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Session 1: How to de-escalate yourself so you can communicate calmly Defining and understanding what conflict and escalation are Strategies for self-de-escalation How this relates to the law Session 2: How to de-escalate your patients The relationship between communication and conflict Strategies for phone and face to face de-escalation Tips and models of de-escalation Session 3: What to do after an escalating incident The mental and physical impacts of conflict Why and how to report conflict incidents based on your systems Deep dive into how to practically apply techniques to manage conflict

Learning outcomes

WHY ATTEND THIS TRAINING? To support your staff to manage conflict more easily To learn strategies to deal with stressful situations To improve the wellbeing of your staff so everyone has a system to follow when a challenging patient presents To keep yourself, your staff and your patients safe To show your team that you care about their wellbeing, especially in stressful situations To teach the staff how to ‘win over’ a challenging patient with proven strategies that work.

Speaker

Ms Stephanie Rumble Master’s Degree in Applied Science, Post Grad Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety and an Adult teaching certificate

Stephanie has 30 years’ experience in delivering workplace leadership and conflict de-escalation training. Stephanie has a Master’s Degree in Applied Science, A Post Grad Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety and an Adult teaching certificate as well as vast experience as an educator, advisor and mentor in the leadership, health & safety and wellbeing space and holds a multitude of related unit standards. She has worked extensively in the healthcare sector to deliver conflict de-escalation training and is familiar with the challenges that arise in the dental practice.

Conflict De-escalation Training


Speaker:

Ms Stephanie Rumble Master’s Degree in Applied Science, Post Grad Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety and an Adult teaching certificate

Friday 6th Nov 2026
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: Online
Zoom
Region: Auckland
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