Managing High-Risk Behaviours in Secondary Schools
Feedback from EYFS practitioners (video)
Feedback from Special School with Unique Needs (Video)
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 […]
De-Escalating the Distressed Child – Positive Handling Strategies for Behaviour Management
Labelling their Emotions using the Paraphrase tool from VDI In this video Gerard O’Dea talks about how to use the Verbalisation tool called Paraphrasing in order to help a distressed child to regulate their own behaviour and emotions.
International Positive Behaviour Management in Qatar with Dynamis
Our latest GCC training project in Doha, Qatar Positive Behaviour Management and Positive Handling for International Schools Dynamis has provided training internationally since 2008 and most of our experience has been in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. With clients in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and now in Doha, Qatar, our experience in […]
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 […]
You need a team for safe Positive Handling and here is why
:: Safe Positive Handling requires team tactics :: In this rough-cut video-clip from a recent training course, our Director of Training expert witness Gerard O’Dea explains why we don’t recommend that staff carry out safe positive handling restraint interventions (defined as immobilising a child) by themselves. There are several reasons why the proper assistance […]
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 […]