Team-Teach
Aims and Course Objectives
To
promote the least intrusive positive handling strategy and a continuum
of gradual and graded techniques, with an emphasis and preference for
the use of verbal, non-verbal de-escalation strategies being used and
exhausted before positive handling strategies are utilised.
To
enable services develop acceptable and authorised responses to disruptive,
disturbing, angry and aggressive behaviours in a manner that maintains
positive relationships and provides safety for all, by training in Team-Teach.
To
reduce the amount of serious incidents involving physical controls in
all settings and to emphasise the importance of exhausting behaviour management
strategies in the first instance.
To
increase the awareness of staff concerning the importance of recording
and reporting, monitoring and evaluating, all incidents involving positive
handling.
To
provide a process of repair and reflection for both staff and children.
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