Physical Control in Care Training Manual - Independent Advisory ...

PHYSICAL CONTROL IN CAREnecessary in particularly circumstances they are faced with. Types ofharm may include risk to life, limb or serious damage to property orother risk of harm. When the use of force is necessary, it must beused in ways that maintain the safety and dignity of all concerned.• Is the use of force proportionate in the circumstances?The use of force in any given circumstance must be a proportionateresponse to the incident. In other words staff should demonstrate areasonable relationship of proportionality between the meansemployed and the aim pursued. Action taken is unlikely to beregarded as proportionate where less injurious or invasive, butequally effective, alternatives are available. Any incident of the use offorce should be at the minimum level required and carried out for theshortest possible period of time.1.5 CONFLICT RESOLUTIONSTRESSWhen faced with violent or confrontational situations, staff will befaced with feelings that are unusual to them. It is vital that staff acceptand recognise these feelings in order to deal with not only thesituation but also themselvesHow will your staff be feeling prior to being deployed?• Anxious• Excited• Apprehensive• Worried• Frightened• NervousAll adjectives to describe feelings, they describe the effects of thebody’s natural response.The fight or flight response is the body’s natural mechanism fordealing with confrontation and it strongly favours flight as its primaryoption. Unfortunately many situations dictate that flight is not theoption, therefore a third option may take precedence – freeze.© National Offender Management Service National Tactical Response GroupJuly 201016