Mersey CareNHS Foundation TrustLD Prospectus Booking System
PSS Local Division Team Work (3 days)
PSS Local Division Team Work (3 days)
PSSLocalDivisionTeamWork3days
Course Information
Including Basic Life Support (BLS)
Learning Outcomes
Understand experiences of people who use services.
Understand the momentum for positive change in strategies to support people who may present with behaviours of concern and the importance of adopting of a person centred approach.
Understand and appreciate the negative impact of physical intervention
on service users.
Awareness of relevant legislation and guidance.
Understand the principle and functions of restraint reduction theory and
Mersey Care’s Restrictive Practice Reduction Programme (No Force First).
Awareness of core skills in building therapeutic relationships.
Understand the idea of positive, recovery focussed language in the
relation to the description of behaviours of concern in clinical environments.
Objectively explore staff experiences of aggressive behaviour and the
use of physical intervention and how it can be shaped by various experiences
and beliefs.
Understand the principles of Positive Behavioural Support.
Show awareness of the assault cycle and the ways in which staff can
positively intervene to prevent an escalation towards conflict.
Demonstrate knowledge of the key elements of verbal and non-verbal
de-escalation – as well as the key human quality of compassion.
Understand and explore the concept of ‘trauma informed care’ and
appreciate the how it can develop a more positive and compassionate view of
behaviours of concern.
Understand the concept of ‘reasonable force’ and a wider consideration
of reasonableness in relation to the human rights act.
Understand the legal and ethical issues in relation to restraint.
Understand issues in relation to race, gender and cultural issues.
Demonstrate knowledge of the aggression coercion cycle.
Demonstrate knowledge of the boundary seesaw model.
Understand the importance of reporting and escalation.