Physical Intervention & Restraint Training

Physical intervention & Restraint Training are a crucial aspect of ensuring the safety and security of individuals working in high-risk environments. Whether it’s in healthcare, education, or security services, the ability to safely and effectively manage potentially violent or disruptive situations is essential. Physical intervention training equips individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to de-escalate conflicts and use physical force only as a last resort.

Check out the courses we can deliver below:

Breakaway & Restraint Training

This is a two to five day Breakaway & Restraint Training course. This physical intervention training course explores the six stages of managing aggression and challenging behaviour.

Conflict Resolution

This course is designed for those who sometimes face conflict situations in the workplace. It gives attendees the tools to recognise, prevent or deal with conflict situations.

Contraband Search

Search training enables staff to carry out systematic searches for illegal or prohibited items in response to a threat or as a part of everyday security operations.

Lone Working and Personal Safety

Lone working courses help employees who work alone or away from colleagues to stay safe and handle emergencies. These courses are important because lone workers face unique risks.

Management of Violence and Aggression

This course explores the six stages of managing aggression and challenging behaviour including physical and non-physical defence strategies suitable to the NHS.

Managing Conflict and Breakaway Training

This course explores the law regarding physical intervention and teaches staff disengagement and defence techniques for varying risk levels.

Mechanical Restraint Training Course

The Soft Mitts mechanical restraint course trains delegates in the use of the VIP-R soft Mitts as an alternative to traditional wrist restraints when mechanical restraint is required to prevent injury or harm in the event of challenging or hazardous behaviours.

Mental Capacity Act and DoLS

This course is designed to give staff an understanding of their responsibilities and how to put them into practice in the workplace regarding the legal safeguards in the Mental Capacity Act.

Personal Safety & Breakaway Training

Our Personal Safety & Breakaway Module of the Able Target System provides accredited training in de-escalation and personal safety strategies for dealing with challenging behaviour.

Positive Behaviour Support

PBS is the best way of supporting people who are at risk of displaying behaviour which challenges services. It’s important that staff have the right skills and knowledge to support anyone who may challenge services.

Positive Behavioural Support & De-escalation

Accredited training for dealing with challenging behaviour. Based on the principles of positive behavioural support, pro‐active and responsive strategies and de‐escalation. Our training in the subject of managing difficult behaviours and aggression all follow the Able Target System.

Positive Handling & Restraint Training Course

Restrictive and non-restrictive physical intervention skills including; Positive handling, guiding, shepherding, restraint and clinical holding

Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression

Our PMVA training is based on a person-centred approach to conflict and difficult behaviour and is a fully accredited course with the British Institute of Learning Disabilities Association of Certified Trainers (BILD – ACT) and the Institute of Conflict Management (ICM)

Therapeutic Observations

Therapeutic Observations are used within hospital and residential settings where service users will be observed on a regular basis. This course will allow staff to understand the importance of observations.

Trauma Informed Care

This course provides a thorough overview of trauma-informed care principles, imparting essential knowledge and techniques for applying these practices effectively. 

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