Steven M. Crimando, Principal & Founder, Behavioral Science Applications
Overview:
US health care workers in the private sector are 5 times more likely to experience workplace violence compared to workers in all other private industries combined. With the prevalence of patient-on-staff violence, more and more hospitals and healthcare organizations are re-strategizing on how to keep their workers safe and many health care employees are demanding federal protections be put in place.
Learning Objectives:
- Unique Risk Factors for Healthcare Settings
- New Regulatory Guidance and Considerations
- Protective Strategies and Training to Protect Staff
- The Role of Integrated Technologies and Threat Detection
Speaker:
Steven M. Crimando
Principal & Founder
Behavioral Science Applications
Steven M. Crimando is an internationally-recognized expert in crisis management and emergency response. He a Certified Threat Manager, a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress (BCETS), and a Certified Master Trainer with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) program.
He is the Principal and founder of Behavioral Science Applications, a specialized crisis intervention consultancy and has more than 30 years’ experience in pre-hospital, hospital and behavioral healthcare.
Steve has published many professional articles and several textbook chapters on violence prevention and serves as an expert to the media and the courts on workplace violence and active assailant intervention. He has provided high-level violence prevention and active assailant response training programs to professional and academic audiences in business, intelligence, military, and first responder organizations.