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Risk & Restraint Reduction

Member of staff pauses to respond to an individual they are supporting.

Responding vs Reacting

Article

Taking control of our own reactions puts us in a better position to respond appropriately to the individuals we support.

CALM Communication Poster

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Key questions to ask yourself to support de-escalation and reduce risk.

Individual support plan being read by a member of staff

Writing Effective Individual Support Plans

Article

How to ensure individual support plans meet individuals' needs.

eBook Practical Ways to Reduce Restraint on a chair

How to Reduce Restraint: Part 1

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Part 1 of our series exploring how to reduce the use of restraint.

Supporting Sudden Escalations of Behaviour

Video

Dave Smallwood explores the cumulative effect of experiences and how to reduce risk.

React and Respond vs Predict and Prevent

Article

Taking pre-emptive steps to anticipate and avoid heightened situations.

The Power of the Pause

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Poster highlighting the importance of responding rather than reacting to behaviour.

Individual looks at a room to assess risk and make safe

Making Our Environments Safe

Article

Creating positive, supportive and safe environments for all.

two colleagues discuss an individual in their care, who is sitting away from them.

Supporting Individuals Who Self-Harm

Article

Understanding self-harm and ways we can best support individuals.

Incident Report Template

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Editable template to collect information after an incident.

Risk Assessment Matrix

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Poster to measure probability and frequency of behaviour and severity of impact.

Risk Assessment

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Understanding risk and risk assessments eBook.

Stages of Distress & Support

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A helpful reminder of different stages of distress and ways to support.

Conflict Spiral Poster

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A useful reminder of the Conflict Spiral model.

Hare & Tortoise Thinking About Behaviour

Video

Jonathan Newport and Nancy Hooper discuss dynamic risk assessment and approaches to thinking about behaviour.