PMVA Training

Candidates will gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills in primary and secondary interventions to manage challenging behavior. They will also learn physical intervention techniques to de-escalate situations with minimal restraint, building on PMVA theory. After completion, candidates receive a Bild ACT Certified training certificate valid for 3 years. The Health & Safety Group is the sole provider of nationwide Bild Certified PMVA open courses suitable for agency healthcare workers.

3 Days

10:00 am - 15:00 pm

Fee

£249

Who can attend this course?

Rite Services’ PMVA training course has received BILD ACT certification, making it suitable for the education, health, and social care sectors. This comprehensive training program caters to a wide range of individuals, including:

Adults
Children
People with mental health conditions (Inclusive of Hearing Impairment)
People with learning disabilities
Autistic people
People with acquired brain injury
People living with dementia

To participate in this course, candidates must meet specific pre-requisites according to the RRN Training Standards.

Legal Requirement

As per the Use of Force Act 2018, it is mandated that all PMVA training provided to staff working in mental health, healthcare, social care, and education settings must align with the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) Training Standards. These standards serve as the benchmark for ensuring that training programs effectively address the appropriate use of force and restraint techniques while prioritizing the reduction of such interventions. By adhering to these RRN Training Standards, organizations demonstrate their commitment to promoting safe and respectful care practices within these sectors.

What are the RRN Training Standards/ Bild ACT?

Between 2013 to 2019 several high-profile cases were identified that involved unnecessary and dangerous use of restrictive physical intervention skills within healthcare settings. As a result, the NHS commissioned the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) to develop appropriate restrictive practice training standards, focusing on prevention, de-escalation, and human rights.

Bild ACT are currently the only UKAS certified provider of the RRN training standards to certify organisations, such as The Health & Safety Group, as being aligned to the RRN Training Standards.

Under the Use of Force Act 2018, restrictive training aligned to the RRN Training Standards is a legal requirement for all UK healthcare professionals providing care for individuals with some form of mental illness, learning disability, dementia, or autism.

Why should you attend this course as an independent candidate?

Our unique PMVA training programme has been created to support all healthcare professionals to meet their statutory training requirements, with a primary focus on agency workers and recruitment agencies in the UK.

Due to the physical nature of the course, certain restrictions have been put in place for candidate safety. All candidates must be able to lower to the floor and rise unaided. We cannot accept any pregnant candidates on the course and post-natal learners should seek advice from their GP prior to attendance.

All candidates must wear suitable clothing, e.g., tracksuit bottoms, trainers, and t-shirt.

Overall Objectives

By the end of this course, candidates will be able to:

Assess and evaluate levels of risk posed by difficult/challenging people
Understand lawful use of restrictive intervention
Create a supportive environment to meet a person’s needs
Balance quality of life with reducing restraint
Identify negative factors affecting staff and persons supported
Understand use of ‘reasonable force’ as described in law and its limitations and requirements
Recognize procedural and environmental factors affecting conflict situations and their importance in decision making
Use primary strategies to proactively meet a person’s needs, leading to reducing distress and behaviors of concern
Place emphasis on verbal and non-verbal communication during conflict situations
Recognize impact of cultural differences on communication
Identify causes of communication breakdown and the importance of creating conditions for communication to succeed
Describe common causes of conflict and stages of the assault cycle
Recognize behavioral patterns of individuals during conflict
Recognize warning and danger signals displayed by individuals during a conflict situation
Summarize appropriate methods and actions for conflict situations
Understand importance of early intervention
Identify short and long-term support available to those affected by a violent incident
Provide support to those directly affected by a violent incident for wider organizational benefits
Understand different types of de-escalation strategies
Define appropriate Secondary and Territory Non-Restrictive and Restrictive Strategies to manage aggressive individuals

Course Contents

Legislation, Legal Frameworks + Ethical Considerations
Legal Responsibilities and Reasonable Force
Mental Capacity + Mental Health
Challenging Behaviour, Behaviours of Concern
Root Causes of Distress
Creating a Supportive Culture
Health, Therapeutic Relationships + Person-Centered Care
Populations and Locations
Dynamic Risk Assessments
Stages of the Assault Cycle
Situational Awareness
Identifying, Managing and Reflecting on Triggers
Listening and Communication Skills (communication models)
Indicators of Confrontational Behaviour
Verbal and Non-Verbal De-escalation Techniques
Risks Associated with Restraint
Disengagement techniques:
- Wrist Grabs
- Body Grabs
- Hair/Clothing Grabs + Strangulation
- Avoiding Punches and Kicking

Instruction + practice of:

Friendly Come Along – Non-Contact and stage one, two and figure of four
Higher level safe holds:
- Forearm hold
- Thumb on palm hold
- Clenched fist hold
- Finger and thumb (escape and rescue)
Team approaches:

Upper arm wrap
Upper arm wrap to secure hold
Upper arm wrap to supine hold (ready to descend to floor)

Instruction + practice of:

Supine Descent
- Descent to floor in upper arm wrap
- Upper arm wrap to elevated rest and return
- Trouble drills (sniper position)
- Securing legs in supine
- Elevated rest to standing
Seated de-escalation
- Descent to chair
- Trouble drills
Unexpected and/or unintentional controlled descent to the floor where the aggressor dictates or initiates the downward movement (prone)
- Descent
- Upper rest to lower rest and return
- De-escalation on floor
- Legs in Prone
- Turning Prone to Supine
- Standing from Prone
Seclusion Options
- Using Safety Pod