Physical Intervention (Train the Trainer)

On completion of this Physical Intervention Train the Trainer course, learners will be a qualified trainer in this subject and should know and understand the following:

 

• When to intervene 
  Identifying challenging behaviour and knowing when to intervene and use physical intervention and other positive handling techniques
• Techniques 
  Learn physical intervention techniques used in the health and social care sector, including breaking away and holding
• Risks involved 
  Learn and understand how to identify some risk factors involved when using physical intervention in a professional setting
• The Assault Cycle 
  Learn and understand the stages, origin and pattern of the assault cycle  
• Laws and legislation 
  Learn the laws and legislations that cover the use of physical intervention in a professional setting
• Triggers 
  Learn how to recognise the triggers of challenging behaviour
• Causes and diffusion of anger and aggression 
  Learn what causes anger and aggression in patients and techniques of how to diffuse these situations  
• Unacceptable practice 
  Learn what you can and cannot do whilst trying to use physical intervention
• Duty of care 
  Learn that all staff involved in physical intervention have a responsibility to ensure the safety of persons during and after the intervention
• Threatening behaviour and physical assault 
  Learn how to deal with threatening behaviour and physical assault that may occur when trying to use physical intervention
• Dementia and how to intervene physically 
  Learn the specific techniques you should use for physical intervention when someone has dementia 
• Learning styles
  Understand different learning styles
• Retain information
  How people retain information
• Feedback & Evaluation
  How to evaluate appropriately, and give and receive feedback to the learners
• Ice-breakers
  Learn ways to 'break the ice' with the whole classroom
• Presentation skills
  Confidently present your session to others
• Dos and don’ts
  The dos and don'ts of being a trainer