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

PHYSICAL CONTROL IN CARETwo members of staff will take up a position behind the young personwith an appropriate reactionary gap.The third member of staff will take up a position in front of the youngperson with a similar reactionary gap with supervisor placed to therear of the young person but in view of the number 1. Their role willbe to oversee the safe conclusion of the incident and to support thestaff.The member of staff at the front of the team should give clearinstructions to the young person.The members of staff should always be in a position to react if theyoung person becomes violent again.The young person will then be led away to an agreed destinationwhere procedures under the ‘Role of the Supervisor’ should beadhered to.Local handling/Care plansEach establishment will have local handling plans in place for dealingwith specific young people in their care where there are knownmedical implications or more general impact factors that may have abearing on how and when restraint should be applied.2.1 PROTECTIVE STANCE.To reduce the risk of injury, staff should adopt a side on stance to theyoung person when dealing with a potentially violent situation.To minimise the risk of injury, staff will adopt a protective stance whendealing with potentially dangerous situations.This stance will:• Reduce the target area.• Allow good balance.• Provide ease of movement in all directions.The member of staff will adopt a side position with either left leg orright leg leading. Although each individual will have preference, it is© National Offender Management Service National Tactical Response GroupJuly 201061