Paraphrasing to Defuse the Very Distressed Child in your classroom
Gerard O’Dea proposes an idea for teaching staff: using paraphrasing as a habitual response to defuse very distressed children in the classroom. Read the full article at Positive Handling — Behaviour Management. Watch the training video: — Dynamis Training
Positive Handling International Schools GCC Qatar UAE Doha AbuDhabi Dubai and beyond
Visit the full article: Positive Handling in International Schools — GCC, Qatar, UAE, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and beyond. Dynamis recently provided our Positive Behaviour Management and Positive Handling training course to international schools across the GCC region. Watch the accompanying training video: — Dynamis Training
One Voice – Behaviour Management Tip for Schools
Every school wants consistent behaviour management — but consistency starts with one voice. When every staff member responds to the same behaviour in the same way, with the same language and the same expectations, students stop testing boundaries and start meeting them. What our behaviour management course delivers We train groups of staff to practice […]
The context and risks of Positive Handling in Schools
Positive handling in schools sits at the intersection of duty of care, legal obligation, and day-to-day classroom reality. Staff are expected to manage challenging behaviour safely but without proper context and training, the risks multiply quickly. Understanding the landscape Physical intervention is never just a physical act. It carries legal, emotional, and professional consequences that […]
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 […]
Lone Working Conflict: Recognising Escalation
Spotting the signs of escalation during lone working conflict Inter-personal conflict induces a release of adrenaline in the body, causing a number of changes in a person’s physiology. Some of these changes have outward, observable results that can serve as early warning signals — if you know what to look for. Facial colour change Change […]
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. […]
Screech Alarms and Lone Worker Protection
What Can a Screech Alarm Actually Do? Using a personal safety “screech”-type alarm might be useful as part of an overall escape strategy in Lone Worker Protection. But it shouldn’t be a psychological crutch. What is the real utility of the siren on a screech alarm? Let’s break down the four potential purposes: To tell […]
Lone Worker Safety Device – could you use yours?
The ‘Everything Works in Theory’ Problem We met a training participant some years ago who described how she expected to use her Lone Worker Safety Device: “Well first, I would hopefully have it ready if I thought anything bad was going to happen. I mean, I am supposed to have it in my hand already […]
Lone Worker Personal Safety Responsibilities
Your Legal Duty as a Lone Worker Under Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, employees are required to take reasonable care for themselves and the people around them who may be affected by the things they do, or the things they fail to do. The test of “reasonable care” is […]