Positive Behaviour Management

Training Course in Behaviour De-escalation, Diffusion and Physical Intervention.

The training places the emphasis on preserving and developing positive relationships between people who exhibit challenging behaviour and those who work with them.

Aims of the Course:

Part One

o To establish a common value base

for work with challenging behaviour

o To develop knowledge and skills to

promote personal safety and prevent

violence and aggression.

o To understand what underpins

challenging behaviour

o To place challenging behaviour within the

context of life and experience

o To understand the environment and how

it can contribute to challenging behaviour

o To identify environmental changes that

assist in the management of challenging

behaviour

o To understand the psychological and

physiological impact of aggression on all

involved.

o To equip staff with a range of de-

escalation techniques proven to be

successful in managing challenging

behaviour.

o To understand the aftermath of

challenging behaviour and the

Part Two

o Understanding the criteria for intervention

o The legal context

o Understanding the warning and danger signs

o Risk assessments

o Breakaway techniques

Focuses of the Course:

o Non physical diffusion and de-escalation

techniques for challenging behaviour

o Breakaway techniques for challenging

behaviour

o The programme clearly sets out the legal and

statutory requirements for working in this

area.

Practical assessment

Course evaluation

importance of maintaining a safe and

secure environment for all.