To provide staff with the skills to enable them to safely de-escalate and manage situations with clients.

• Review behavioural de-escalation techniques
• Respond to physical aggression
• Learn safe holds to move aggressive clients
• Learn and practise a range of breakaway techniques
• Explore advanced techniques on the level 3 course

This course is intended for anyone who works in an environment in which they may have to prevent and manage violent and aggressive behaviour, in a professional, safe and secure manor for distressed and disturbed individuals.

Level 1 PMVA (1 Day) course content:

• Understanding aggression
• De-escalation hierarchy
• 6 common de-escalation techniques
• 3 basic escort techniques
• Positive behaviour support
• Role of behaviour management / support plan
• Recognise the need for a breakaway technique
• Learn how to deal with a range of attacks safely for both parties concerned
• Mental Capacity Act/ Mental Health Act
• Psychological framing
• Review stages of aggression
• Explore the requirements of the 2019 Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) Training Standards
• Support mechanism

Level 3 PMVA (3 Day) course content:

Level 1 plus the following

• Holds and escorts
• Taking to the floor
• Dangers of restraint- positional asphyxia, acidosis,
• Team escorts- stairs and doorways
• Prone descent to floor
• Positive behaviour support – amber- red-blue
• De-escalation on the floor
• Securing Legs in Prone
• Case reviews
• Therapeutic relationship and you
• Practical assessment of skills for CQC evidence

The course is mapped to the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) Training Standards 2019 First edition, committed to Ethical training standards to protect human rights and minimise restrictive practices.

Standard 1.1 training needs analysis
Standard 2 supporting curriculum content
2.1 placing the curriculum within a rights based framework
2.2 duty of candour and duty of care
2.3 attitude and attributions
2.3 considered decision making
2.5 primary and preventative strategies
2.6 teaching secondary strategies
2.7 teaching non-restrictive tertiary strategies
2.8 teaching restrictive tertiary strategies
2.9 factors that contribute to risk and elevated risk
2.10 emergency procedures
2.11 identifying the range of restrictive practices
2.12 use of data to inform minimisation
2.13 post-incident support, review, and learning
2.14 trauma informed care and support
2.15 restraint reduction theory
Standard 3 supporting post-delivery process

This course is delivered on site, at the client’s premises or nominated venue.