PMVA

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PMVA (Prevention Management of Violence and Aggression) is an essential requirement when working within any mental health environment. Our PMVA training has been developed under a curriculum which is approved under the RRN Standards. 

Who is it for:

This is a three- to five-day advanced course that is aimed at high-risk environments, which require staff to step past the lower-risk techniques due to levels of aggression or situations they may encounter.

This course explores the six stages for managing aggression and challenging behaviour, from understanding the causes of and reducing challenging behaviour to de-escalating aggressive behaviour, physical and non-physical defensive strategies, guiding techniques and control & restraint /safer-holding techniques.

COURSE DETAILS:

Over the first two days, the course explores the causes of challenging behaviour within the required setting and pro-active strategies for reducing behaviours, de-escalation strategies for managing a situation once it has escalated, dynamic risk assessment principles to help staff recognise the appropriate course of action and the law regarding physical intervention.

It then teaches staff physical techniques, including disengagement, basic guiding and holding/restraint techniques for varying risk levels and situations.

Advanced techniques taught include relocating from the floor, floor holds, and higher-risk standing restraints.