Managing Challenging Behaviour including Breakaway Techniques

This course is suitable for all grades of staff working within an environment that supports service users with challenging behaviour.

What You Will Learn

  • What is Challenging Behaviour?
  • Why Challenging Behaviour occurs
  • Triggers
  • Signs to look out for
  • How to deal with Challenging Behaviour
  • De-escalation techniques
  • Importance of record keeping
  • Importance of team work
  • The legal context of using reasonable force
  • Breakaway Techniques

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Course Duration

6h

Who is the course aimed at?

Doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants and support workers

Course pre-requisites

Candidates must complete a declaration of physical fitness to participate in practical work for breakaway techniques and should let the trainer know if they are unable to become involved in physical activities prior to the course commencing. This may preclude the candidate from gaining the Breakaway aspect of the certificate as competence in breakaway must be demonstrated

Course Standard

Course is assessed and certificated

Number of Trainees

15 maximum Face to Face

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