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Workplace training for social care, health, education and the commercial sector specialising in physical intervention and managing aggression

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Why choose Able Training?With a wide choice of training companies out there, we understand you need at least one good reason to select your training provider. The good news is, we have five…

A person-centred approach to trainingIt is important that your training addresses not just the needs of your organisation and staff but the needs of your clients too. We understand and support your values in working with your clients.

A specialist approach to trainingOur trainers are highly experienced in managing challenging behaviour, conflict and aggression, particularly in social care, and bring their high standards to training in more mainstream topics too.

An enjoyable approach to trainingIf your experience of courses is that they are a dull way of meeting your obligations, try a different approach. Our training is friendly, relaxed and enjoyable helping delegates learn more effectively.

“I really liked the trainer’s style and method of training. This trainer is the best trainer I have ever had.”

Nurse, Cambridge

An aff ordable approach to trainingTalk to us about how we can most cost-eff ectively meet your training needs and give you value for money – a planned programme that covers all you need can be very aff ordable.

A reliable approach to trainingIf you’ve ever been let down by a training provider you’ll be happy to know that we are confident that we will never need to reschedule your course – if we do, you get it for half price.

For more information, email us at: [email protected] call us on: 01476 848 327

or visit our website: www.able-training.co.uk

“Excellent, hands on learning made fun and interactive. Trainer answered every question and was very informative but also fun”

Dental Nurse, Lincolnshire

Workplace training for your organisationOur courses can be used individually or combined in a planned programme and most can be tailored to your organisation’s specific requirements. Contact us to talk about your training needs – we offer on-site training, e-learning and public courses.

Adult Health and Social CareCourses for those supporting and working with mental health, learning disabilities, the elderly, drugs and alcohol, or aggressive behaviour.

• Anaphylaxis Training

• Autism including Asperger’s Awareness

• Basic Counselling Skills

• Breakaway and Restraint Techniques*• Breakaway Techniques for Lone Workers*• Breakaway Techniques Training*• Conflict Management*• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

• COSHH Awareness

• CPR & A.E.D. (Defibrillator) Training

• De-Escalation*• Dementia Awareness

• Diabetes Awareness

• Dignity in Care

• Effective Communication

• Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)

• End of Life Care

• Epilepsy Awareness

• Equality and Diversity

• Fire Marshal Training

• Fire Safety Awareness

• First Aid at Work

• First Aid at Work (Re-qualification)

• First Aid Awareness/Refresher

• Food Safety Awareness

• Food Safety Level 2

• Health and Nutrition

• Health and Safety Awareness

• Infection Control

• Lone Worker Training*• Managing Challenging Behaviour*• Managing Difficult Conversation

• Medication Management

• Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

• Mental Health Awareness

• Moving and Handling Loads

• Moving People Safely

• Nutrition and Fluids

• Personal and Pressure Care

• Person Centred Care

• Physical Intervention Training*• Prevention of Falls

• Record and Report Writing

• Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (SVA)

• Safeholding in Elderly Care*• Substance Abuse

• Understanding Addictions

• Understanding Self Harm

For a quote, email us at: [email protected] or call us on: 01476 848 327


Child Health and Social CareCourses for foster care, children’s homes, schools, and children’s groups.

• ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Awareness

• Anaphylaxis Training

• Anti-Radicalisation and Prevent Duty

• Autism including Asperger’s Awareness in Children

• Basic Counselling Skills

• Breakaway and Restraint Techniques*• Breakaway and Safeholding for Foster

Carers*

• Breakaway Techniques Training*• Challenging Behaviour in Foster Care*• Challenging Behaviour in Schools*• Child Trafficking and Dealing with

Sexually Abused Young People (CSE Training)

• Cognitive behavioural therapy

• Diabetes Awareness

• De-Escalation*• Emergency First Aid at Work for Schools

• Empathetic Behavioural Support*• Equality and Diversity

• First Aid for Foster Carers

• Food Safety and Nutrition in Foster Care

• Fostering unaccompanied aslyumn seeking Children

• Health and Safety for Foster Carers

• Internet Safety

• Introduction to Attachment

• Life story workshop

• Managing Difficult Conversation

• Managing Sisruption and Moving-on

• Managing Aggression and Physical Intervention for Schools*

• Managing Allegations

• Medication management

• Men in Fostering

• Paediatric First Aid (1 or 2 day)

• Physical Intervention Training*• Record and Report Writing for foster care

• Safer Caring

• Safeguarding and Child Protection

• Substance Misuse

• Understanding addictions

• Understanding depression and anxiety disorders

• Understanding Attachment – Advanced

• Understanding Self Harm

Health and safety, first aid and food safety Courses for public and private sector organisations.

• Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)

• Fire Marshal Training

• Fire Safety Awareness

• First Aid at Work

• First Aid at Work (Re-qualification)

• First Aid Awareness/Refresher

• Food Safety Awareness

• Food Safety Level 2

• Health and Safety Awareness

*Specialists managing aggression courses

E-learningWe offer over 100 e-learning courses for the care sector from as little as £3 per course. Packages in Care certificate training also available.


The physical intervention techniques taught on all our courses have been independently medically risk assessed by the Institute Of Confl ict Management and incorporate techniques that are taught within the guide lines of :

• NHS Protect• BILD (British Institute of Learning

Disabilities)• Department of Education• Department of Health

And meet:• Standards of other commercially driven

training systems including: Nappi, Maybo, Mapa, Team Teach and Control and Restraint

• Skills for Health• Skills for Care.

Spotlight: Breakaway Techniques TrainingThis course explores the law regarding physical intervention and teaches staff disengagement and defence techniques for varying risk levels.

In-House Certification 6 hours Group

This one day course explores the law regarding physical intervention, the concept of reasonable force, and duty of care. Delegates will consider:

The causes of aggression, Flashpoints and stressors, Policies, controls and procedures.When physical intervention should and should not be used , Signs of escalation and de-escalation techniques, Responses

to aggressive behaviour, Recording and reporting incidents. The course teaches sta� practical disengagement and defence techniques for varying risk levels.

The techniques are currently being taught to various personnel working within the NHS, residential & nursing homes, schools, retail establishments, and other organisations.

Attendees will be able to: Understand ‘reasonable force’ Recognise the benefits of non-physical techniques Understand the law relating to Self Defence and Physical Intervention Perform a dynamic risk assessment Identify the importance of recording and debriefing

Demonstrate e� ective disengagement techniques (including- wrist, hair, throat and clothing grabs ) Demonstrate e� ective defence techniques (including punches and kicks) Perform third party interventions to assist someone else

Spotlight: Breakaway & Restraint TechniquesThis course explores the four levels of managing aggression including physical and non-physical defence strategies tailored to your workplace setting.

In-House Certification 2 days Group

This is a two day course that explores the four levels of managing aggression from understanding the causes of and reducing challenging behaviour, de-escalating aggressive behaviour, physical and non-physical defensive strategies, guiding techniques and control & restraint /safer-holding techniques.

The course will be individually tailored to support either the child care setting, elderly/dementia care, learning disability sector, mental health or drugs and alcohol abuse or which ever combination the workplace requires.

Over the two days the course explores the causes of challenging behaviour within the

required setting and pro-active strategies for reducing behaviours, de-escalation strategies for managing a situation once it has escalated, dynamic risk assessment principles to help sta� recognise the appropriate course of action and then the law regarding physical intervention.

It then teaches sta� physical techniques including disengagement, defence techniques, basic guiding and holding/restraint techniques for varying risk levels and situations. These techniques are currently being taught to various personnel working within the NHS, residential & nursing homes, schools, foster care and other organisations.


Attendees will be able to:

List the possible causes of challenging behaviour Demonstrate de-escalation principles in the event of aggression Define the term ‘reasonable force’ and apply its principles Understand the law relating to Self Defence and Physical Intervention Perform a dynamic risk assessment Identify the importance of recording and debriefing

Demonstrate e� ective defensive physical techniques (including- wrist, hair, throat and clothing grabs, punches, kicks, third party assistance and escorting/guiding techniques) Demonstrate e� ective 1 – 3 person restraint techniques in standing, walking and sitting positions (can include bed) Practice and reflect the importance of ‘Letting Go’ safely Practice e� ective escalation and de- escalation of techniques

Able Training Support Ltd.The Cove, Brewery HillGrantham. LincolnshireNG31 6DW

01476 848 [email protected]

“Excellent trainer - varied knowledge, answered questions in relevant and interesting way. Pace was great and repeated when he saw we needed.

Psychology insights very interesting. Very approachable”Mental health support worker

“The course was interesting and fun but also really made you think, The trainer was informative and enthusiastic, Kept the group engaged

throughout and the day....really like to do more courses with this company”Teacher, Wolverhampton

“The trainer was fantastic! Explained all aspects in detail, in context and without condescension. I enjoyed this course the most of any so far.

The trainer was brilliant, I wish he took all courses”Carer, Norwich

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