Free CPI Training for Schools in 2025–26

The Iowa Department of Education has directed AEAs to use state-allocated children’s mental health training funds to provide CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Training—at no cost—for schools during the 2025–26 school year. This means all CPI training facilitators, materials and sessions will be fully funded for districts.

Heartland AEA Trainings

• Open to all schools in the Heartland AEA service area
• Fall sessions: September / October 2025
• Winter sessions: January / February 2026

View Training Dates & Register: 2025–26 CPI Training Offerings


Training Format (Blended Learning)

• Online modules (2 hrs): complete prior to class
• Classroom session (3 hrs): practice application and intervention skills
• The blended approach ensures that participants not only understand crisis prevention and intervention strategies but also gain hands-on practice to confidently apply them.

Who Should Attend?

• Staff with the highest likelihood of needing to be involved in physical restraint and/or seclusion
• Educators who may directly intervene in crisis situations and would benefit from de-escalation and intervention skills