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Certified Training for Children and Young People
Professionals working within children’s services must be equipped with the skills to ensure the safety and wellbeing of colleagues and the people they support, in this sensitive and high-risk area. Our award-winning training helps care professionals to meet their duty of care and regulatory requirements, with the aim of creating positive and safer environments.
Proven experience and expertise
Maybo’s learning methods are consistent with the principles of positive behaviour support, focusing on primary and secondary strategies for preventing and defusing behaviours of concern. This enables staff to:
- Better understand a child's physiological and emotional needs
- Improve their environment and relationships
- Engage them in ways that reduce behaviours of concern
- Reduce the need for restrictive practices
Alongside proactive strategies to reduce behaviours of concern, we teach reactive strategies to safely de-escalate emotive situations.
In some settings physical skills are occasionally needed to create safety and we can provide simple low arousal methods appropriate for use as a last resort with vulnerable children and young people.
We are the preferred training partner for many respected care providers in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Our training programmes are suitable for those supporting young people within children's services such as residential care, short break services, youth centres or educational settings and for children with additional needs. It can also be tailored for families and carers.
Maybo was one of the first organisations to evidence compliance with the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) Training Standards and we can offer training Certified by BILD ACT to Children's Services that meet requirements. Our Trainer Training is also Accredited by City & Guilds.
Maybo Training Programmes
(Non restrictive) Personal Safety and Guiding Programme
Specification
Delivery: In-person / Trainer-led
Duration: 9 hours
Pre-Requisites: No
Max. Group Size: 12
CPD Points: 9
Blended Learning Option: Yes
Virtual Delivery Option: Virtual
Train-the-Trainer: Yes
This programme has been specifically designed for Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Team Leaders, Deputy Managers and Managers working in Residential and Community settings, who may encounter a child or young person whose behaviour may be perceived as challenging or potentially harmful.
With a focus on outcomes, this staff group will be equipped with essential skills for preventing and responding to conflict situations, prioritising conflict avoidance, de-escalation, and, as a last resort, personal safety responses and guiding skills.
On completion of this programme, staff will:
- Understand risks, rights and responsibilities in the workplace.
- Know how different factors influence behaviour.
- Know the importance of positive interactions and choices.
- Be able to use dynamic risk assessment to inform decision making.
- Be able to use safer de-escalation approaches.
- Be able to maintain personal safety and follow post-incident procedures.
- Understand the considerations for the use of non-restrictive physical skills.
- Be able to use assault avoidance and disengagement skills.
- Be able to use guiding and redirection skills.
(Restrictive) Personal Safety and Physical Intervention Programme for staff supporting Children and Young People
Specification
Delivery: In-person / Trainer-led
Duration: 12 hours
Pre-Requisites: No
Max. Group Size: 12
CPD Points: 12
Blended Learning Option: Yes
Virtual Delivery Option: Partial
Train-the-Trainer: Yes
This programme has been specifically designed for Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Team Leaders, Deputy Managers and Managers working in Residential and Community settings, who may encounter a child or young person whose behaviour may be perceived as challenging or potentially harmful.
With a focus on outcomes, Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Team Leaders, Deputy Managers and Managers will be equipped with essential skills for preventing and responding to conflict situations, prioritising conflict avoidance, de-escalation, and, as a last resort, physical interventions.
On completion of this programme, staff will:
- Understand risks, rights and responsibilities in the workplace.
- Know how different factors influence behaviour.
- Know the importance of positive interactions and choices.
- Be able to use dynamic risk assessment to inform decision making.
- Be able to use safer de-escalation approaches.
- Be able to maintain personal safety and follow post-incident procedures.
- Understand the considerations for the use of non-restrictive physical skills.
- Be able to use assault avoidance and disengagement skills.
- Be able to use guiding and redirection skills.
- Understand how to reduce the risks of restrictive physical interventions.
- Be able to hold or escort a child or young person.