CALM Behaviour Support for Early Years – Instructor Programme

Course Overview

CALM supports Early Years providers and their staff to understand and address the root causes of behaviour that challenges using a whole-organisation, public health approach through our integrative practice model. A focus on attachment, trauma and nurture enables staff to make sense of challenging situations and to develop child-centred plans to prevent, avert and more safely manage crisis.

This programme will train participants to deliver days 2 and 3 of the CALM Behaviour Support for Early Years Course including the physical elements of the course as well as the related theory elements, which covers de-escalation skills, child development, and legal challenges for staff among other key themes. Day 1 of the course can be delivered directly by CALM Training or by an organisation’s “in house” CALM Associate Theory trainer.

Key aims:

To promote competence in a range of behavioural management techniques including physical intervention
To develop basic competencies in physical intervention techniques
To develop a safe system of work
To understand the legal context of physical intervention
To develop a basic understanding of child development – in relation to specific theorists
To develop a basic understanding of a variety of de-escalation strategies when working with smaller children
To identify issues for further action

Please note, CALM only teaches physical skills in specific contexts and situations subject to training needs analysis. Risk assessments and behavioural audits must be engaged in to ascertain not only whether there is a legitimate need for physical skills training but also importantly WHICH techniques should be taught. To assist with skill acquisition, retention and ultimately safety, techniques must be limited and must be chosen to meet current operational risks only. Only staff exposed to risks directly, and/or those with the responsibility to intervene, should receive training in physical skills, as should their managers. ALL staff MUST have undertaken the CALM Core Theory course PRIOR to undertaking CALM Physical skills training.

At CALM, we believe that the safest intervention is the one you never have to apply.

We believe: there is always a reason for the distress which presents as challenging behaviour; that skilled support and planning is the key to humanely working with such distress; and that restrictive physical interventions should only ever be used as a last resort.

CALM’s approach is always to reduce the use of restrictive techniques, placing emphasis on primary prevention and strategic approaches to restraint reduction.

All CALM techniques:

What you’ll learn

Child developmental theory

De-escalation principles for smaller children

The appropriate and safe use of physical interventions specifically designed for small children

The relevant legal and best practice framework in relation to the use of physical intervention techniques

A hierarchical approach to behavioural intervention

Quality assurance arrangements

Participant competence will be assessed by the following methods:

Accreditation will involve:

RIGHT FOR YOU?

Who is This Course For?

CALM Core Theory Online is not a one-size-fits-all approach; we have tailored programmes to speak to the unique challenges and situations of several sectors. Below are a few examples of the types of services and individual roles who have benefitted from this course. This list is not exhaustive so if you do not see your sector/role – get in touch and we can help you find the course for you!

TESTIMONIALS

What Others Say

” I feel so much more confident now having a better understanding of legal issues and best practice standards. Ready to do the job I love better! “

” When we started to explore how behaviour can make us feel, this gave me an opportunity to really reflect on how that can definitely at times affect my response. “

” I’d never heard of Attribution Theory before, but the way it was explained on the course made perfect sense to me and my practice. How we approach situations and what ‘frames’ our thinking has a very powerful impact on what happens next – I see that now. I have been trying to apply it and follow it in my practice as much as possible. The short video I watched about Blame made me laugh so much because it was so true – really hit the mark! I have been trying to apply it to my home life too! “

Course Overview

Key aims:

At CALM, we believe that the safest intervention is the one you never have to apply.

At CALM, we believe that the safest intervention is the one you never have to apply.

We believe: there is always a reason for the distress which presents as challenging behaviour; that skilled support and planning is the key to humanely working with such distress; and that restrictive physical interventions should only ever be used as a last resort.

CALM’s approach is always to reduce the use of restrictive techniques, placing emphasis on primary prevention and strategic approaches to restraint reduction.

All CALM techniques:

What you’ll learn

Participant competence will be assessed by the following methods:

Accreditation will involve:

RIGHT FOR YOU?

Who is This Course For?

TESTIMONIALS

What Others Say

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