Building on CPI Training in Schools with Beyond the Family Tree™
Building on CPI Training in Schools with Beyond the Family Tree™
Keeping every student safe comes first in any school. Schools in our Adoption & Foster Friendly Schools™ Program are building on their existing CPI training in schools by adding Beyond the Family Tree™, our professional development (PD) program. The goal is simple: give teachers more tools for the everyday moments, not just the emergencies.
What CPI Training Gives Schools
CPI stands for Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI®). Its training for education gives school teams an essential framework for safety and crisis response.
That framework matters, and nothing about this work replaces it. Beyond the Family Tree™ builds directly on top of it.
What Beyond the Family Tree™ Adds
Most school days are not emergencies. They are regular days full of small moments, and some of those moments can grow into big ones.
Beyond the Family Tree™ gives educators practical, day-to-day strategies to keep their classrooms steady. The aim is to notice early what is stirring up a student’s big feelings, and to respond before things escalate. When teachers can do that, anxiety can go down, and behaviors are less likely to reach a crisis level.
Why the Two Fit Together So Well
If your staff has taken CPI training, some words will sound familiar. Co-regulation is one of them. It means a calm, steady adult helps a student settle. Precipitating factors are another. These are the things that happen right before a behavior and may set it off.
Beyond the Family Tree™ uses those same ideas. Teachers do not have to learn a whole new language. They add everyday tools to the one they already know, with a focus on supporting adoptive, foster, and kinship students.
Small Habits, Built Into the School Year
When districts weave these habits into routine professional development, they become part of how a school runs day to day. Steady classrooms are built the same way: one small, practical habit at a time