Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #5
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 homicide or corporate manslaughter! Restraint training has moved on a lot in many […]
Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #4
The accompanying images in this post are of something that has been referred to as a ‘Therapeutic Floor Hold’ in some training materials. It consistutes, in our view, inappropriate restraint. The (usually) vulnerable person who is being restrained is first taken to the floor – often through the use of some kind of unbalancing […]
Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #3
There are better and less-better Restraint Techniques 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 they were learning at the […]
Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #1
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. There are a large number of things in this ‘procedure’ which are likely to fail during a “floor restraint” intervention and for that reason it is worth drawing out the […]
Restraint Training: Control Phase and Restraint Phase Differences
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VIDEO: Positive Handling in Schools
Positive Handling Schools Learn Effective Restraint with Children Positive Handling Schools come to us when they are dealing with challenging behaviours to use our experience to help them to effectively and appropriately manage disruptive, risky or extreme situations using appropriate Positive Handling strategies. Our Positive Handling training reduces injury risk, improves inspection compliance and safeguards staff, children […]
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 the […]
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 […]
Case Study: Foster Carers Training
Foster Carers Training in Managing Challenging Behaviours and Physical Intervention Foster Carers Training Project: a foster agency, contracted to the local authorities in its area, was receiving requests from its foster families to have training in the use of physical interventions. Families wanted clarity on the rules regarding this area and asked us for Foster […]
Functional Conflict Training
As a training company, specialists in managing conflict, we are often complimented by the utility of our courses. Utility: “functional rather than attractive” Utility: “the state of being useful or beneficial” We are careful to make sure that our Functional Conflict Training and the tactics we embed with your staff are: appropriate and relevant for your setting, in which they are to be […]