Physical Intervention

When to intervene: Identifying challenging behaviour and knowing when to intervene and use physical intervention.

Techniques: Learn Physical intervention techniques used in the health and social care sector, including breaking away and holding.

Risks involved: Learn and understand the risks involved in using physical intervention in a professional setting.

The Assault Cycle: Learn and understand the stages, origin and pattern of the assault cycle.

Laws and legislation: Learn the laws and legislations that cover the use of physical intervention in a professional setting.

Triggers: Learn how to recognise the triggers of challenging behaviour.

Causes and diffusion of anger and aggression: Learn what causes anger and aggression in patients and techniques of how to diffuse these situations.

Unacceptable practice: Learn what you can and cannot do whilst trying to use physical intervention.

Duty of care: Learn that all staff involved in physical intervention have a responsibility to ensure the safety of persons during and after the intervention.

Threatening behaviour and physical assault: Learn how to deal with threatening behaviour and physical assault that may occur when trying to use physical intervention.

Dementia and how to intervene physically: Learn the specific techniques you should use for physical intervention when someone has dementia.