Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression
PMVA Refresher Training Course
- 1 Day Course
- £120.00 + VAT
This refresher course will demonstrate techniques which will help you to defuse and manage any potential conflict, within a variety of settings.
This course has been certified by BILD (British Institute of Learning Disabilities) and complies with the RRN Standards 2021 as well as the standards set by the GSA (General Services Association).
Who should attending this course?
This refresher course is essential for any member of staff that works in a violent/ aggressive setting, particularly within a mental health environment.
This course is only for delegates that need to update their skills. Delegates must have completed a full 3-day PMVA course prior to attending this course.
Course Objectives
- Your Legal Responsibilities.
- Understand Reasonable and proportionate Force.
- Identify possible causes of violence and aggression.
- The assault cycle.
- To assess and identify signs of aggression and potential escalation.
- Understand the different types of de-escalation strategies.
- Recognise and understand the importance of early intervention.
- Understand the importance of a handover.
- Breakaway Techniques.
- Updated Legislation along with the necessary Guidelines.
- Equality and Human Rights.
- Risks in restraint.
- Use of Reasonable Force.
- De-escalation Techniques.
- Avoiding and detection of positional asphyxia.
- Handover’s
- Practical element of Non-Restrictive and Restrictive Interventions and Safe holds.
- De-escalation in Supine.
- Elevated rest to standing.
- Friendly come along (including non-Contact and stage one through to Stage four).
- Prone descent to floor.
- Prone floor work (upper rest to lower rest, de-escalation on floor, legs in prone).
- Prone Standing from the floor.
- Reliefs, standing-supine-prone.
- Seated De-escalation to include Trouble Drills.
- Securing Legs in Supine.
- Standing holds.
- Supine Descent to Floor to Elevated Rest in Upper Arm Wrap.
- Trouble Drill to Sniper in Supine.
- Turning Prone to Supine.
- Upper Arm Wrap.
- Upper Arm Wrap to Supine.
This Course can be tailored to the needs of your organization.
If you can’t find a course to suit the area or date you are looking for, then please contact the office on 020 4539 4600 and we will look to accommodate .