About us

Professional Solutions is a Training and Consulting firm that developed Evidence Based Protective Interventions (EBPI) curriculum. EBPI is a North Carolina State Approved prevention and alternative to restrictive, seclusion and restraint curriculum. This curriculum uses evidenced based models like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered Theory, Motivational Interviewing, Social Learning Theory, Solution Focus therapy, Crisis Intervention Strategies, and more to address staff competencies mandated by many States. This curriculum also has a Base and Base Plus component for the physical techniques which mirrors those in the North Carolina State approved curriculum (NCI). The optional physical techniques have been dressed down to those that instructors over the years state that they use the most and has assisted staff in significantly reducing challenging and aggressive behaviors.

Professional Solutions administration and staff are committed to providing supports and services in humane and safe space environments that demonstrate respect for individuals challenged with mental health issues, substance abuse and developmental disabilities. This can best be done by staff who are trained 1) to prevent and avoid the use of physical interventions and 2) to use them safely and only as a last resort. The goal of this training program is to teach skills that help prevent the use of restraints, seclusion or isolation time out. Staff is the key to reaching that goal. It is important that people caring for, treating and supporting people with disabilities, know how to communicate to create positive relationships, to treat others with respect and to handle themselves when the going gets tough.

In the course of human services and working with people, we are asked to be many things —teacher, coach, nurse, sounding board, role model. It is challenging work, but there are many rewards. The main one is seeing the people that we are working for improve the quality of their lives. Hopefully, the attitudes and skills learned within these training modules will help bring that about.