Provincial Violence Prevention for Low Risk Departments

The Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum (PVPC) is an eLearning course to educate and train health care workers on the competencies required to reduce verbal and physical violence from patients and family members.

Providing education to employees is an important part of a comprehensive violence prevention program.

For those providing direct care, it forms the foundation for further training.
For those who do not provide direct patient care, it helps build your understanding and ability to assess situations, and know when and how to seek support or resources.

This course takes about 3.5 hours to complete, and covers:
• Point of care risk assessments
• Behavioural care plans for those providing direct care or may interact with clients
• Communication and de-escalation techniques
• When and how to call for help
• Reporting and post-incident requirements

The course supports and incorporates Indigenous Cultural Safety, Trauma Informed Practice, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion into the curriculum, and explains how they relate to violence prevention.

For the Medium and High Risk Curriculum, please refer to the Provincial Violence Prevention for Medium/High Risk Departments