The context and risks of Positive Handling in Schools
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. 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. Conflict Management | Personal Safety | Dynamis […]
Restraint Training For Schools in Ireland
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. Dynamis delivers training for your team — both online and in-person — covering the specific topics required to carry out Positive Handling in Ireland. Once your team understands their legislative position and the best-practice guidance relevant to restraint training for schools in Ireland, […]
Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #5
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. The technique being demonstrated in the picture accompanying this post is promoted as a way for controlling violent patients in a hospital setting. Unfortunately, it is potentially a deadly restraint — and its use might go far beyond control and extend to culpable […]
Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #4
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. 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 […]
Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #3
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. The image accompanying this post was apparently taken in 1907 of the City of London Police learning or demonstrating restraint techniques. They are clearly wearing jackets which suggest that there may have been input from some Japanese martial arts into the restraint techniques […]
Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #1
A Restraint Procedure Under Scrutiny This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. This image was first published in an article about the types of physical restraint practices being carried out on children in schools in the USA. What it reveals is worth examining closely — because there are a large […]
Restraint Training: Control Phase and Restraint Phase Differences
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VIDEO: Positive Handling in Schools
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. 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 […]
Restraint Training: Unsafe Handling caused death of resident and £57,000 fine
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. 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 […]
Case Study: Care Home for Children and Young People
Care Home for Children Care Home for Children Case: A group of care homes were looking for a modern, up-to-date approach to dealing with physical challenges with young people in their care. Their young clients can present particularly risky behaviours, often with roots in ADHD, foetal alcohol syndrome or a tragic history of abuse and […]