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

PHYSICAL CONTROL IN CARETEACHING TECHNIQUEInstructors should ensure that they are accompanied by anotherinstructor whenever they are instructing. Class numbers should berelative to the facilities available and the number of instructors thatcan be used.Instructors should be enthusiastic but avoid excess dialogue.Five minutes of practice are worth an hour of talking. As a generalrule instructors should:• Demonstrate the full technique• Break into parts (talk through)• Demonstrate once more• Use progressions to facilitate learning• Allow the course to practise• Circulate amongst the courseInstructors must always bear in mind that the purpose of training is toprepare staff to manage real-life situations, not to re-create themexactly.It follows that it is the responsibility of the instructor and their trainingmanagers to ensure that the degree of realism simulated in training isno more than is necessary to achieve the training objective. Trainingsimulations should reflect operational circumstances.Instructors need to take every possible precaution to minimise injuryand, in legal terms, to ensure that there can never be any question ofnegligence on the part of the instructor or their employer.When use of physical handling skills are used in training scenarios aninstructor must supervise the event and act as a safety officer.Should a safety problem arise the training should be stoppedimmediately.© National Offender Management Service National Tactical Response GroupJuly 201046