A stalker at work what can we do?
A stalker at work – what can we do? Why would an employer offer personal protection training to an individual employee? This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. At Dynamis we can work with employers to support an employee who is being stalked or harassed by someone who could turn […]
Managing Violent Behaviour in Fostering – Feedback 2018
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Lone Worker Course “benefitted my ability to face certain situations”
Feedback on our Lone Worker Personal Safety Training This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. “Thank you again for such an informative and practical couple of days learning about working alone in safety, which I feel has really benefited my learning and ability to face certain situations. I really feel […]
Creative approaches to understanding behaviour in Dementia Care
Conflict Management | Personal Safety | Dynamis Training: Creative approaches to understanding behaviour in Dementia Care This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. We often show this clip in our dementia-related challenging behaviour courses in care settings. Most recently, Gerard worked with a team of escort staff who are sometimes […]
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 […]
Lone Social Worker Abducted and Abused
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. Three teenagers who abducted and attacked a trainee social worker on a home visit have been jailed for a total of five years. The case raises urgent questions about whether lone worker safety training is keeping pace with the risks faced by frontline […]
Restraint Training: Control Phase and Restraint Phase Differences
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Restraint Training: Floor-Based Restraint Controversy
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. In a call to ban prone restraint, a leading mental health charity has suggested that the use of prone restraint is degrading, humiliating and has no place in a civilised modern healthcare system. The charity also linked prone restraint to numerous deaths which […]
Risks of Lone Working
The Reality of Lone Working A Royal College of Nursing study dealing with the issues of lone working and personal safety surveyed about 1,500 nurses who work in the community. The findings reveal serious gaps in how organisations protect their lone workers. 📊 RCN Survey findings: Almost two-thirds of community staff said their employers did […]
Case Study: Learning Disability Respite Service
A charity organisation serving children with disabilities and their families, providing day and overnight short-term respite services, asked Dynamis to assist with training needs for their staff. A number of incidents had happened recently in this learning disability service which prompted them to address staff and client safety. Who Engaged Dynamis The directors of the […]