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Introduction

As a martial arts instructor since 1975 with many years experience in teaching self defence courses, its fair to say that many people attend defence courses in the vain hope of I countering potentially threatening situations. Violence countered with violence usually results I in greater injuries and the real possibility of prosecution through court action.The control and restraint technique courses offered are designed to comply with government guidelines regarding minimum force and are carried out by qualified and authorised Home Office Instructor with over 20 years experience

WHAT IS CONTROL AND RESTRAINT?

 

In the early 80's there was widespread concern over growing violence within penal establishments, and an urgent solution was sought. The Physical Education branch of the prison service was asked to develop a structured system of controlling and restraining violent inmates. The techniques developed were solely approved for use in prisons.

However, following the death of a patient at Rampton Special Hospital, a review of the ways in which violent patients were managed was undertaken. It became apparent that, with many adaptations, the techniques developed by the Prison Service could be incorporated into the Health Service. Various disciplines were asked to give their expertise, and after input from medical and legal professionals, a new system of control and restraint techniques was developed. Many refinements were made, taking into account issues of safety, legality, and methodology.

Over the last few years, C&R techniques have become increasingly sophisticated, and are now employed widely in hospital settings. There is great emphasis on the duty of care, and of the maintenance of dignity for patients, and staff are taught to use such techniques sensitively, and as a last resort.

Before the option to use C&R techniques became available, various methods of managing violence or disturbed behaviour existed in psychiatric hospitals or other care settings. Policies varied in structure or content, and most methods had the definite risk of physical or mental trauma being sustained by staff or patients.

A common scenario would involve large numbers of big male staff struggling with such a patient, and eventually pinning that person to the floor by sheer weight of numbers.

The whole incident would be likely to be unprofessional, and would be very distressing for the patient.

Recognised C&R techniques allow staff to work quietly and professionally in teams, and to safely contain such incidents. Control of the incident is assumed by the leader of this team, and the patient is quickly immobilised and prevented from causing further harm. The team have the option of restraining the patient standing, on the ground, or of moving them to another suitable room or location, to minimise further stimuli etc.

The techniques taught also cover moving people up and down stairs, in and out of vehicles, and isolating them if appropriate.

The techniques taught are;

(1) Designed for use by staff of both sexes.

(2) An addition to existing clinical and professional skills.

(3) Techniques that do not preclude psychological methods of managing violence.

(4) A method of resolving violence, and reducing the risk of injury to all concerned.

(5) A method of ensuring that only the minimum number of staff necessary to deal with an incident is used.

(6) Quick, efficient, and safe.

(7) Used as a last resort.

(8) Nationally recognised techniques.

C&R techniques also give all staff involved a specific role, and avoid confusion. They tend to instill confidence in staff, and allow them to react to situations without using excessive force, or experiencing undue anxiety.

CONROL & RESTRAINT TECHIQUES

What does the term ‘control and restraint’ bring to mind straight away? Probably the goose neck, chicken wing, cuff positions and various other pick ups and carry-a-longs - which to some degree is quite correct. Control and restraint can be seen as a collection of techniques employed when someone who has a duty of care over people (police officer, security guard, door supervisor etc.) needs to restrain an individual who is acting dangerously or illegally. The duty of care means that the person restraining should not, or attempt to, use force that would be deemed unnecessary – in that the force used greatly outweighs the potential danger to him/herself, thus assaulting the person being restrained

 

This course aims to equip delegates to deal with highly aggressive people who because of the risks posed to either themselves or others need to be restrained for safety reasons. It is a practical course, which requires active involvement of all delegates. A high emphasis is placed on health & safety from both a legislative point of view and of the delegates own safety during the course.

                       

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course those attending will have been helped to:

Understand the legal framework surrounding control & restraint.

Be able to assess when to apply restraint and which technique to use in any given situation and recognise the importance of continuous communication throughout the restraining process.

Know what are considered to be unsafe methods of restraint and why they are unsafe.

Be able to work as part of a team in order to apply the most safe and effective restraint.

Duration of course: Two days
(A 1-day course is available as an update for those delegates who have previously completed the 2 day course).
Number of delegates places: Maximum 16
Trainers: Two

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