This training is suitable for: Care workers, therapists, nurses, hostel staff and other workers who look after children or adults who may demonstrate high levels of vulnerability or risk. Please call and ask if you need to confirm the suitability of this course for your environment. We will always attempt to match your training needs to your environment and risk level. Our training and advice is designed to enable care-giving staff to make informed decisions about when and why and how they should - or should not - use physical force in a care setting. Informed staff will be better able to use their knowledge, judgement and skill to ensure they are acting appropriately and legally to safeguard themselves and their service users in exceptional circumstances. CLICK HERE TO E-MAIL OUR TEAM OR TELEPHONE OUR NATIONAL LEAD TRAINING CONSULTANT ON: 07814 980 348 You may read more about our training services on our Blog. “We have a responsibility to ensure our staff have the knowledge and skills needed to keep themselves and our service users safe from harm” See also: Conflict Resolution BTEC Level 2 Intermediate Award course in Breakaway and Self-Defencemailto:info@dynamis-insight.com?subject=Enquiry%20regarding%20dynamis%20serviceshttp://dynamis-insight.blogspot.com/Conflict_Resolution.htmlBreakaway_Skills.htmlBreakaway_Skills.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4
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Physical Intervention and Restraint

By the end of this course, your staff will have successfully completed all the necessary learning outcomes for the award of an Edexcel-accredited and NFPS-approved certificate of competency.


Staff who successfully complete this course will:


  1. •Understand Reasonable Force in relation to physical restraint.

  2. •Explore the requirements of The Human Rights Act 1998 and how they apply to physical restraint.

  3. •Examine the requirements of Health and Safety statute and associated Regulations and show how they apply to physical restraint.

  4. •Evaluate the risks associated with physical restraint and explore how to minimise those risks.

  5. •Identify and describe the relevant Acts of Parliament and other government regulations in relation to the physical restraint of vulnerable individuals and groups.

  6. •Differentiate between holding, escorting and restraining and non-harmful seated restraint techniques and how to apply them.

  7. •Demonstrate and explain how to gradually de-escalate and relax restraint to allow the subject being restrained to regain self-control.

  8. •Explore the risks of associated with alcohol and drugs, knives and other forms of edged weapons in relation to the use of physical restraint.

  9. •Investigate the difference between non-harmful methods of control and more restrictive methods of control and when the use of such methods would be considered appropriate.


dynamis insight training typically encompasses a wide range of learning approaches, including Lecture Presentations, Group Discussion, Question & Answer, assessment by Observed Performance, Case Study and assessment by Written Exam.


All instructors on our courses have achieved nationally and internationally acknowledged qualifications, chief among them the BTEC Advanced Awards in Coaching Physical Restraint, Breakaway Skills and the Law, ensuring that your staff are trained by competent, skilled communicators.

This course delivers comprehensive practitioner-level knowledge and skills in a broad continuum of intervention tactics and the related laws and risks which staff must understand to use them appropriately.   One of our most popular courses.

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