De-escalation Techniques for Emotionally Charged Situations

This specialized course will provide Donation Advocates with essential strategies to navigate emotionally charged conversations with clarity, composure, and professional intention.

Gain actionable insights into managing emotional intensity, strengthening trust, and maintaining effectiveness in high-pressure interactions while supporting families through their most challenging moments.

Learn how stress tolerance, emotional regulation, and intentional communication shape de-escalation, and what it means in the context of donation advocacy to create space for connection, stability, and informed decision-making.
Personal

Reflections

Expanded

Learning Guide

In-depth

Webinar

Guided

Journaling

Reinforced

Knowledge Checks

Essential Course Elements

Course contents

Meet the invited speaker

Jessica Kennedy

Donor Family Coordinator-Organ/SOCO, Donor Alliance
Jessica Kennedy is a Donor Family Coordinator with Donor Alliance, bringing over a decade of experience in crisis intervention/prevention and victim advocacy to support families through organ and tissue donation. Known for compassion, expertise, and a strong interest in emotionally challenged cases, Jessica also volunteers with local law enforcement, helping train new officers and deputies in de-escalation and crisis response, and remains dedicated to public safety and to supporting families during end-of-life decisions.