Healthcare Myth: Violence is Part of the Job

by | Monday, August 12, 2019 | Conflict Management, Dementia Care, Elderly Mentally Infirm EMI, Emergency Services, Hospital Security and Conflict, learning disabilities, mental health unit, Psychiatric, Verbal Defense and Influence

Violence is part of the job? Joel Lashley from Vistelar Another myth that gets us in so much trouble is the myth that violence is part of the job in health care. From a certain point of view, that’s absolutely true. I mean, health care providers are five to...
Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #3

Training for Restraint:: Things to avoid doing #3

by | Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | Control and Restraint, mental health unit, Physical Interventions, Positive Handling, Psychiatric, restraint positional asphyxia, Security and Door Supervisors, Sudden death during restraint, Training Design

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...

Safe Holding Training – Manage Distress – Scotland

by | Thursday, June 9, 2016 | Care Home Risks, Control and Restraint, Dementia Care, Elderly Mentally Infirm EMI, Least Restrictive Option, Legal Court Case, mental health unit, Personal Safety, Physical Interventions, Psychiatric

Safe Holding Training to deal with Distressed Behaviour with Older People in Care Gerard O’Dea our Director of Training was recently asked to provide an opinion on how care homes in Scotland can deal with the issues of distressed, difficult or dangerous...

Restraint Training: Leaving the ‘Control’ in Control and Restraint

by | Monday, May 2, 2016 | Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Control and Restraint, Hospital Security and Conflict, learning disabilities, mental health unit, non-escalation, Personal Safety, Physical Interventions, Psychiatric, Training Design

Leaving the ‘Control’ in Control and Restraint A leading professor in mental health has suggested that we remove the word ‘Control’ from the term ‘Control and Restraint’. Taking the ‘control’ out of ‘control and...