Promoting Positive Behaviour & De-escalation Skills (with Playfulness from PACE) (2/5) (Zoom)

Children and young people who have faced neglect, abuse, or loss often struggle to trust that adults can be safe, friendly, and caring. It is vital to use playfulness as a strategy to demonstrate that there is ample opportunity for fun and relaxed interactions, even amid challenging circumstances. Engaging in playful moments effectively reduces the shame a child may feel when things go wrong and sends a clear message that disagreements are temporary and will not undermine the strength of your relationship.

This training is essential for promoting positive behaviour in children and adolescents while equipping you with the skills necessary to de-escalate challenging situations by using a playful approach. We will delve into the powerful combination of Positive Behavior Support (PBS), PACE, and de-escalation techniques. By reframing your perspective on challenging behaviour as a form of communication, you will gain critical insights into the underlying needs being expressed. This insight will empower you to implement proactive interventions that directly address those needs.

Throughout this course and the upcoming modules, you will acquire practical resources and strategies to effectively demonstrate therapeutic engagement using PACE. Additionally, we will provide you with recording methods that will enable you to highlight your impactful work to Ofsted and other partner agencies.

Please ensure that the PACE Mindsest course is completed beforehand.

This course is part of the PACE suit. If you are looking for a course purely on Promoting Positive Behaviour and De-escalation, this one is more appropriate.

Why is Playfulness important?

• Improved relationships: Building strong, trusting relationships with children.
• Reduced challenging behaviours: Helping children develop healthier coping methods for stress and emotions.
• Enhanced self-esteem: Boosting children's confidence and self-worth.
• Positive school climate: Creating a more supportive and inclusive learning environment.

Key components of the training:

1. 1. Identify what Playfulness is and isn't and when to apply it.
   2. Identify challenges and difficulties presented by some children and young people who have experienced trauma.
   3. Understand the roots and causes of challenging behaviour.
   4. Suggest coping mechanisms and appropriate responses from carers by using the PACE mindset.
   5. Carry out functional analysis that helps us understand triggers, enabling us to support our young person more effectively.
   6. Apply active calming and de-escalation strategies to support a child or young person through a crisis.
   7. Understanding aggression, identifying general physiological signs of anger, and identifying the common triggers.
   8. Understand how feelings drive behaviour.
   9. Recognise the levels of distress in people.
   10. Learn appropriate interventions for each level of distress, including actions to avoid being restrained or attacked.
   11. Have ways to manage your own emotions.
   12. Support the development of your evidence-based skills in de-escalation and defusion techniques.

Suitable for:

Our PACE suite is suitable for a wide range of individuals. We recommend a yearly refresher to ensure that practices stay fresh and to help prevent the worker from reverting to the style of parenting they experienced:

• Social Workers: Case managers, child welfare workers, and community organisers.
• Caregivers: Residential workers, care home staff & Foster carers.
• Mental Health Professionals: Therapists, counselors & social workers.
• Educators: Teachers, school counselors, and special education professionals.

Testimonials:

You can see what others are saying about our training HERE.

Those seeking to be certified in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) or to further explore PACE in action are invited to visit the founder's website.

Format: This is a live training session through "Zoom". It includes taught sections, small group work, work in pairs, and whole group discussions.

Hand-outs & Certificates: Downloadable resource library and certificates of attendance are provided.