Effective verbal and non-verbal de-escalation strategies
The ability to manage challenging behaviour can be incredibly useful in a dynamic environment particularly when working with pupils with emotional behavioural difficulties (EBD), not only does it reduce stress, enhance team-work, co-operation and morale but it also ensures a safe learning environment where children and adults feel confident to learn. I have attended a large variety of safeguarding training throughout my time working in education including Team-Teach.
Team-Teach is a training method that enables acceptable and authorised responses to disruptive, disturbing, angry and aggressive behaviours in a manner that maintains positive relationships and provides safety for all. More importantly it highlights a preference for the use of verbal, non-verbal de-escalation strategies. Reduces the amount of serious incidents involving physical controls in all settings and emphasises the importance of exhausting behaviour management strategies in the first instance. Should these strategies be exhausted, Team-Teach also equips practitioners with the least intrusive positive handling strategies.
Team-Teach is accredited by BILD Physical Interventions Accreditation Scheme and the National Training Awards. It has a wealth of information on its website including regularly updated UK government safeguarding guidelines.
Visit the Team-Teach website to explore government guidelines here.
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