Foster Parent Training

Treatment Foster Care in the state of ND, as administered by PATH ND Inc., has adopted the Non-Violent Crisis Intervention model developed by the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) of Brookfield, Wisconsin. This program is a copyrighted proprietary model of therapeutic interventions.

The overall goal of the CPI model is to intervene in a crisis situation in a way that provides for the care, welfare, safety, and security of all who are involved in the incident.

The program clarifies the basic elements of a crisis and how a situation can escalate into a crisis. Proven strategies of de-escalation are identified and discussed within the context of having foster children in one’s home.

All PATH foster parents and staff are required to attend a 12-hour session on Non-Violent Crisis Intervention presented by certified trainers in the CPI model. It is also a PATH requirement that all should attend an annual refresher course which reviews the major elements of the CPI model.