Safe Holding & Escorting Techniques

Course Overview:

Within this course participants will be taught how to safely hold a client as a two staff team, standing and into a seated position only, enabling the client to calm. The techniques taught on this course are disseminated throughout as a last resort and should work in tandem with your organisational policy. The important skills learnt on this course will enable staff to deal with aggression safely and positively. Please note:We will not be teaching any pain compliance techniques.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course staff will be able to:

• Work in a two staff team to physically hold a client for their safety or the safety of others.
• Use appropriate techniques to the level of aggression presented
• Implement a risk assessment before physically intervening with safe Holding techniques
• Safely separate two clients fighting.
• Demonstrate awareness of the risks associated with Safe Holding techniques.

Content Summary:

• Risk assessment
• Personal safety
• Legal considerations & Documentation
• De-escalation & Safe holding Techniques
• Two staff team approach
• Risks associated with physical intervention ie injuries and positional asphyxia
• Standing and seated de-escalation techniques
• Relocation

Method:

• Lectures & Discussion
• Demonstration & Practical Summative Assessment

Who Should Attend:

• All staff working with aggressive service users

Course Details:

Duration               :  1 day
Certificate            :  Valid for 1 year