Positive Behaviour Management from Dynamis to Reduce Restraints
For people whose behaviour we find challenging, effective support must be based on a good understanding of the relevance of the behaviour for the individual in the situations and environment in which it occurs. The behaviour needs to be understood within the broader context of the entire person (past history, physical state, emotional state, health, […]
De-Escalation and Physical Intervention in a Secondary or Sixth-Form College
De-Escalation and Physical Intervention in a Secondary Environment When a member of education staff makes a decision about physically intervening in a ‘physical behaviour’ situation, it is possibly the most critical moment in their career. The forseeable results of a poorly managed physical intervention at your secondary school or college could be: – a child […]
Feedback from Secondary Senior Leadership Team SLT
Director of Training Gerard O’Dea recently delivered a series of sessions at a very large secondary school in Kent for over 160 staff in total. The comments below are from the senior leadership team who attended and reflect the customised information, specific to the needs and issues which modern secondary schools face. The school booked […]
Is it okay to lift and carry a child during positive handling interventions?
Question: Is it okay to lift and carry a child who is being restrained from one location to another? positivehandling.atomicdev.xyz/ RISKS OF LIFTING AND CARRYING A CHILD DURING A PHYSICAL INTERVENTION There are many issues to be considered as the risks are very significant, for example: – violence injury to staff during a lift or […]
Engaging successfully with Concerned Parents
Gerard O’Dea, Director of Training at Dynamis discusses issues around positive handling and separation in the morning, where communication with parents is key and pre-planning some of the trickier aspects of any intervention that a member of staff would make is important. He also introduces a new course from Dynamis, based on the communication methodology […]
Teachers headbutted and bitten by children as young as five.
Duty of Care and stopping fights in Positive Handling
We are often asked about stopping fights between children in the hope that safe, reliable and risk-free methods exists. In this story, we explore the issue. In this video Director of Training at Dynamis, Gerard O’Dea, tells a story about how one female teacher had to come up with some urgent ideas about stopping fights in […]
Positive Handling: What’s the worst that can happen?
A teacher’s leg was shattered and her kneecap broken in a classroom attack by a 10-year-old pupil. Diane Whitehead, 53, had to have surgery to pin her leg back together after she was karate kicked by the out-of-control boy. She could be off work for more than a year recovering from her injuries. Diane Whitehead, […]
Alerting other staff that you need help in Positive Handling
:: Here is a rough-cut video clip from a recent training session where our Director of Training, expert witness Gerard O’Dea, spoke to the team about setting up reliable and robust alerting systems. Because the presence of other staff drastically increases safety in several ways, calling for assistance is a major focus for establishing a […]
Inquiry mentions Foster Carer Training in Conflict and Physical Interventions
TRAINING FOR FOSTER CARERS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE – SHERIFF The death of a foster carer who was killed by a boy she was looking after was avoidable, an inquiry has found. Dawn McKenzie, 34, was stabbed by the 13-year-old at her home in Hamilton in 2011. He was later detained for seven years after admitting […]