De-escalation Archives - Page 5 of 7 - TeamTeach Knowledge Hub

The Power of Body Language

Exploring the positive and negative impact that body language can have.

4 school-based scenarios to consider how we can respond to behaviours.

How to make incisive decisions to de-escalate situations and offer timely, appropriate support.

Part 2 of our series exploring how to reduce the use of restraint.

Using mirroring to de-escalate and defuse potentially challenging situations.

Doremi and Simon discuss the importance of self-awareness to build strong therapeutic relationships.

How to use CALM communication to defuse and divert behaviour.

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

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

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

Strategies to encourage take-up time and support processing skills.

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

Poster comparing different ways to think about and respond to behaviour.

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

Safely transferring the support of an individual to another colleague.