Since 2004 Growing Edge Training Associates has provided services as part of the

Pressley Ridge Institute

259 N. State Street, 2nd Floor /  P.O. Box 691 / Westerville, OH 43086-0691
Phone #s 412-321-6995 (office) or 614-783-6314 (cell)  / Fax to: 775-261-5462 /
Email link for Mark Freado

LSCI / Life Space Crisis Intervention: 
The Skills of Reclaiming Youth with Patterns of Self-Defeating Behavior

Mark Freado is an original Senior Trainer with the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute.   Having completed over 150 certification training sessions since 1995, Freado is the most experienced LSCI trainer in the world.  He has conducted basic skills and certification training for public and private agencies in Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire, California, West Virginia,  Iowa, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Texas and Tennessee.  He has also provided certification training in Fort St. John, British Columbia,  Canada (the first LSCI training in Canada), Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, Bangkok, Thailand, and Gent, Belgium (the first LSCI training in Europe).     He was trained by and has trained with Dr. Nicholas Long, president of the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute, Hagerstown, MD. 

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The needs of the troubled and troubling youth we serve today are greater than ever.   The challenges they face and the problems they present are difficult to understand and address.  Life Space Crisis Intervention is necessary because youth crises do not happen by appointment. The needs of students frequently exceed the resources and skills of staff.  LSCI provides the staff with additional skills that allows them to focus on the needs of the children and youth with whom they work.  This is a training that helps to clarify values and teaches ways to bring those values to life.  Principles of Re-EDucation and the values of the Circle of Courage are highlighted in LSCI training sessions provided by Mark Freado.

Most serious problems experienced by youth do not fit into a single theory of deviancy, LSCI is a multitheoretical model integrating Psychoeducational, Cognitive, Behavioral, and Pro-Social theories into a dynamic and comprehensive therapeutic strategy.   It is based in the reality of the young person's immediate circumstances and the patterns that lead repeatedly lead them into crisis situations.  It is initiated by staff whom the youth know, providing excellent opportunities to build or enhance meaningful therapeutic relationships.  It is clinically powerful and professionally teachable.

Training Options:

The Six Day Training (2 Days each session - 3 Months or less)
Days one through five will be 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Day six will be 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This option is preferable to organizations that cannot have staff engaged in an intensive training program for 5 consecutive days and need to have a more flexible training schedule.

Flexibility in the format, based on the needs of a sponsoring organization or school system, will be considered as they arise.  Please contact us with your interest and we will do everything we can to make sure you have the opportunity to receive this important training.  You may use the form provided below or simply call us at 614-783-6314.

Check  to see where Mark Freado will be providing this training in the coming months.