Positive Behaviour Support, Behaviour of Concern Theory and Breakaway Skills

Date:

19th and 20th August 2026

Course Duration: 

2 days: 9.30am - 4.30pm on both day

Target Audience:

All staff, volunteers, family carers, direct employers and their PA’s supporting people who display a behaviour of concern including physical contact

Aim:

To develop a knowledge and understanding of Positive Behaviour Support, behaviour of concern and how behaviour is used to communicate a need and to learn physical techniques to keep self and others safe.

Course Content:

• To develop awareness of PBS approach.
• Understand how functional assessments & associated tools can be used and implemented.
• To develop safe, effective and consistent pro-active strategies for anyone who may be faced with challenging or aggressive situations from those they support.
• Develop physical skills to breakaway safely from an individual how has made physical contact, skills recognised by General Service Association
• To become familiar with organisational policies and procedures for managing behaviours of concern and reporting incidences.
• Develop participant awareness and understanding of proactive strategies for the prevention and de-escalation of aggressive behaviour.
• To explore how our own behaviour impacts positively & negatively people we support.
• To enable participants to develop and practice communication and de-escalation skills using appropriate verbal responses and body language within a person-centred approach.
• Be able to plan and implement Positive Behaviour support plans / Behaviour of concern Plans / consistent approaches
• To increase the participants confidence and awareness of their own personal safety.
• Gain an understanding of the Legal Framework
• Understand the importance of Recording and Reporting