Personal Safety And Breakaway Techniques - Education & Adolescent Services
Short course
In Warrington
Description
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Type
Short course
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Location
Warrington
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Duration
1 Day
The course covers the following topics:- - Individual personal safety awareness - Distance awareness and reaction time - The use of force and common law principles including professional accountability - Physical skills to breakaway from potential aggression or violence - Appropriate reporting and recording of incidents. Suitable for: All health care professionals and those whose work involves dealing with potentially violent or aggressive situations. Courses are tailored to different sectors including: Health & Social Care - mental health, the elderley and adolescents Education - working with adolescents in secondary schools
Important information
Documents
- TMVA Module 2
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
About this course
This course includes theory and practical sessions. Participants do not require a good level of fitness for the course; however it does contain a physical element when learning how to deflect lunges and grabs and disengaging from holds.
Reviews
Teachers and trainers (1)
Brian McDonald
Lead TMVA Tutor, PiC National Training Centre
Course programme
Course review:
National statistics on the reporting of aggressive and violent incidents in the workplace has become an area of concern for many different types of industry and disciplines.
This TMVA Module 2 course date is specifically focused on working with adolescents including secondary schools, Universities and those working in other adolescent services. Course participants will learn how to respond appropriately in aggressive situations. It will enable them to look at the benefits of individual personal safety awareness when interacting with a potentially aggressive or violent individual and gives credible instruction on appropriate physical disengagement skills which promote best practice for both the receiver and the aggressor.
The Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (TMVA) programme has been written and is regulated by the General Services Association (GSA).
Personal Safety And Breakaway Techniques - Education & Adolescent Services