{"id":7579,"date":"2025-09-25T09:53:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safecarebc.ca\/?post_type=infographic&#038;p=7579"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:53:38","slug":"six-steps-to-keep-safe-verbal-de-escalation-in-action","status":"publish","type":"infographic","link":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/?infographic=six-steps-to-keep-safe-verbal-de-escalation-in-action","title":{"rendered":"Six steps to keep safe | Verbal de-escalation in action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Visual-for-web-700x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7580 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Visual-for-web-700x1024.png 700w, https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Visual-for-web-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Visual-for-web-768x1123.png 768w, https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Visual-for-web-254x372.png 254w, https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Visual-for-web-134x196.png 134w, https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Visual-for-web.png 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When emotions run high, knowing how to respond calmly and effectively is crucial for safety. <strong>Six tips to keep you safe: Verbal De-escalation in Action<\/strong> provides an immediate guide to managing tense situations. Learn and apply the six powerful techniques\u2014<strong>Validate, Distract, Redirect, Clarify, Paraphrase, and Provide Options<\/strong>\u2014each with practical examples to help you maintain control and guide an interaction back to a safe, productive space. Master these skills to enhance safety for yourself and those around you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master the art of verbal de-escalation with these six essential, easy-to-use techniques designed to guide tense situations back to calm and stability safely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7581,"template":"","tags":[],"audience":[118],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-7579","infographic","type-infographic","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","audience-audience"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/infographic\/7579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/infographic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/infographic"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7579"},{"taxonomy":"audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Faudience&post=7579"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftopic&post=7579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}