Restraint Reduction Trainer Development
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. This is an excerpt from our 18-page Case-Study about how we achieved significant Restraint Reduction outcomes with a Restraint Reduction Trainer Development. To read the case study and learn about the project, please visit our Restraint Reduction page. continued… The results of our recent […]
Positive Behaviour Trainer Course for Services caring for People with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. Vulnerable Clients and Behaviours of Concern in Learning Disabilities Services The trainer programme for this learning disabilities service builds a process within which we can create a change of heart in your staff teams so that they can Keep Everyone Safe even as […]
Classroom Management for SEND Restraint Reduction
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. “Hi, my name is Katie Dill, and I am a special education teacher from Winnebago School District in Northern Illinois. I chose Vistelar as a teacher in the educational field because this is “how we do things”. In the professional field we know […]
Workshop for Parents: “tools to protect my child”
Bringing professional de-escalation skills into the family home Gerard is just back from a trip to Liverpool, where he was commissioned by a local authority social work team to give assistance to a group of parents who look after their children with complex needs at home. The workshop gives parents a chance to ask a […]
Feedback on Personal Safety for staff working in Learning Disabilities
Thought it was really interesting, with very simple, quick and easy techniques which can be used at work. They are easy to remember too! It was a very professional experience and I learned a lot from it. The theory side helped me understand more about regulations and what is in place, this was very useful. […]
Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #4
The accompanying images in this post show something that has been referred to as a “Therapeutic Floor Hold” in some training materials. It constitutes, in our view, inappropriate restraint. The (usually) vulnerable person being restrained is first taken to the floor — often through some kind of unbalancing using a trip. Once on the floor, […]
VIDEO: Positive Handling in Schools
Positive Handling in schools is about more than physical restraint — it’s about keeping everyone safe while preserving dignity. Schools come to us when they’re dealing with challenging behaviours, and they need practical, legally-sound strategies that work in real classrooms. Why Schools Choose Our Approach Our Positive Handling training reduces injury risk, improves inspection compliance, […]
Restraint Training: Unsafe Handling caused death of resident and £57,000 fine
A South Lanarkshire care home provider was heavily fined after an elderly resident died after breaking her neck in a fall. At Hamilton Sheriff Court, BUPA Care Homes (Carrick) Ltd was fined £57,000 after pleading guilty to a breach of Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, which led to […]
Protect Staff from Spitting: Worker almost blinded and Care Service fined £110,000
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Care worker ʻnight of terrorʼ with patient ‘like a horror film’
A care worker barricaded herself into a box room for nine hours, making frantic phone calls to her bosses while a disturbed patient tried to kick the door down. Her bosses told her to stay put until the morning shift arrived. When the door finally opened, she was attacked for a second time. “Mrs Morgan’s […]