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Managing Challenging Behaviour Course for Carers
 

Managing Challenging Behaviour
Course for Carers

 

Course Background

Carers often find themselves in demanding and emotionally charged situations when providing support to individuals dealing with challenging behaviours. Recognising and understanding these challenges is essential for effectively addressing them within the “Managing Challenging Behaviour Course for Carers.”

  • Safety Concerns: Ensuring the safety of both the individual and the carer is of paramount importance. Challenging behaviours can sometimes lead to aggressive or harmful actions. Carers need to learn safe methods for de-escalation and, when necessary, physical intervention to protect themselves and those under their care.
  • Emotional Triggers: Challenging behaviours often stem from underlying emotional triggers. Identifying and addressing these triggers can be intricate and require a nuanced understanding of the individual’s unique needs and experiences. This course equips carers with tools to recognise and manage emotional triggers effectively.
  • Individualised Approaches: There is no one-size-fits-all solution for managing challenging behaviours. Each individual possesses unique needs, triggers, and responses. Carers must learn to adopt individualised approaches that consider the specific circumstances of the person they are caring for.
  • Communication Hurdles: Effective communication is pivotal in managing challenging behaviours. However, individuals exhibiting these behaviours may face difficulties expressing their needs or emotions verbally. Carers must learn alternative modes of communication, including nonverbal cues and active listening, to better comprehend and address these challenges.
  • Maintaining Boundaries: Striking a delicate balance between providing support and preserving personal boundaries is crucial for carers. Overstepping boundaries can sometimes exacerbate challenging behaviours, while maintaining them can lead to resistance or distress. This course guides carers in navigating this critical aspect of caregiving.
  • Emotional Strain: Carers may experience significant emotional strain when confronted with challenging behaviours. Witnessing distress, aggression, or self-harm in those they care for can take a toll on their emotional well-being. Additionally carers may also be supporting family members, which can amplify the emotional consequences, affecting other family members in the home or in public.
  • Documentation and Reporting: Proper documentation of incidents and behaviours is essential for the continuity of care and, in some cases, legal and administrative purposes. Carers need to develop effective documentation and reporting skills to ensure the safety and well-being of the individuals they support.

Comprehending and addressing these challenges is fundamental to the success of carers in managing challenging behaviours. The “Managing Challenging Behaviour Course for Carers” provides practical strategies, tools, and knowledge to help carers navigate these challenges with competence and compassion, ultimately enhancing the quality of care they provide.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, carers will

  • Engage in open discussions to gain a deeper understanding of challenging behaviour, including anger and aggression.
  • Explore the dynamics of anger as a normal and usually healthy human emotion. Carers will be encouraged to identify and appreciate their unique anger styles while reflecting on their individual coping and management skills.
  • Recognise various triggers that can lead to anger and aggression, allowing for proactive identification and response.
  • Identify early warning signs, enabling timely intervention and de-escalation strategies.
  • Develop effective nonverbal communication techniques to manage challenging behaviour, fostering positive interactions and reducing confrontations.
  • Enhance communication skills, including active listening and effective verbal communication, to build rapport and defuse tense situations.
  • Participate in group case studies aimed at diffusing challenging situations through early intervention and the provision of emotional support.
  • Reflect on post-incident scenarios and gain insights into providing necessary support and follow-up.
  • Optional: Acquire basic breakaway skills for personal safety and confidence when confronted with physical threats.

These comprehensive learning objectives are designed to equip carers with a well-rounded understanding of challenging behaviour, anger, and aggression, along with practical skills to effectively manage and de-escalate such situations while ensuring personal safety and providing appropriate support.

Training Delivery

Vince Donovan, brings a wealth of experience from his thirty-year career as a police officer with the South Wales Police in Cardiff. Throughout his service, Vince honed a diverse set of strategies and intervention skills to effectively handle challenging and potentially volatile situations stemming from anger and frustration.

While Vince humbly acknowledges that he is not a specialist in addressing disabilities or additional needs, he boasts over twenty-five years of experience delivering Conflict Management training. During this time, he has successfully shared these invaluable skills with numerous professionals, and these skills have consistently proven to be adaptable and highly effective for carers.

At the core of our training approach is a commitment to fostering a reflective and supportive learning environment. We understand that carers face multifaceted challenges in their roles, and our training is designed to empower and motivate them. Vince conducts the training in an informal and relaxed manner, placing a strong emphasis on open discussions and participant engagement.

Our training sessions aim not only to impart essential knowledge and skills but also to create a space where carers can freely share their experiences, ask questions, and learn from one another. We believe that this collaborative and participatory approach enhances the learning experience, allowing carers to gain insights from both the trainer and their peers.

By prioritising discussion and interaction, we ensure that carers leave our training sessions not only better equipped with practical tools but also with a sense of confidence and readiness to tackle the real-world challenges they encounter in their vital caregiving roles.

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PERSONAL SAFETY

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HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

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SAFEGUARDING

ADDRESS

Safety Solutions Training Ltd.

7 Coryton Crescent

Cardiff

CF14 7EP