Everyday, hospital emergency departments (ED) receive patients and visitors experiencing extreme levels of emotional and/or physical trauma, whether it’s at a level one trauma center in Chicago or at a small critical access hospital (CAH)...Keep Reading

Many years ago, when I was working as a hospital security officer, I was sent to a patient unit regarding a “combative patient.” Oddly enough, healthcare workers rarely regard themselves as being in “combat” when...Keep Reading

VISTELAR OFFERS VIRTUAL TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSES Virtual platform offers convenient, more cost-effective solution for building respectful and safer environments of care  MILWAUKEE (June 1, 2021) – Vistelar, a training and consulting institute focused on building respectful...Keep Reading

“Improve Your Institution’s Treatment Responses to Mental Health Crises” Guest Moderator – Brine Hamilton, CHPA Special Guests – Joel Lashley, Gary Klugiewicz Today, the largest institution in America for the treatment of mentally ill people...Keep Reading

The challenges of providing care and even for the basic human needs of mentally ill and cognitively disabled people are nothing new. Nor are the many well-meaning attempts to address this difficult and multifaceted problem....Keep Reading

“Vistelar’s Training Demonstrates a Positive Impact on Behavioral Health Professionals” Moderator: Allen Oelschlaeger Special Guests: Dr. Danielle Romaine Dagenhardt, Matt Richie, Ph.D. On this episode Allen talks to two of the researchers who conducted a...Keep Reading

By Joel Lashley A lecture I once gave at a nursing conference about workplace violence, hosted by the Marquette University College of Nursing, was followed by a vigorous question and answer session. After fielding a...Keep Reading

“Write a Report Like You Train in Order to Improve Both Your Reports and Your Performance” Guest Moderator – Brine Hamilton, CHPA Special Guest – Joel Lashley Today, Brine Hamilton is joined by Joel Lashley,...Keep Reading

  Making Tough Decisions: How Good Training and Report Writing Makes them Defendable By Joel Lashley, Instructor and author of Confidence in Conflict for Healthcare Professionals  (Note: Names are fictional and do not identify the...Keep Reading

  VISTELAR ESTABLISHES 2021 HEALTHCARE EDUCATION SERIES Monthly healthcare theme to help address concerns and issues related to healthcare violence Milwaukee, WI (April 2, 2021) – Vistelar, a Milwaukee-based consulting, training and licensing company that...Keep Reading