How to end a conflict
How to end a conflict?Closure as an essential component of ending a Conflict In Vistelar training we talk a lot about the six Cs of conflict management. The six Cs stand for first of all context, what we know about the situation when we get there. Contact, our initial contact. Sometimes it moves from there […]
How to practice conflict management skills
How to practice conflict management skills How to practice conflict management skills? – we are often asked by our learners how they can get better at managing conflict. Gary Klugiewicz: “Within the Vistelar Conflict Management program, we practice what we call emotionally safe, performance driven instruction. And people say, “What is that all about?” Well, […]
What is Trauma Informed Care?
What is Trauma Informed Care? My name is Gary Klugiewicz. I am the Director of Training of Verbal Defense and Influence and I train all over the country. And I do a lot of training for healthcare organisations. And in healthcare, what’s really taking the front row is this concept called trauma informed care. If […]
Feedback for Managing Child-to-Parent Violence 2019
Child-to-Parent Violence has been called ‘the last taboo’ – we have been working with the National Association of Therapeutic Parents to help Foster Carers and Adoptive Parents (and others) with this issue across the UK since 2017. Foster Carers and Parents Physical Interventions Workshop. Our course Managing Violent Behaviour in the Home Context, for Foster […]
Conflict Management Trainer Course in Nottingham this Week for Hospital Security
Gary and Gerard are getting the room ready to welcome 25 healthcare security professionals tomorrow who are embarking on a one-week masterclass in conflict management for hospital violence reduction. #vistelar
Baselining a whole school’s knowledge on Positive Handling
School leaders are asking us for ways to cost-effectively offer their staff a ‘baseline’ of knowledge about the rules, risks and legal issues around Positive Handling or Physical INterventions in their schools. Our unique and expert-witness-curated course about the core issues in relation to restraint and control in educaiton settings, based on government guidance, case […]
Whole School Positive Handling Briefing plus Small Team Specialist Training
BASIC NEEDS 60 min or 90 min Briefing: This is a briefing on the rules and principles only, with no physical skills development for the staff. It can be useful to establish a baseline school-wide. We very often run these as a whole-school briefing first-thing in the morning prior to taking a specialised team for […]
Blended Online Training in Positive Handling
TIGHT TIMELINE A Half Day or Twilight session: We are finding that many schools want the training as soon as possible, without needing to book a full INSET day. This convenient Half-day or Twilight option blends online learning with an in-person training session and can be booked on any convenient date. SEE MORE: http://www.positivehandling.co.uk/training/positive-handling-twilight-blended-online/ Your […]
One-day Positive Handling Training from Dynamis
MOST POPULAR One Full Day: For teams who can find the time, this option gives your staff the most practice time and question/answer time with the trainers about the decision-making framework for physical interventions, focussed on holding skills. Assimilation of the legal ‘rules’ and long-term retention of the physical skills is best with this duration […]
Is it Safe to Lift or Carry a Child during Positive Handling Interventions?
Question: Is it okay to lift or carry a child who is being restrained from one location to another? www.positivehandling.co.uk RISKS There are many issues to be considered as the risks are very significant, for example: – violence injury to staff during a lift or carry – musculoskeletal injury to staff during a lift or carry […]