Leaflet About Team Teach for Parents & Carers of Adults

This printable leaflet provides an overview of Team Teach and how our training supports adults across a range of settings. It emphasises our holistic, person-centred approach and our focus on de-escalation. This leaflet can be shared with parents and carers of adults to improve understanding about behaviour support.

It includes the following sections:

• • Who are Team Teach?

• • Useful glossary of terms

• • Focusing on the ‘Why’

• • Questions staff should ask before decision making

• • Behaviour as communication

• • Who can make decisions?

• • A summary of the Mental Capacity Act

• • What are physical interventions?

• • Using physical interventions

• • What should happen to support a person after a significant incident

• • Rights and responsibilities when something significant has happened

• • Individual Support Plans

This resource is suitable for all settings supporting and caring for adults. It can be photocopied or shared electronically, added to your organisation’s website, and can be included in behaviour policies and other parent / carer resources.

Download our leaflet for parents and carers of children and young people.