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Certified Training for Learning Disability and Autism Services
Our comprehensive Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) programs, along with de-escalation and physical skills training, are designed using neuro-affirmative, low-arousal approaches. We tailor our methods to support individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and diverse sensory needs, fostering understanding and inclusive care.
Positive approaches to behaviour
Maybo is passionate about the delivery of person-centred, human rights-based models of care that reduce the need for restrictive practices and improve service user’s quality of life.
Our learning methods are consistent with the principles of positive behaviour support, focusing on primary and secondary strategies for preventing and defusing behaviours of concern. This helps staff to:
- Better understand a person’s physiological and emotional needs
- Improve their environment
- Recognise and reduce restrictive practices
- Engage them in ways that reduce behaviours of concern
- Promote respect and choices for the individual
Alongside proactive strategies to reduce behaviours of concern, we teach reactive strategies to safely de-escalate emotive situations. In some settings physical skills are occasionally needed to create safety and we can provide simple low arousal methods for use in last resort.
We are the preferred training partner for many respected care providers in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Maybo was one of the first organisations to evidence compliance with the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) Training Standards and we can offer training Certified by BILD ACT to Services that meet requirements. Our Trainer Training is also Accredited by City & Guilds.
Maybo Training Programmes
Personal Safety Programme
Specification
Delivery: In-person / Trainer-led
Duration: 8 hours
Pre-Requisites: No
Max. Group Size: 12
CPD Points: 8
Blended Learning Option: Yes
Virtual Delivery Option: Yes
Train-the-Trainer: Yes
This programme has been specifically designed for Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Team Leaders, Deputy Managers and Managers working in Residential and Hospital settings, who may encounter residents whose behaviour may be perceived as challenging or potentially harmful.
With a focus on outcomes, this staff group will be equipped with essential skills for preventing and responding to conflict situations, prioritising conflict avoidance, de-escalation, and, as a last resort, personal safety responses.
On completion of this programme, staff will:
- Understand risks, rights and responsibilities in the workplace
- Know how different factors influence behaviour
- Know the importance of positive interactions and choices
- Be able to use dynamic risk assessment to inform decision making
- Be able to use safer de-escalation approaches
- Be able to maintain personal safety and follow post-incident procedures
- Understand the considerations for the use of non-restrictive physical skills
- Be able to use defensive skills to avoid assault
- Be able to use defensive skills to disengage or reduce risk from grips
Personal Safety and Guiding Programme
Specification
Delivery: In-person / Trainer-led
Duration: 8 hours
Pre-Requisites: No
Max. Group Size: 12
CPD Points: 8
Blended Learning Option: Yes
Virtual Delivery Option: Partial
Train-the-Trainer: Yes
This programme has been specifically designed for Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Team Leaders, Deputy Managers, and Managers working in Residential and Hospital settings, who may encounter Residents whose behaviour may be perceived as challenging or potentially harmful.
With a focus on outcomes, Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Team Leaders, Deputy Managers, and Managers will be equipped with essential skills for preventing and responding to conflict situations, prioritising conflict avoidance, de-escalation, and, as a last resort, personal safety responses.
On completion of this programme, staff will:
- Understand risks, rights and responsibilities in the workplace
- Know how different factors influence behaviour
- Know the importance of positive interactions and choices
- Be able to use dynamic risk assessment to inform decision making
- Be able to use safer de-escalation approaches
- Be able to maintain personal safety and follow post-incident procedures
- Understand the considerations for the use of non-restrictive physical skills
- Be able to use defensive skills to avoid assault
- Be able to use defensive skills to disengage or reduce risk from grips
- Be able to use physical intervention to guide and redirect a person
Personal Safety and Specialist Interventions Programme
Specification
Delivery: In-person / Trainer-led
Duration: 12 hours
Pre-Requisites: No
Max. Group Size: 12
CPD Points: 12
Blended Learning Option: Yes
Virtual Delivery Option: Partial
Train-the-Trainer: Yes
This programme has been specifically designed for Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Team Leaders, Deputy Managers and Managers working in social care settings, supporting people with Learning Disabilities and Autism, who may encounter service users whose behaviour may be perceived as challenging or potentially harmful.
With a focus on outcomes, Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Team Leaders, Deputy Managers and Managers will be equipped with essential skills for preventing and responding to conflict situations, prioritising conflict avoidance, de-escalation, and, as a last resort, physical interventions.
On completion of this programme, staff will:
- Understand risks, rights and responsibilities in the workplace
- Know how different factors influence behaviour
- Know the importance of positive interactions and choices
- Be able to use dynamic risk assessment to inform decision making
- Be able to use safer de-escalation approaches
- Be able to maintain personal safety and follow post-incident procedures
- Understand the considerations for the use of non-restrictive physical skills
- Be able to use defensive skills to avoid assault
- Be able to use defensive skills to disengage or reduce risk from grips
- Be able to use physical intervention to guide and redirect a person
- Understand how to reduce the risks of restrictive physical interventions
- Be able to hold or escort a person
Specialist Modules
The following eLearning and Classroom modules compliment the programmes above
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eLearning
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Classroom
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Virtual Classroom
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Train the Trainer
eLearning
Maybo's eLearning programmes utilise the latest learning technologies, realistic scenarios and interactive exercises to offer an engaging self-study learning experience.
eLearning can play a valuable role within a blended learning strategy, underpinning the knowledge and reducing staff abstraction time, or in some instances as a complete solution. It also works well for induction and refresher training.
To find out more or for volume purchases contact our team or visit our eLearning store for individual purchases.
eLearning is also known as self-directed learning. It often precedes Classroom or Virtual Classroom training to provide a foundation of knowledge in advance - this is known as a blended approach.
Classroom
Maybo designs and delivers training to meet your requirements and can deliver direct to your staff wherever you need it. We take time to understand your training needs and the unique challenges and scenarios your colleagues face, to ensure our Classroom courses are highly relevant. Learners receive superb resources and certificates with a range of accreditation and qualification options.
Classroom training can be combined with eLearning to form a blended learning strategy, underpinning the knowledge and reducing staff abstraction time.
Classroom training is delivered by a trainer at an agreed venue. It is also sometimes called face-to-face or in-person training.
Virtual Classroom
Maybo designs and delivers Virtual Classroom training to meet your requirements.
Virtual Classroom training enables staff to benefit from engaging team training with high-levels of participation delivered remotely by a skilled facilitator over video conferencing software including Zoom and MS Teams.
Virtual Classroom training can also be combined powerfully with eLearning to form a blended learning strategy, with eLearning underpinning the knowledge and reducing staff abstraction time.
Virtual Classroom training is live, participatory training delivered remotely by a trainer with video conferencing software.
Train the Trainer
Maybo offers a Train the Trainer model that equips experienced trainers to deliver Maybo's accredited training curricula within their own organisation.
We run regular courses on a variety of subjects that include supporting people with complex needs, positive behaviour support, preventing conflict and behaviours of concern, safer approaches to de-escalation and conflict resolution, personal safety, assault avoidance and low arousal handling skills.
To find out more contact our team.
Trainers receive access to Maybo's online resource centre where they can find everything they need to deliver and certify Maybo training in-house.
Learning Disabilities and Autism – All
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Promoting Human Rights & Reducing Restrictive Practices
This module explores the principles of supporting a person's needs through a human rights approach. It develops learners' ability to take effective, person-centred measures to reduce restrictive practices that might be used intentionally or in some cases without realising they are restricting the person's liberty or autonomy.
- Underpinning legislation, principles and definitions
- Strategies to improve quality of life and reduce risk
- Recognising restrictive practices
- Ethical decision making
This module is RRN Approved when part of a BILD ACT Certified Curriculum.
Delivery methods:
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eLearning
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Classroom
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Virtual Classroom
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Train the Trainer
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Understanding Trauma and Trauma‑Informed Approaches
Trauma can affect anyone. When a person lives with trauma their brain works differently and their behaviour changes, yet we as a society often respond in unhelpful ways.
This comprehensive eLearning course seeks to bridge the gap between identifying and understanding trauma, and, responding with intelligence and compassion in a way that opens the door for recovery and a better way forward.
Designed for people providing care and support to someone affected by trauma, four engaging and informative eLearning modules explore the fundamental concepts of trauma and how it affects the minds, emotions, lives and behaviours of people who experience it and those close to them.
This comprehensive course provides a great starting point for those embarking on training and qualifications in trauma-informed approaches. It also provides a pragmatic, engaging and practical way for organisations to provide trauma-awareness training to their whole workforce.
- Psychological trauma and its potential impact.
- Individual factors that can create resilience to trauma and the possible signs and symptoms of trauma.
- Physiological and psychological effects of trauma.
- Adopting a trauma-informed approach.
Delivery methods:
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eLearning
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Understanding Behaviour: A PBS Approach
This module is designed for people providing care and support to people with learning disabilities or autism. It aims to develop their understanding of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and person-centred support.
Principles of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
- Understanding PBS
- Principles of PBS
- Three key areas of PBS
Characteristics of Behaviour
- Behaviour considerations
- Behaviours of concern
- Effects of behaviours of concern
Factors That Influence Behaviour
- Factors that can influence behaviour
- How inhibitors can influence behaviour
Functions of a Person's Behaviour
- Fast and slow triggers
- Identifying the function of a person's behaviour
This module is normally combined with the following Maybo modules to form a two-day PBS training programme:
- Promoting Human Rights and Reducing Restrictive Practices
- Understanding Behaviour: A PBS Approach (this module)
- Observing Behaviour to Inform PBS Plans and Strategies
- Implementing Person-Centred Active Support
This module is RRN Approved when part of a BILD ACT Certified Curriculum.
Delivery methods:
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eLearning
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Classroom
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Virtual Classroom
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Train the Trainer
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Observing Behaviour to Inform PBS Plans and Strategies
This module is designed for people providing care and support to children or adults with learning disabilities or autism. It will develop their ability to contribute to behaviour-informed positive behavioural support plans and strategies.
- Observation, recording and reporting approaches
- Actions to protect vulnerable people
- Positive planning
- Proactive and reactive strategies
- Reinforcing behaviour in a PBS framework
This module is normally combined with the following Maybo modules to form a two-day PBS training programme:
- Promoting Human Rights and Reducing Restrictive Practices
- Understanding Behaviour: A PBS Approach
- Observing Behaviour to Inform PBS Plans and Strategies (this module)
- Implementing Person-Centred Active Support
This module is RRN Approved when part of a BILD ACT Certified Curriculum.
Delivery methods:
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eLearning
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Classroom
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Virtual Classroom
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Train the Trainer
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Implementing Person Centred Active Support
This module is designed for people providing care and support to people with learning / intellectual disabilities or autism. It aims to develop their ability to implement person-centred active support and PBS values.
- Observation, recording and reporting approaches
- Actions to protect vulnerable people
- Positive planning
- Proactive and reactive strategies
- Reinforcing behaviour in a PBS framework
This module is normally combined with the following Maybo modules to form a two-day PBS training programme:
- Promoting Human Rights and Reducing Restrictive Practices
- Understanding Behaviour: A PBS Approach
- Observing Behaviour to Inform PBS Plans and Strategies
- Implementing Person-Centred Active Support (this module)
This module is RRN Approved when part of a BILD ACT Certified Curriculum.
Delivery methods:
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eLearning
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Classroom
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Virtual Classroom
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Train the Trainer
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Understanding Behaviour: Children and Young People
Developed with our partners, Headsight Therapeutic Services, this programme provides an important foundation understanding of the developmental needs of children and yonug people. It is relevant to anyone providing care, education or support to children and young people with complex needs.
We focus on the emotional and psychological development of the young mind:
Developmental Needs of Children and Young people- Developmental needs of children and young people
- Stages of child brain development
- How adolescent brain development impacts behaviour
Importance of Attachment Figures
- Why attachment is central to healthy brain development
- Role and importance of attachment figures
- Attachment behaviours
Impact of Trauma and Neglect
- Defining trauma and neglect
- Behaviours that may develop as a result of trauma/neglect
Higher Risk Behaviours Common in Children and Young People
- How and why children and young people may harm themselves
- Why children and young people are at greater risk from drug and alcohol misuse
- Risks associated with anti-social behaviour
- Why children and young people may pose a risk to others
Positive Approaches to Behaviours of Concern
- Stages of a trauma-informed approach
- Importance of and ways to create safety and consistency
- Providing opportunities to access learning and development
- Reconnecting to build positive and supportive relationships
This module is RRN Approved when part of a BILD ACT Certified Curriculum.
Delivery methods:
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Classroom
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Train the Trainer
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Safety Pod™
Holding skills for use with the Safety Pod™
Preparation and Use
- Features and benefits of the Safety Pod™
- Health and safety precautions
- Preparing, using and storing the Safety Pod™
Seated Holding Skills
- Using Maybo’s seated wrap skills with the Safety Pod™
- Using Maybo’s wrap reverse skills with the Safety Pod™
This module is RRN Approved when part of a BILD ACT Certified Curriculum.
Delivery methods:
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Classroom
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Train the Trainer
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Reducing Restraint Related Risks
Any use of physical intervention, especially physical restraint, carries significant risk. This self-study eLearning course provides critical information to anyone in roles where physical intervention may lead to the application of physical restraint.
Combining evidence-based guidance on the medical risks and good practice methods to reduce risks in settings where restraint may be required to create and maintain safety.
- Why physical Intervention and restraint should only be used as a last resort
- Why physical intervention and restraint pose risks to physical health and mental wellbeing
- Commonly used terms relating to the use of force
- Considerations when making a decision to use force
- Alternatives to the use of physical intervention
- Recognising and reducing the risks of harm in situations involving physical intervention or restraint
- Factors that increase risks of harm during physical intervention
- Key steps we can take to reduce risk of harm during physical intervention as part of our duty of care
- 'Red Flags'
- Key considerations following use of physical intervention
Delivery methods:
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eLearning
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