What to Expect from Employee De-Escalation Training
Learn important de-escalation skills that can help you deal with emotionally charged employees in industrial settings. PLA’s online training course includes:
- A basic sequence for de-escalating employees
- Effective tools for emotional self-management
- The basics of escalated employee conflict
- How to attend to employees’ psychological needs
- Learning Assessments & Certificate of Completion
Course Description
Our asynchronous Employee De-escalation Training Workshop utilizes our industry-leading methods, which have been successfully taught and applied to participants in more than 60 industries around North America, from small retail shops to Fortune 100 companies.
Course Curriculum
- Overview of basic escalated conflict theory and psychology
- Practical self-regulation and emotional self-management techniques
- Learn to put employee care before position or policy enforcement without eliminating policies
- Learn to utilize basic conflict psychology in de-escalating employee conflicts
- Reflective listening techniques
- How and when to implement reassurance during de-escalation
- Using policy or rules explanation effectively
- Learning to open a space for communication with employees

Dr. Jeremy Pollack
Course Instructor
Dr. Jeremy Pollack is a leader in the field of workplace conflict resolution and peacebuilding. He is the Founder of Pollack Peacebuilding Systems, an international conflict resolution consulting firm. Dr. Pollack coaches and trains executives and employees at a variety of levels and industries, from Fortune 500 companies to major non-profits. He has a Ph.D. in Psychology and an M.A. in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding. Read more about Dr. Pollack HERE.
Course Details
Learn to de-escalate individuals while attending to people’s psychological needs and regulating your own emotions.
Course Provider
Industries Served
PLA is recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management
to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
