any special dietary requirements via the registration form.

Event Details

• Cost: The workshop is provided free-of-charge.

• Location: The workshop is held at the offices of Calgary Public Teachers (ATA Local 38).
  • Suite 340, 6815 - 8 Street NE, Calgary, AB, T2E 7H7
  • Upon arrival, enter the atrium on the main floor of the building and take the EAST ELEVATOR to the third floor.

• Parking: Free parking for all participants will be available in the surface lot on the north side of the building.

• Certification: Participants who successfully complete the full 2-day workshop and pass the examination will receive CCI certification valid for two calendar years from the date training is completed.