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 […]
Can Online Training help you to allocate the right resources to Positive Handling?
Positive Handling Online Training A component of our programme which saves your school time and resources. Gerard O’Dea, Director of Training at Dynamis, gives a brief tour of the very popular Positive Handling Online Training offered through the Dynamis training programme. Comments from our learners about the Positive Handling Online Training from Dynamis” “It was good […]
Positive Handling By The Numbers #6: Duty of Care
Positive Handling Duty of Care Positive Handling Duty of Care is a critically important concept for staff to understand if they are called upon to intervene to create safety in a dangerous situation. Sometimes we see stories of teaching staff being injured by children in schools and receiving 6-figure payouts when they seek compensation. One […]
Positive Handling by the Numbers #4: Forewarned about (some) Four-year-olds is Forearmed
Positive Handling Plans Positive Handling Plans should consider the wide range of risks involved in the types of situations where these interventions are potentially needed. Is it possible for a four year old child to lash out and send their teacher or teaching assistant to hospital? How about giving them a life-changing injury to their […]