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

PHYSICAL CONTROL IN CAREFrom the protective stance the member of staff blocks the upper andlower arm of the young person using their own forearms.The member of staff then wraps both their own arms over the youngperson’s arm taking care that their own elbows avoid contact with theyoung person’s head.The member of staff hands will then grip the young person’s armabove and below the elbow ensuring they do not place their handsnear the young person’s wrist.The member of staff maintains an upright posture keeping their backstraight and steps back slightly with their outside leg, into a side onstance. Their weight distributed evenly, wrapping the young person’sarm across their body ensuring they do not block the young person’selbow. They then place their own elbow across the young person’sshoulder.STUDENTS TO PRACTICE ONE ON ONE.STUDENTS THEN PROGRESS TO PRACTICE ONE FROMFRONT, ONE FROM REAR, APPLYING BOTH FIGURE FOUR-ARM HOLD AND THE WRAP AROUND ARM HOLD.2.4.1 TRANSFER TO DOUBLE EMBRACE.Once both members of staff are in control of their respective arms theholds need to be converted into a Double Embrace Hold.The member of staff in the Figure Four Hold will take the lead, as theyare in a better position to monitor and view both the young personand the other member of staff. They will give the following instruction:On the command ‘PRESENT’, the member of staff in the WrapAround Arm Hold will move their hand on the young person’s forearmto a position just above the young person’s wrist. They will then allowthe young person’s arm to bend naturally at the elbow. They will pushthe young person’s arm upwards and move to a position where theyare standing at the side of the young person facing towards them.This will give the other member of staff the opportunity to access the65© National Offender Management Service National Tactical Response GroupJuly 2010