Preventing Physical Interventions with Children who have experienced Trauma
The Power of Deescalation in Schools: Preventing Physical Interventions with Children who have experienced Trauma Introduction Working with children who have experienced trauma can be extremely challenging, and when these students become agitated or aggressive, it can be tempting to use physical interventions to control the situation. However, research shows that deescalation is a much […]
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, […]
A Tour of our Online Training in Positive Handling for Schools
Take a Tour of Our Online Positive Handling Training Course We have provided hundreds of schools across the country with the option to train their staff using online technology and learning systems, since 2014. Having built up a lot of experience with how to deliver training using our own unique implementation of the powerful Moodle […]
Feedback: absolutely applicable to the demands of a primary school
Dersingham primary school Nursery NurseOur instructor very knowledgeable and was happy to answer all questions and discuss any scenario that we brought up. Plus he had a good sense of humour and was very patient. Westlands community primary schoolSenco and assistant HeadteacherThe trainer was really good at assessing the needs of the group. All questions, […]
Can you send a trainer to do an hour with the staff?
THE PROBLEM OF SHORT-DURATION COURSES AND THE ISSUE OF CREATING “MORE QUESTIONS” Can you send us a trainer, to do an hour of training? I recently spent a full day at one of the biggest Sixth-Form colleges in the UK, who have 3,700 students on their rolls! The assembled team – few in number – […]
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 […]
Managing High-Risk Behaviours in Secondary Schools
Course Feedback: “a more detailed support plan was given for working with younger children”
Younger Children and Positive Handling – Course Feedback “The course was excellent in his contents and it’s delivery. I found the techniques very useful. I had previously received training from an alternative provider, this time I was pleased that a more detailed support plan was given for working with younger children. I enjoyed getting involved […]
“Excellent training program for Positive Handling” for Boarding
Positive Handling Training Boarding School Programme “I thoroughly enjoyed the course (and wasn’t particularly enthused about doing the course before hand). I didn’t realise how in depth and useful it was! Gerard was a first class trainer, was highly professional and delivered an excellent training program – would thoroughly recommend him! Thanks Gerard for making […]
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 […]