DAY 1

• Welcome⁄domestic arrangements
• Introductions
• Why we are here ⁄ what we aim to achieve⁄ celebrating existing good practice
• Confidentiality ⁄ sensitivity
• Aims of Team-Teach
• The 95% (De–escalation non–verbal and verbal strategies)

• De–escalation – knowing all you can about your individual
• Care good enough for our children
• Paraverbal skills
• Personal space ⁄ Body language CORE
• Help symbols ⁄ script less is more
• CALM

• Warm up ⁄ help protocol
• Personal safety (a considered response)
• Wrist hold responses CORE
• Neck hold responses CORE

The Facts on Physical Intervention & the Law
Supporting children in crisis: reasonable force

• Stress ⁄ Conflict spiral
• Managing aggression⁄ help script for staff
• Behaviour as a language
• Stages of a crisis
• Behaviours that challenge and how we might handle them
• Reminder re-training safely

Gradual and graded holds – use of caring c´s
EMPHASIS ON RE-DIRECTING, DISTRACTING

• Larger child: Single elbow escort, response to spitting; Sitting single elbow; double elbow escort & small child escort (approximately hip height)
• Response to dead weight in the above escorts
• Risk assessment
• Sharing positive handling plans ⁄ behaviour management plans
• Incident reports
• Raising concerns
• Listening skills – modify to the needs of your child
• Repairing and learning from difficulties
• Support for all
• Questions
• Evaluation
• Summary and close