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Control and Restraint, Physical Interventions, Train the Trainer

Survival Before Control: Notes From a Trainer CPD

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Survival Before Control: Notes From a Trainer CPD

The Most Underrated Tactical Skill Is Staying Relaxed

See the World Through Their Eyes

Teach in slices of the whole task

Stop Teaching Awareness Like It’s Enough

Treating People with Dignity Is a Safety Tactic

Start with the scenario, not the explanation

Ligature Awareness & Room Searching: Online Course

Knife and Edged Weapon Awareness: Online Course

Evidence-Ready Incident Documentation: Online Course

Restraint Reduction in Healthcare — Why NHS Trusts Are Changing Approach | Dynamis

Conflict Management Training for Retail Staff — Why It Matters in 2026 | Dynamis

PMVA Training UK — What It Is and Who Needs It | Dynamis

Breakaway Techniques for Care Workers — Skills That Actually Work | Dynamis

Personal Safety Training UK — What It Covers in 2026 | Dynamis

Un-common Sense in Utilities — The first ten seconds are not small talk

House Rules for Housebuilding — Trust is the risk environment

Retail Therapy for Risk — Theft is the trigger, not the whole incident

What Council Staff Actually Want From De-escalation Training (And What One Council Told Us)

NHS Advanced De-escalation Masterclass (ADM) — what it is, and what staff said afterwards

Chaos, Control then Resolution: Lessons from Three Days of Functional Skills for PPST and PMVA Trainers

Safe holding: supportive care, clear judgement, and keeping dignity at the centre

Lone Working Community Nursing: 3 Hidden Risks

Officer safety training: practical judgement for the moments that matter

Managing conflict and violence risk in retail: protecting staff where the risk really lives

Lone working training: moving from compliance to real capability

Hospital violence management: reducing risk before the incident becomes a security problem

PMVA training: prevention first, physical intervention only when it is truly necessary

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How to Design Training That Transfers

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How to Design Training That Transfers

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How to Design Training That Transfers

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