Three days training in an up to date, practical and therapeutic approach for understanding and responding to behaviour within settings for children and young people. Participants will then be qualified as ‘Steps Tutors’ for their setting. Limited places available. Suitable for SENCOs and Senior Leadership Team members.
9th, 10th and 11th March 2020
9.00am – 4pm
Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy
Portland DT5 1SA
£450 for the 3 days inc. lunch and refreshments
The Therapeutic Approach at the heart of Dorset Steps is embedded across Hertfordshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire and is now being taken on by several other authorities. Step On is training in analysis, de-escalation and therapeutic thinking. It emphasises the importance of consistency and teaching internal, rather than imposing external, discipline. It focuses on understanding and consequences not sanctions and punishment. It uses techniques to de-escalate a situation before a crisis occurs and, where a crisis does occur, it adopts techniques to reduce the risk of harm.
THE AIMS OF THE COURSE ARE TO:
- Develop shared values
- Promote a therapeutic understanding of behaviour
- Develop skills in communication, diversion and de-escalation strategies
- Develop a consistent approach to everyday physical interventions
- Introduce risk management documentation
- Introduce law and guidance in the area of physical intervention
- Introduce skills for working with young people post incident
Your trainer, ANGELA WADHAM, is the originator of the Norfolk Steps programme has worked in the field of child behaviour support since 1996 and was one of the first Team Teach principal tutors. Angela introduced the Steps training to Hertfordshire County Council in 2013, leading to Hertfordshire adopting Steps as their behaviour policy across multi agencies. Angela then developed the Essex and Cambridgeshire Steps programme and has trained tutors in the Dorset Special Schools (TADSS). She is currently working across a number of other authorities to promote the development of Therapeutic Thinking as the basis for behaviour support models.
Contact bookings.tadss@westfield.dorset.sch.uk for further info and booking forms
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