QUALITY PRACTICAL DE-ESCALATION TRAINING, OVA TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND LECTURES
QUALITY PRACTICAL DE-ESCALATION TRAINING, OVA TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND LECTURES
Occupational Violence and Aggression de-escalation training for teachers and all staff.
Improving School Safety de-escalation training Course, Program and workshops – Preventing School Violence and proactive aggression management
EMPOWERING TEACHERS WITH CONFIDENCE THROUGH DE-ESCALATION TRAINING AND PRACTICAL OVA TRAINING
The de-escalation training is focused on practical key principles of mitigating risk associated with violence or aggression in schools and any workplace. We use a practical, tactical communication into the de-escalation training and OVA training.
The face-to-face de-escalation training will provide a robust and experienced practical, tactical communication that provides immediate solutions for teachers.
The de-escalation training is effective as we use interactive role play scenarios for teachers and staff.
Teacher and staff confidence and tactical knowledge will improve to deter and prevent occupational violence and aggression.
Training in AGKK de-escalation workshops will provide your school or university and your teaching staff the foundations for safer aggression management and prevention of violence in the workplace.
“All de-escalation training. OVA training and workplace violence prevention training is custom made to meet the specific requirements of your school, university, teachers, lectures and all staff and students.
The de-escalation training is practical, tailored to your school, university specific situations and taught by skilled, professionals with decades of experience in the violence prevention and aggression management in schools and universities.”
CONTACT US 7 DAYS PER WEEK
We are here to assist you with your inquiry booking today!
Have a question or require further information?
You are welcome to phone Bernie Directly on 0409474494 or use this inquiry booking form
ADVANCED BOOKINGS RECOMMENDED
TOUCH BASE ON THE PHONE 0409 474 494
TO FAST TRACK YOUR REQUIRED SAFETY DE-ESCALATION TRAINING OUTCOMES
It is important to touch base on the phone so are able to fast track and establish your specific training requirements and desired outcomes for your staff and organisation.
VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION MANAGEMENT DE-ESCALATION TRAINING FOR TEACHERS
“AGKK de-escalation training for staff improves school safety, confidence of teachers and violence prevention and aggression management in education whether it be in the school classroom or playground or university campus.”
The school safety de-escalation training education and practical workshops, course is designed for teachers, all educators, parents and other school employees or university staff.
Aggression from students in Education, school or university conflict de-escalation requires preparation and proactive communication skills, a willingness to listen, and an ability to see solutions, even those we don’t agree with those who show aggressive behaviour.
🔴 AGKK OVA training and de-escalation training educates and trains teachers and all staff how to identify potential conflict before it escalates. We train teachers using practical de-escalation methodology and how to assess, prevent and whether de-escalation is the safe action to diffuse the aggressive student or avert violence.
CONFLICT DE-ESCALATION
IN SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND ALL BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS
Your teachers and staff daily interface with students, parents, co-workers and individuals. There is a growing likelihood employees will face moments of aggression or escalation and will need to know what to do to remain safe and ensure their wellbeing.
“In AGKK de-escalation training we provide teachers and all school staff with De-escalation techniques so they can navigate these moments as confident employees and come out with safer outcomes.”
De-Escalation Training for Schools, Teachers and all School Staff across Brisbane, Queensland and Australia wide.
De-escalation and OVA Training for schools is designed to train teachers to effectively manage occupational violence and aggression and increase teacher confidence.
Enhance a safe, respectful school culture that enables students to develop and empower confident teachers.
AGKK de-escalation training, instruction and information improves staff confidence and safety.
We use practical, face-to-face to train your workers in the work procedures to ensure that they are able to perform the task safely. During the training teachers and staff will be required to demonstrate that they are competent in performing the task according to the de-escalation procedures for when they are exposed to occupational violence and aggressive.
🔴 In online training it is insufficient to simply give a worker the procedure and ask them to acknowledge that they understand and are able to perform it. Training, instruction and information must be provided in a practical form that can be understood and demonstrated by all workers.
PRACTICAL DE-ESCALATION TRAINING & OVA TRAINING COURSES FOR TEACHING STAFF
Based on very experienced strategies developed in the passive management of the aggressive student we practically train staff with techniques that will help staff respond to difficult behaviour from students in the safest, most effective ways possible.
Bernie Haughey has over 35 years’ experience as a life skills coach, de-escalation trainer and a very experienced school teacher.
He promotes high quality learning opportunities and the enhancement of positive practical outcome solutions for teachers when they are faced with aggression or violence from students. The de-.escalation training helps enhance a positive proactive school culture.
Previously as a school teacher, educator and trainer who has worked in the community at this level for decades, he can guarantee that school work, and initiative and controlled classroom behaviour can be greatly enhanced through the de-escalation workshops, courses and programs, delivered in an experienced, positive and professional environment.
TESTIMONIAL
“We recently had de-escalation practical, interactive training with AGKK at two of our locations. Our presenter was Bernie Haughey.
I was very impressed with Bernie’s commitment and desire to provide us with the most appropriate training for our workplace contexts.
I had several phone calls with Bernie prior to the training event, and he asked insightful questions about the nature of our work in order to determine the areas where we most needed training.
Many of our staff are required to visit clients in their homes and Bernie was able to modify the training for that context.
To further provide us with bespoke training Bernie arrived early so that he could meet our staff and talk about their experiences and where they had areas of concern.
The training itself was an ideal mix of theory and interactive practice. Everybody had a chance to practice the skills that Bernie expertly taught us. The principles were simple but highly effective.
Feedback from our staff was uniformly excellent. Best of all, our staff now feel a lot more confident about how to de-escalate a situation and thereby ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all concerned.
I whole-heartedly recommend the de-escalation interactive training with AGKK. As evidence of my recommendation, we have already booked Bernie in for refresher training at the start of 2023.”
Peter McAloney Arethusa Colleges
TAILOR-MADE PRACTICAL DE-ESCALATION TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, WORKSHOPS AND COURSES
The tailor-made de-escalation training provides teachers with an effective foundational framework for proactive de-escalation.
The interactive de-escalation training provides schools, organisations, teachers and individuals the skills and resources needed for optimal de-escalation to prevent many Occupational Violence and Aggression incidents from occurring.
DELIVERY
OF DE-ESCALATION TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND COURSES:
Usually our custom made interactive de-escalation training is delivered in person, at your school, university, organisation or venue.
LOCATIONS
OF DE-ESCALATION TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND COURSES:
Training Australia Wide.
Usually conducted at your school/ university workplace or another location.
TARGET AUDIENCE
OF DE-ESCALATION TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND COURSES:
All teachers, staff and managers facing workplace aggression, conflict or violence.
TRAINING GROUP SIZE /CAPACITY
OF TEACHER DE-ESCALATION TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND COURSES:
Can be up to 50 people for each training de-escalation workshop.
(We are flexible to accommodate your needs)
COST
OF DE-ESCALATION TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND COURSES:
Upon request and to be discussed based on your needs and training requirements.
TOUCH BASE ON THE PHONE TO FAST TRACK YOUR REQUIRED SAFETY OUTCOMES
It is important to touch base on the phone so are able to fast track and establish your specific training requirements and desired outcomes for your staff and business
Phone Bernie 7 days per week on 0409474494 or use this inquiry booking form
I am passionate and dedicated I trust that my experience and practical proven performance assists your business and staff.
DURATION
Tailor-made de-escalation practical training, courses and programs can be
🔴 2 hour intensive interactive workshop
🔴 Half Day interactive Training or
🔴 Full Day interactive training for workplaces and teachers, staff, businesses and other organisations.
These de-escalation workshops and courses can be adapted to fit with your school, university and organisations timeframe.
It will meet your specific training requirements and desired practical outcomes.
Advanced Bookings Recommended
I can travel to your location Australia wide
QUALITY DE-ESCALATION TRAINING SERVICE IS DELIVERED
DE-ESCALATION SKILLS TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND ALL STAFF
AGKK De-Escalation and School Workplace Conflict Communication is a practical specialised training program that educates teachers and all school employees how to manage interactions with students or individuals who are angry, aggressive, emotionally escalating and/or violent, and how to be a more effective communicator to proactively manage aggression and prevent school student violence.
AGKK de-escalation training specialise in individualised, custom made teacher and staff centred practical de-escalation training in occupational violence and aggressive support. We understand the difficult challenges that teachers and staff face that come from aggressive or violent students and the impact this has on all staff and the school community.
“Our mission is to consistently maintain the highest standards of de-escalation training and OVA training service delivery for building staff proactive skills in occupational violence prevention, aggression management and staff confidence. We are dedicated in providing practical, experienced training support to teachers and all staff in schools.”
Occupational violence is any action, incident or behaviour that departs from reasonable conduct in which a person is, threatened, harmed, injured by another person in the course of, or as a direct result of his or her work.
By law each workplace, school or university is to ensure that there are appropriate resources to identify, prevent, manage and respond to occupational violence. The practical de-escalation training incorporates a risk management approach that considers workplace activities to aid in the improved safety and wellbeing of teachers and all school staff.
OVA TRAINING AND DE-ESCALATION TRAINING FOR TEACHERS & ALL SCHOOL STAFF
🎯 AGKK de-escalation training practically educates teachers and all school staff on how to prevent and respond to Occupational Violence and Aggression (OVA), including very effective face-to-face training including interactive role plays which demonstrates and provides immediate management solutions for teachers.
🎯 Our OVA training and de-escalation training is tailor-made for specific schools, teachers and all employee groups which will better equip them with strategies for de-escalating hostile situations and understanding and responding to specific student, parental and individual aggressive or violent behaviours.
🎯 The practical de-escalation training will develop teacher and staff security awareness training specific to different school and university locations.
🔴 The practical de-escalation training outlines a number of OVA strategies designed to ensure public and private schools and workplaces are safe environments for teachers, staff, students and local communities.
🔴 All schools and universities have a zero-tolerance view and stance on violence. Our de-escalation training enhances the prevention of violence and proactive management of aggression for teachers, schools and universities.
Schools and universities should be a learning environment where teachers, all staff and students should be safe.
Our experienced de-escalation training helps prevent occupational violence and aggression in our workplaces.
Our OVA training and de-escalation training helps enhance a proactive culture within school and university communities to prevent this kind of behaviour to begin with.
CONTACT US ANYTIME – 7 DAYS PER WEEK
Directly on ☎ 0409474494 or use this inquiry booking form
You are most welcome to contact Bernie to discuss your specific objectives and desired outcomes for Teacher De-escalation training, De-Escalation Training For Schools, Universities, courses, programs, OVA training for teachers, Violence management prevention training.
We highlight the importance of direct support to teachers and staff members following workplace aggression or violence incidents, but also longer-term, trained skilled actions to prevent similar kinds of incidents from occurring in the future.
The practical de-escalation training is the culmination of decades of real time school experience to train, educate, inform and identify the best way to prevent occupational violence in schools and universities.
EVERY TEACHER AND STAFF MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO BE SAFE AT WORK
AGKK de-escalation training is committed to training teachers, lecturers in proactively reducing the prevalence of occupational violence and aggression (OVA) in school and university workplaces.
Bernie is dedicated and passionate in assisting all schools and universities to enhance the safety and wellbeing of staff and students through practical, face-to-face d-escalation training.
Strategically, the goal of the AGKK Occupational Violence and Aggression training is to prevent violence and aggression in all schools, universities and organisation workplaces.
AGKK de-escalation training works collaboratively with schools and universities towards safer workplace conflict outcomes.
Our AGKK de-escalation training and OVA training courses and programs aims to enhance
✅ Proactive identification of both physical and psychosocial safety hazards which may arise from student, parent/carer and other person behaviour;
✅ Strategies for improving teacher and staff confidence and reducing the risk of harm to minimise risk;
✅ Educate and train teachers, lecturers in all school, university communities and workplaces to improve the safety and wellbeing of all teachers and staff.
Violence and aggression, in all its forms, is a workplace health and safety issue. AGKK de-escalation training provides proactive, professional solutions.
OVA training and de-escalation training outcomes for teachers, lecturers and staff in all schools and universities:
🎯 Teachers are more confident and capable in their ability to prevent, protect, and mitigate OVA and aggressive or violent behaviour from students or individuals
🎯 Staff are equipped with the proactive skills required to recognise and respond to hostile school, university, workplace behaviours and situations
🎯 Teachers receive solutions to their particular school or university situation with incidents of aggression or violence
🎯Staff work towards the elimination of stigma associated with exposure to, and reporting of occupational violence and aggressive incidents (OVA)
De-escalation Training workshops and Programmes Designed to practically and effectively Manage Aggressive student Behaviours
AGKK de-escalation training programmes provide strategies, techniques and solutions for all educational professionals, from the leadership team through to classroom and support staff.
These strategies and techniques focus on the Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security of all students and staff with evidenced-based de-escalation training prevention and proactive management approaches.
✅ We train teachers and all staff to prevent escalating behaviours
✅ Demonstrate strategies to teachers in how to safely intervene and de-escalate risk behaviours
✅ Reduce and prevent violence in classrooms and schools
AGKK de-escalation training reduces negative classroom behaviours with practical de-escalation strategies
“The key to minimising and preventing negative classroom behaviours is de-escalation. In our de-escalation training we reinforce to teachers strategies to make sure a student never gets to that point where he or she is out of control and requires additional supports and time consuming interventions.”
AGKK DE-ESCALATION TRAINING IMPROVES TEACHER CONFIDENCE, SAFETY & WELLBEING
🔴 AGKK de-escalation is dedicated and professional who collaborates with schools, universities to seek business and workforce training solutions, specialising in de-escalation training of teachers, lecturers and all staff to achieve more confidence and improve safety and management skills of students who are aggressive or violent.
🔴 Bernie has over three decades of working with schools.
He is inspirational, passionate, dedicated and hardworking to assist schools and universities to achieve their occupational violence and aggressive training goals.
🔴 He has a strong working knowledge of the inner workings of schools , universities and the education industry and is committed in supporting teachers, lecturers and all staff in the effective practical management of students or individuals who can be aggressive or violent.
🎯 Teachers and staff will be trained to in broader situational and safety awareness with a specific focus on the ability to recognise agitation and aggressive mannerisms, prior to the escalating aggressive behaviour to violent actions.
🎯 Teachers and school staff will be trained to use interpersonal communication strategies to better display empathy, build rapport, and manage signs of agitation.
🎯School staff and teachers will be trained to recognise their own behaviours, and stress triggers, that may contribute to aggressive behaviour on their behalf or by others.
🎯Employees and all school staff will be trained in practical de-escalation techniques.
🎯 Staff can be trained in emergency safety disengagement procedures.
🎯 AGKK de-escalation training is practical where teachers and staff can be trained with their colleagues and co-workers where work environments allow for collaborative and team responses can be applied.
AGKK de-escalation training is crucial to building and strengthening knowledge and skills of teachers to prevent and manage occupational violence and aggression (OVA) in schools.
Occupational Violence and Aggression de-escalation (OVA) training for teachers and all school staff is essential to equip them with skills and knowledge they need to recognise and respond to occupational violence in schools.
The training will be focused on de-escalation knowledge and practical skills for a range of students and school settings.
All teachers and staff will benefit from the practical solution based de-escalation training.
Many teachers can be exposed to violence and aggressive from school students.
There has been an increase in many school environments where there is potential for violence, it is important for teachers to develop the skills needed to defuse dangerous situations. The AGKK teacher de-escalation is designed to train teachers to de-escalate potentially violent situations through assertiveness, awareness, and proactive communication and safety disengagement techniques. Teachers will develop a clear understanding of how to assess the potential for violence in an escalating situation and how to respond with a diverse set of interpersonal tools, strategies and techniques designed to defuse potentially violent situations from students and individuals.
WE EDUCATE YOUR TEACHERS AND STAFF TO RECOGNISE PREVENT AND RESOLVE WORKPLACE CONFLICT IN SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS
De-escalation training is a process by which we educate teachers to calm the conflict situation before it gets worse. This can be done through a variety of techniques involving breathing, active listening, asking questions, being compassionate, and the use of body language.
Examples include:
🔴 Demonstrating and practicing active listening, and demonstrate empathy.
🔴 Don’t say no; instead, tell your student how you’ll work to resolve their issue.
🔴 Being honest and don’t make promises you can’t keep.
🔴 Staying calm under pressure, even when a student is frustrated.
🔴 Convey to students you value and appreciate them.
At AGKK we provide experienced, practical training and to improve competency of staff in de-escalation of occupational violence and aggression.
Our interactive training enhances appropriate teacher and staff competencies to do their job more safely.
Founder and Chief Instructor Bernie is a dedicated and professional de-escalation training educator with extensive experience in occupational violence prevention and aggressive management for staff and a wide cross-section of organisations, schools, universities and organisations.
Bernie improves teacher and school staff confidence and capabilities in the prevention of violence and aggression management.
AGKK de-escalation training and OVA training has established a respected reputation for delivering high standards in practical training to enhance teacher and staff operational practices when dealing with aggressive or violent students.
Bernie has decades of background training and teaching experience within all businesses, organisations, schools and universities.
AGKK de-escalation training provides strong foundations in OVA and de-escalation strategies excellence.
We train, teach and demonstrate to teaching staff how to maintain composure and versatility through challenging workplace conflict landscapes.
We train teachers and staff to build a resilience and a proactive mindset towards achieving key performance outcomes in the effective management of aggressive or violent students.
The de-escalation training and OVA training is custom made and are committed and aligned to the school or organisations vision and desired outcomes.
AGKK de-escalation practical training should be provided to maintain teacher competencies and to ensure new workers are capable of working safely.
De-Escalation Training for Teachers & Educators throughout Brisbane, Queensland and Australia
AGKK De-escalation and OVA Training for teachers is designed to train teachers to manage and prevent aggressive interactions with students.
The use of de-escalation techniques and trainings for schools and universities improves safety and wellbeing for administrators, counsellors, school resource officers and teachers will mitigate the impact of peer student aggression and promote the safety of the school environment.
Our de-escalation may include training in early intervention practices, communication methods (i.e., verbal and non-verbal styles), and appropriate responses in potentially violent situations.
The practical de-escalation training is intended to reduce conflict, aggression, and harm.
CONTACT US ANYTIME – 7 DAYS PER WEEK
Directly on ☎ 0409474494 or use this inquiry booking form
You are most welcome to contact Bernie to discuss your specific objectives and desired outcomes for Teacher De-escalation training, De-Escalation Training For Schools, courses, programs, OVA training, Violence management prevention training,
Aggressive Behaviour Management, Risk Management training and Staff Safety Self Defence disengagement training solutions & for your school, university, organisation and staff.
We are here to provide solutions which improve teacher and staff confidence, safety and wellbeing with our proven de-escalation training, courses, workshops and practical interactive training for your teachers, staff, schools or organisations.
ADVANCED BOOKINGS RECOMMENDED
TOUCH BASE ON THE PHONE 0409 474 494 TO FAST TRACK YOUR REQUIRED SAFETY OUTCOMES
It is important to touch base on the phone so are able to fast track and establish your specific training requirements and desired outcomes for your staff and organisation.
Driven to reach the best training outcomes for teachers and all schools.
Through the custom made de-escalation and OVA training, we consistently maintain the highest standards of service training delivery for occupational violence prevention and aggression management.
We help schools achieve the best outcomes for their teachers and students.
We strive to optimise tailor-made de-escalation training that aids in social, emotional and personal wellbeing for teachers, staff and students.
Creating a safe school environment where all students can learn and succeed academically is vital for the success schools. The practical de-escalation training guides and demonstrates solution based techniques in creating a safer school environment for teachers and students.
The process of de-escalation involves supporting the student to return from a distressed and escalated state, back to calm.
“Effective practical de-escalation training enhances teacher’s skills in recognising when a student’s behaviour is escalating and responding early to address their concerns are essential in reducing the impact of the behaviour and keeping staff and students safe.
If a student’s behaviour is escalating but is not placing them or others at imminent risk of physical harm, teachers and school staff should use practical, proactive AGKK de-escalation strategies to prevent and manage conflict behaviours from further escalation and to address the cause of the escalation.”
AGKK de-escalation training increases teacher proactive communication skills and confidence in the classroom.
Through the de-escalation training with AGKK practical de-escalation training, teachers will learn a collection of useful and practical skills about maintaining a harmonious classroom and learning environment.
Teachers will learn how body language plays a big part in whether a situation will diffuse or explode, how tone of voice, robust gestures can be perceived as threatening, entering someone’s personal space can cause students to elevate quickly and solutions to prevent violence and aggression.
AGKK de-escalation training will further develop your teacher training roadmap.
Create a path for your school to align your plans, policies, and procedures with recognised standards and best practices for de-escalation and the prevention of violence and proactive management of aggressive students.
De-escalation training, OVA training and Workplace violence prevention training programs include interactive simulations created to reflect potential real-world threatening events provide invaluable practice for teachers and all staff members.
The de-escalation training and OVA training is focused on key principles of mitigating risk associated with violence and aggressive in schools. We use a practical tactical communication model integrated into the interactive training.
The advanced practical de-escalation training will provide a robust and reputable tactical communication techniques for teachers and staff to apply in the role play scenarios.
MEET YOUR DE-ESCALATION TRAINING INSTRUCTOR BERNIE HAUGHEY
Bernie is a passionate training educator who strives to support the management skill needs of all teachers and schools. As an experienced training practitioner, he takes the time to tailor-make the de-escalation training so it meets your desired occupational violence prevention and aggression management needs.
He is a highly professional, dedicated and committed educator with extensive training experience in de-escalation training for teachers and schools across Australia. His involvement and decades of experience has enabled Bernie to develop effective and reflective communication skills and innovative strategies for the planning and implementation of effective de-escalation training techniques and programs for teachers and schools.
Mr.Haughey is passionate and believes in training teachers to manage effectively the many challenging and different students, and facilitate a variety of relevant solution based techniques that assist teachers to develop and foster positive relationships with students, colleagues and parents. He helps to cultivate a supportive and safe learning environment with safer outcomes and less stress for teachers.
Bernie enthusiastically shares his educational expertise with teachers to improve student behavioural outcomes and support the implementation of sound proactive management skills so teachers have the de-escalation skills to navigate and manage aggressive or violent students.
We provide and deliver experienced innovative de-escalation training and occupational violence and aggressive training (OVA) training for schools and universities including primary school, high school including school teachers, Deputy principals, Dean of students, subject co-ordinations, Principals and University lecturers and staff.
THIS INNOVATIVE TAILOR-MADE DE-ESCALATION TRAINING PROVIDES TEACHERS AND ALL STAFF PRACTICAL GUIDANCE ON HOW TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMISE HEALTH
AND SAFETY RISKS IN THE SCHOOL OR ANY WORKPLACE ASSOCIATED WITH OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION USING A RISK MANAGEMENT PROACTIVE APPROACH.
We design and deliver practical de-escalation training solutions that come alive with real-life examples and experience to enhance learning effectiveness.
Our teacher and school de-escalation training workshops, and aggressive behaviour management programs and courses provides experienced practical training for teachers dealing with challenging, aggressive or violent behaviour from students, parents and individuals.
Our de-escalation training for teachers provides immediate solutions for managing
escalating behaviour
Personalised, face-to-face de-escalation training, programs, courses for high school teachers, primary school teachers and university lecturers
De-Escalation Training Techniques and OVA programs, workshops and courses for Teachers. We provide practical de-escalation training that is unique and provides positive outcomes with distinction.
Lead your staff with confidence through practical, face-to-face de-escalation training that provides immediate solutions for all teachers in primary and high schools.
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING THAT IMPROVES THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF TEACHERS AND ALL STAFF
Preventing Workplace Violence for Teachers and Schools with de-escalation training
Preventing workplace violence is the responsibility of all organisations and schools, regardless of the industry or work environment. Awareness, preparation and de-escalation training are keys to preventing violence in the workplace and maintaining a safe and respectful work culture for teachers, all staff and students.
We train teachers and staff to respond effectively when violence or aggression situations escalate in schools. For example we train teachers to red-flag behaviours and potential triggers for school students.
Any act or threat of violence directed toward people, teachers at work or on duty is considered workplace violence, including bullying, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, physical assaults and mass violence.
Awareness and preparation are key to preventing violence in the workplace and maintaining a safe and respectful school culture. De-escalation training and workplace violence prevention training is an essential component of a program to raise awareness of the different types of workplace violence and encourage teachers and all employees to report their concerns and respond effectively when situations escalate.
Equip your school with the principles of respect, loyalty, and civility, giving your teachers the awareness that will guide their creation of a safer school and a stronger future.
AGKK de-escalation training is a series strategic techniques aimed at easing the student’s negative emotions in order to prevent escalation of conflict and help resolve aggression promptly.
Teachers and lecturers have to deal with cases of aggression or conflict every day.
The verbal de-escalation training equips teachers and staff with the skill to deal with different magnitudes of aggression or violence in the school workplace environment. The training is practical and effective in providing solutions to manage aggression and prevent violence in the school environment settings.
The de-escalation training will help all teachers in your school put confidence ahead of fear with this innovative approach to active disengagement safety strategies education that all staff and teachers to calmly think and react within the chaos of an unexpected assault or an attack. De-escalation training and workplace violence awareness and prevention training is an effective way to provide your teachers with a life-saving skillset should they ever have to face an attack by a violent or aggressive student.
Run the best and most effective, practical de-escalation teacher training workshops at your school throughout Brisbane, Queensland and Australia
✅ Give your staff the confidence and practical de-escalation skills that they need to manage aggressive students safely
✅ Uncover hidden teacher skills
✅ Generate innovative de-escalation solutions specifically designed for your school and your teachers
“It has helped our staff enormously with the de-escalation skills to prevent violence from students and the management of aggressive students and parents.”
De-escalation training promotes awareness and reduces future problems
De-escalation skills make the listener more aware of themselves and others. Before attempting to resolve conflict, we educate teachers with several key questions.
Can you avoid criticising and assigning blame to the angry student?
Can you keep yourself detached from the conflict, and avoid being judgmental?
Can you view the predicament from the angry student’s point of view and determine what needs that student is attempting to fulfil?
Our practical de-escalation training will help teachers and staff better understand and deal with aggressive or violent students.
The de-escalation training builds confidence, quality, teamwork, morale, respect, loyalty, self-esteem and improves safety and wellbeing.
Practical de-escalation training of teachers will aid in decreasing the number of conflicts that occur, and proactively managing them when they do occur.
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM AND WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, LECTURES AND UNIVERSITIES
This practical de-escalation training course prepares teachers, school leaders and principals across all school levels to model and apply proactive behavioural management skills and ensure consistency, compliance and collaboration in responding to disruptive or harmful actions or reported concerns. Teachers build confidence and a enhanced proactive culture of prevention, awareness and forward planning.
In today’s classroom’s throughout Brisbane, Queensland and Australia teachers need every bit of de-escalation training they can obtain to improve confidence, safety and wellbeing. Teachers need the de-escalation management skills to deal with challenging students, distressed or hostile parents, difficult situations with co-workers; these are only a few of the potential situations that teachers are faced with every day. With our practical de-escalation training for teachers, your staff will be able to use these de-escalation techniques for students will only increase the ability of educators to actually teach verse spending the majority of their time having to manage and navigate through crisis classroom or playground conflict situations.
Education and de-escalation training is essential for all teachers as it provides solutions in how to prevent and safely respond to aggression and violence from students.
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING FOR TEACHERS
Our de-escalation training educates and trains teachers to identify threats and prevent violence in your schools with the comprehensive practical Violence Prevention and Intervention Program and workshops.
Whether it is de-escalation strategies for teachers, de-escalation techniques for high school students, or even de-escalation strategies for students in general, learning effective methods to preventing workplace conflict crisis situations, and recognising warning signs early on in the crisis cycle is key.
AGKK de-escalation training will improve teacher and student safety in your specific school setting. We educate teachers with practical strategies and techniques for violence prevention and effective aggression management of elevated students.
Teachers and staff will be trained in safety defensive tactics, as required of their role and exposure to risk.
Our de-escalation training workshops, programs and courses explores the need for a proactive, educator-focused approach to school safety that is experienced to provide solutions for best prevention and management practices.
At AGKK de-escalation training we have a practical training OVA prevention and management approach, de-escalation training is intended to enable and facilitate in-the-moment responses to aggressive or violent situations for teachers and all staff at any school or remote learning situation.
It is an important opportunity to equip your teaching staff with the proactive skills and knowledge to respond in a manner that will assist in reducing the associated risks if and when such a situation arises. For de-escalation training and OVA training to be effective it is vital opportunity for teaching staff to safely practice their de-escalation responses.
Teacher de-escalation training and techniques
Teacher de-escalation training and techniques help resolve interactions between your teachers and students peacefully. Working intelligently together we train and better prepare your teachers to proactively improve safety and wellbeing when they are faced with occupational violence and aggression.
The training will be focused on de-escalation knowledge and practical skills for a range of students and school settings.
The training is delivered by Bernie Haughey who have extensive training experience to a wide cross-section of schools and is veteran in classroom teaching with over 35 years’ experience. The de-escalation training focuses on delivering practical and evidence-based solution based outcomes that are tailor-made for your school and teachers.
De-escalation training for teachers who are faced with aggressive or violent students
Teachers will be shown and will participate in role play de-escalation techniques to manage aggressive and violent behaviour in the workplace. This training will support a consistent approach to the prevention and management of OVA school settings.
Through the de-escalation training for teachers they will learn to recognise the need for de-escalation by
🔴 Students raised or high-pitched voice
🔴 Rapid speech, swearing
🔴 Fidgeting and shaking
🔴 Balled fists or an aggressive posture, quickly moving objects
🔴 Students showing erratic movements and wild gesturing
🔴 Pacing movements
By the end of the practical de-escalation training teachers and staff will be able to:
🎯 Describe the triggers and causes of student aggressive behaviour
🎯 Identify safe options to prevent and manage student aggression.
🎯 Demonstrate skills in evaluating, preventing and managing aggressive students and situations.
🎯 Demonstrate adaptive, effective options for enhancing proactive solutions and ways to de-escalate aggressive or violent students.
At AGKK de-escalation training we demonstrate to teachers and staff and practice through interactive training key solutions when they are confronted with aggressive or violent student situations.
Examples include key de-escalation concepts such as showing respect and modelling calm interactions
Examples include
✅ Attentive forward lean
✅ Respectful eye contact
✅ Lowering tone of voice
✅ Staff maintaining their promises
✅ Use correct names and facts
✅ Role model calm, measured actions
Proactive Intervention Techniques: De-escalation Training educates teachers and staff to:
•Simply listen to the student
•Distracting the student
•Re-focusing the student on something positive
•Changing the subject
•Use humor (sparingly) to lighten the mood (be very careful with this!)
•Motivating the student
•Empathising with the student
•Giving choices
•Setting limits
To prevent violent incidents in your school and workplace, teachers and schools need to identify the risk factors and implement effective strategies, practices, and policies. In addition, schools and teachers should have a response plan in place. This practical de-escalation training program, course and workshop on handling workplace violence covers four key elements – prevention, best practices, workplace policies, and proactive safe responses. It aims at helping teachers handle violent situations in the schools and build a safe and secure environment for all employees and students.
The de-escalation training educates teachers to rely on communication and negotiation tactics to obtain more positive outcomes.
Here are a few elements of de-escalation that are taught to teachers and schools all over Brisbane, Queensland and Australia.
Active/Empathetic listening
Active listening means listening attentively to another person or student withholding judgment, and paying close attention to what they’re saying. There are also nonverbal and verbal components to active listening that serve as signals to the other person that you are listening.
In essence, active listening means teachers and staff members paying attention to what the student or individual is saying and not thinking about what you are going to say in response.
Don’t argue or interrupt, or convince them that they’re wrong. Very often, angry people only want to feel listened to and be taken seriously.
In effective de-escalation nonverbal communication is very important including
gestures, facial expressions, body language, as well as the tone of voice and volume.
Nonverbal communication includes body language and body movement.
Are you standing in a guarded position, standing over the student?
Or do you appear more relaxed with your hands at your side?
Are you closing in aggressively on the student, or are you backing away and keeping a safe distance between you and the subject?
(Keeping a safe distance is one of the techniques they teach in de-escalation training so teachers still have time to react if a student lunges with a fist.)
Your nonverbal communication also shows that teachers are engaging in active listening because they are making eye contact, they are nodding and leaning forward a little, sitting or standing still, and teachers are letting the student speak without interrupting or rushing to fill gaps in the conversation.
DE-ESCALATION TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IS IMPORTANT TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND WELLBEING
It is often possible to minimise behaviours that may lead to physical harm or danger to self or others by early intervention — immediately before or as behaviour begins to escalate.
Ignoring escalation and not addressing its cause can increase the frequency and/or severity of the aggressive or violent behaviour.
For improved safety and wellbeing it is essential for teachers to identify the triggers that cause concerning behaviour and to recognise the early signs of escalation. This will provide an opportunity to apply de-escalation strategies that reduce, rather than heighten, an emerging aggressive or violent situation.
Some important teacher de-escalation training strategies include:
✅ Teachers and staff keeping verbal instructions simple and minimal, using a calm tone of voice.
✅ Staff using clear, direct language or the student’s preferred method of communication (a de-escalation trained teacher will focus on the behaviours they want students to display rather than the ones they do not).
✅ Teacher reinforces the desired behaviour or positive alternate behaviours when demonstrated.
✅ Teacher acknowledges the student’s underlying or expressed emotion (e.g. anger/distress/sadness).
✅ Teachers and school staff using active listening skills.
✅ Provide reflection time for the elevated student
✅ Teachers need to be aware of their body language (adopt a non-threatening stance – open, relaxed and hands down).
✅ Use Problem-solving techniques with the student to address the issue if it is safe to do so.
✅ Allow adequate personal space from student
✅ Use non-verbal cues.
✅ Teacher provides student with options (within the limits) to help the student feel they are in control of their decisions.
✅ Allow the student to access an alternative space with school staff that is less stimulating or removes access to the triggers of behaviour in order to self-regulate and problem-solve.
✅ In our training we reinforce that effective de-escalation is dependent on the individual needs of the student at the time.
Strategic, Proactive Verbal communication is essential in effective de-escalation training
Verbal communication is everything we say, but not how we say it. That is, tone of voice, volume and so on are very important in de-escalation of students or aggressive individuals.
Verbal communication during de-escalation includes paraphrasing “It must be hard to feel like no one is listening to you.” This builds trust and rapport between you and the student, allows for clarification, and forces them to listen as well.
It also means reflecting back what they seem to be feeling, such as saying, “It feels like you’re upset right now.” This shows that you are actually observing their own nonverbal communications.
Using non-threatening words and statements. Rather than telling a subject to calm down or you’ll get them suspended from school, teachers can say things like, “I understand you’re angry. I just want to listen to you and give you some options.”
Teacher de-escalation techniques
Other teacher de-escalation techniques taught in the practical de-escalation training include:
🎯 Empathising: Meeting them where they are, not expressing any judgment about their situation.
🎯 Make a positive connection: Find something you have in common, favourite sports team, and so on.
🎯 Isolate them from others to avoid a large body of students, distract from the situation.
🎯 Motivate the student: Encourage the student for taking positive small steps.
🎯 Provide helpful choices for students, instead of threatening them with suspension or detention.
De-escalation training and restorative practices are an effective way to improve class and school culture, decrease negative behaviours, and develop successful students of the school and world. These tools help teachers implement the practices in a developmentally appropriate way for school students of all ages.
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Aggressive Behaviour Management, Risk Management training and Staff Safety Self Defence disengagement training solutions & for your school, university, organisation and staff.
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AGKK de-escalation training for teachers and schools is designed to teach faculty and staff how to successfully and peacefully handle students becoming aggressive and escalated. It was created to be custom made for your school, teachers and students.
The practical de-escalation training provides practical opportunities for teacher interaction/participation through solution based role playing.
THE TEACHER DE-ESCALATION TRAINING LEARNING OUTCOMES CAN INCLUDE:
🎯 understanding what violence and aggression looks like in the classroom and all school workplace environments
🎯 exploring common triggers for this aggressive or violent behaviour from students
🎯teachers are introduced and are able to apply a practical framework techniques to de-escalate aggressive and violent behaviour of students
🎯understanding key techniques for responding to OVA during and after an incident.
AGKK de-escalation provides duration flexibility with our teacher occupational violence and aggressive training Workshops can be
🔴 Two Hour intensive teacher de-escalation training workshop
🔴 Three Hour intensive teacher de-escalation training workshop
🔴 Half Day intensive teacher de-escalation training workshop
🔴 Full Day intensive teacher de-escalation training workshop
All de-escalation workshops are face-to-face training for all teachers, staff and schools
This face-to-face training is designed for all teachers and all staff at schools who are at a risk of experiencing OVA in the workplace, these practical workshop sessions will apply an experienced, innovative, tailor-made de-escalation approach that promotes a consistent approach to the prevention and management of OVA in school settings that will be specific for your teachers and schools.
Teachers and staff will develop competence to apply de-escalation techniques to manage aggressive and violent behaviour from students in all school workplace settings.
Examples of learning outcomes for de-escalation training for teachers include:
✅ Understanding and identifying the importance of taking a safety-first approach
✅ Teachers developing capability in the use of static and dynamic risk assessments to identify triggers and warning signs relating to aggressive service user behaviour
✅ Raising teachers confidence and competence to apply proven de-escalation strategies and techniques to manage aggressive behaviour from students and parents
✅ Understanding and being able to apply key techniques for responding to OVA during and after an incident.
These practical de-escalation workshops, programs and courses are designed to be run in-house at your school workplace locations.
Teacher de-escalation training and OVA training
✅ Building Confidence & Resilience of Teachers
✅ Enhancing Safety
AGKK de-escalation training educates school staff on dealing with aggressive student behaviours focuses on skills and strategies to improve staff ability with de- escalation, situational management and safety disengagement techniques.
The aim of these practical de-escalation workshops is to have teachers and all staff feeling more confident and empowered with effective techniques in what to do when they are faced with aggression and violence from students.
At AGKK de-escalation training we educate and train teachers in the effective Management of Challenging, Aggressive or Violent Behaviour in the classroom, playground and schools
This teacher de-escalation training program, courses and workshops focuses on helping teaching staff improve their ability with pre-emptive behaviour management and understanding to reduce occupational violence and aggression from students and individuals.
Teacher de-escalation training content includes understanding aggressive, violent and challenging behaviour and its causes, function of de-escalation behaviour strategies and techniques, utilising targeted interventions, student incident management and working towards assisting students to better regulate their own behaviour in school.
This de-escalation training is an intended compliment your existing school student management behaviour procedures.
We enhance the proactive management of aggressive school students and provide practical management solutions for staff dealing with aggressive student behaviours on a daily basis.
Tailored de-escalation training and coaching sessions to meet the needs of teachers
“I found the Practical De-escalation Workshop has helped improve my confidence when managing challenging student aggressive behaviour.
In the training, the proactive communication strategies are very important in de-escalating an aggressive and highly elevated student.
The training gave me the skills I can use immediately.”
Ben Hines
High School Teacher
2 HOUR INTENSIVE PRACTICAL DE-ESCALATION TRAINING customised specifically for school staff, particularly teachers who need to manage, prevent and deal with aggressive or violent students in all school communities.
The training is delivered in a tailor-made interactive workshop enabling teachers and all staff to learn critical conflict management skills, including
- de-escalating strong emotions, particularly anger,
- appropriately responding to student aggressive behaviour with a sustainable relationship focus, and
- using a proactive negotiating communication structure.
- practical solutions that prevent violence
AGKK de-escalation training provides practical, face-to-face training to assist teachers, lecturers schools and universities. We help train teachers, lecturers and all staff, organisations, schools and universities learn de-escalation skills and key principles that build confidence, safety and wellbeing when staff are confronted with occupational violence and aggression.
PROTECTING TEACHERS AND STAFF AGAINST VIOLENCE & AGGRESSION AT WORK
Now more than ever, schools, universities and organisations need to be proactive in the steps that they take to provide a safe working environment for their employees, students and customers.
Our respected, recognised AGKK de-escalation workshops, courses and violence prevention programs help schools and organisations address and prevent potentially dangerous situations, and promote a culture of safety and respect within and across schools, universities, businesses and all organisations.
Workplace Violence Prevention Training, De-escalation training, OVA training for Teachers, Lecturers, Staff and all Employees, Managers and Leaders and School Principals
One of the most important components of any school wide workplace violence prevention program is de-escalation training.
Our practical, face-to-face de-escalation training is effective in preventing workplace violence for staff and all employees at all levels within schools and universities, including teachers, lecturers, year co-ordinaries, subject coordinators, year coordinators, physical education teachers, library staff, deputy principals and school principals.
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Teacher de-escalation training and OVA training improves Situational Awareness and Personal Safety for Teachers and Front-line Staff and all School Personnel
The de-escalation training enhances consciousness of teachers and all staff of events happening around them to improve proactive management skills in aggressive or violent behaviour.
This training addresses situational awareness to improve personal safety. These practical training sessions equip teachers and all staff with solutions to work with angry and disruptive students and other members of the school environment.
🔴 DE-ESCALATION SKILLS TRAINING FOR TEACHERS & ALL SCHOOL STAFF
🔴 DE-ESCALATION SKILLS TRAINING FOR LECTURES & ALL UNIVERSITY STAFF
AGKK De-Escalation training and Workplace Conflict Communications is a specialised training program that trains teachers and staff how to manage interactions with students and individuals who are angry, emotionally escalating and aggressive or violent , and how to manage this student behaviour effectively. The de-escalation tactics taught are practical which teachers can use immediately.
Through specialised Active Listening skills and other de-escalation techniques, teachers and staff are introduced to occupational de-escalation in a practical and interactive format.
In our interactive de-escalation training we demonstrate, discuss and evaluate the importance of promptly addressing inappropriate behaviours in schools and all workplaces and we prepare teachers and staff for difficult student behaviour and hostile parent interactions. Additionally, important safety considerations for situations where teachers and staff engages in threatening or aggressive behaviours will be covered.
These-escalation training workshop, program includes strategies on how to:
🎯 Use high-level active listening skills to establish rapport and diffuse potentially dangerous situations.
🎯 Identify the emotion(s) of the student/individual and use appropriate communication techniques to reduce hostility and aggression.
🎯 Create a collaborative problem-solving environment and achieve better outcomes.
AGKK De-escalation training, workshop, course, program and tailor-made curriculum covers and demonstrates numerous strategies for all teachers, educators and all staff who work in schools or universities to be able to engage in role plays and prevent violent situations from occurring. The practical, face-to-face training workshop, course, program will increase confidence and enhance the ability of teachers and all frontline school staff to successfully manage difficult encounters with students or parents.
AGKK practical training is presented and conducted by Founder and Chief Instructor Bernie Haughey.
Advanced bookings are recommended.
Most schools and universities like the logistics of the 2 hours intensive de-escalation workshop to achieve their desired outcomes of improving staff confidence, enhance safety and wellbeing.
Teachers can receive an occupational violence and prevention de-escalation certificate after they have completed the intensive practical workshop.
It is important that teachers and all Staff have the right training to understand, prevent and manage OVA related risks.
This may include:
Managing Challenging Behaviours Practical de-escalation training.
AGKK de-escalation practical training is designed to support teachers to meet the diverse needs of their students and limit the incidence and impact of complex, aggressive or violent behaviours in the classroom or playground.
The interactive de-escalation training courses, programs and intensive, practical workshops provides teachers with:
a theoretical understanding of the causes and triggers of aggressive conflict and challenging behaviours, research-validated classroom and whole-school strategies that focus on preventative practices skills and knowledge to maintain safe, orderly and inclusive environments for meaningful learning. The confidence of staff will improve and they will develop the skill set to manage effectively students who can become violent or aggressive.
AGKK de-escalation training for teachers and staff covers strategies for the prevention, de- escalation and management of behaviours of concern and strategies for reflection, analysis and debriefing following the behaviour.
De-escalation training workshops and programs content will be tailored to a school’s local context in consultation with the provider.
This de-escalation course is an excellent in-service training option for de-escalation techniques for teachers.
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De-escalation training provides solutions for teachers and staff in the management of student Disruptive Behaviour.
Examples of teacher and school de-escalation include:
🔴 Teachers communicating clear behavioural expectations in the beginning of the term/lesson and establish control over the classroom environment.
🔴 Teachers construct a code of student behaviour as a foundational means of good pupil behaviour and enforcement. So students can understand and apply positive functional actions and respectful communication
🔴 Manage student rudeness privately and calmly.
🔴 Teachers be a positive role model for their students.
🔴 Attempt informal, non-public proactive resolutions whenever possible.
🔴 When teachers must confront behaviour publicly, separate the student from the behaviour and confront the situation, proactively firmly and calmly.
🔴 When relocating a student from the class for inappropriate aggressive behaviour follow this up with solutions after the lesson.
Teacher de-escalation training that provides proactive solutions
It is often possible for teachers to minimise aggressive student behaviours that may lead to physical harm or danger to self or others by taking proactive, preventative action early—immediately before or as behaviour begins to escalate. Ignoring escalation and not addressing its cause can increase the frequency and/or severity of student aggressive or violent behaviour.
Therefore, it is important for teachers to strive to identify the triggers that cause concerning behaviour and to recognise the early signs of escalation. This will provide an opportunity to apply proactive teacher de-escalation strategies that reduce, rather than heighten, an emerging conflict or aggressive student situation. In turn, this proactive approach will help to reduce future problems and aggressive or poor student behaviour incidents, while enhancing opportunities for students to learn positive social skills.
If a student is becoming agitated, but their behaviour is not placing them or others at an imminent threat of physical harm, school staff should employ targeted de-escalation tactics to prevent behaviours from further escalation and to address the cause of the escalation.
In AGKK Practical de-escalation teacher and school training here are some recognised teacher de-escalation strategies:
🎯Teachers and school staff using active listening techniques (actively listen, empathise, ask questions, paraphrase and summarise actions for moving forward)
🎯 Staff acknowledging the student’s underlying or expressed emotion (e.g. anger/distress)
🎯 Problem solving with the student to address the cause of escalation if safe to do so
🎯Teachers keeping verbal instructions simple and minimal, using a calm tone of voice and clear, direct language or student’s preferred method of communication (focusing on the behaviours teachers want them to display rather than the ones staff don’t)
🎯 Adopting a non-threatening body stance and body language (open, relaxed with hands down)
🎯 Allowing adequate personal space
🎯 Teachers using non-verbal cues
🎯 Distracting the student from the source of any anger or distress by discussing another topic they are interested in
🎯Teachers providing positive options (within limits) to help the student feel they are still in control of their decisions
🎯Going to an alternative space with the student that is less stimulating or removes access to the triggers.
The AGKK de-escalation training workshops, program and courses includes additional experienced training information and advice on de-escalation.
When attempting to de-escalate a student’s behaviour, staff members should observe whether the student’s agitation is diminishing or if the behaviour is continuing to escalate. If it appears the behaviour is escalating to the point that it is placing the student or others at an imminent threat of physical harm or danger the staff member present will need to move from a de-escalation approach to gain emergency assistance.
Occasionally a student’s behaviour may reach the point where it threatens the safety of themselves or others. This may occur following a period of escalating behaviour, when de-escalation techniques have been employed but have not been effective, or in situations where escalation has been quick and unpredictable.
In either situation, the actions of school staff should focus on protecting the safety of all students (including the student at risk of causing physical harm or danger to self or others), themselves and other staff. Intervention should be reasonable and proportionate to the situation, and have regard for the dignity of the student who is the focus of the intervention.
Prevention and De-escalation of Intense Student Behaviour Responses: What Teachers Can Do
Prevention is the most efficient intervention teachers can employ for addressing student aggressive behaviours that interfere with learning and a stable classroom environment.
The more proactive teachers and staff can be in supporting students who demonstrate behaviours that interfere with learning, the more successful they will be in helping students learn and maintain new skills to support lifelong learning.
When an unanticipated incident occurs, or when a student demonstrates an unexpected behaviour that interferes with learning, the manner in which teachers respond will influence the student’s response.
Teacher reactions to student behaviour can serve to either escalate or de-escalate the student’s behaviour. Staff and teachers are not always aware of how their own actions may rashly escalate the behaviour of a student they are trying to support, even as they do their best to ensure student safety and uphold classroom and school expectations. When teachers and staff use effective de-escalation techniques as a student’s behaviour is becoming more intense, they have a unique opportunity to prevent aggressive behavioural responses or other student behaviour that often leads to disciplinary removal, negative impact, or harm to the student or others.
In our de-escalation training we educate teach and staff to understand effective ways to de-escalate student behaviour and provide immediate solutions that aid in the school environment.
AGKK de-escalation training is a very useful practical skills guide for how teachers and staff should respond to students to assist with de-escalation, especially with students who have significant behavioural needs, to learn and develop self-monitoring and regulation skills.
🔴 Model calm actions
In our de-escalation training we train staff how to model calm through their breathing, nonverbal expression, self-talk, tone of voice, and use of calming strategies. The more upset the student becomes, the calmer the teacher and staff member needs to become. Teacher should be like water on a fire, not add fuel for an accelerant.
🔴 Avoid a power struggle with students
It is important for teachers to avoid a power struggle with students.
Power struggles increase the intensity of the student’s behaviour. A loud tone of voice and close proximity when it is not needed can be signs of a power struggle. Be careful not to set up a win-lose situation by making demands or ultimatums the student will not be able to meet in their current state of heightened emotion.
🔴 Validate a students’ feelings
We educate teachers to validate a students’ feelings. Use language that validates the student’s feelings and not the student’s behaviour. Validating a student’s feelings does not mean you validate the behaviour.
🔴 Do not tell a student to calm down
Do not tell a student not to be upset, angry, sad, etc. Telling a person not to feel whatever they are feeling can be harmful and escalate the situation.
🔴 Be Sincere
Be sincere in trying to resolve the situation through your words and actions.
🔴 Ignore challenging questions
Ignore any challenging questions from the student and focus only on working with the student toward a calm solution.
🔴 Do not use generalisations
Do not use generalisations, such as “You always get so angry when…”, “You never listen when….”
Teacher Responses that May De-escalate or Prevent Intense Behaviour
🎯 Use a calm, clear, respectful, and non-emotional tone of voice.
🎯 Stand at an angle to the student. This is less threatening than directly facing them.
🎯 Use a non-confrontational body language (arms at the side, relaxed body posture, neutral facial expression) when approaching a student who is agitated, and consider whether approaching a student or backing away is the best option.
🎯Respect the student’s personal space and avoid using physical contact with the student. For some students, what an adult perceives as a reassuring touch on the shoulder or an attempt at calm redirection may feel threatening and escalate behaviour for an individual student.
🎯 Use words, body language, and prompts that reduce tension, communicate support, and provide calm redirection.
🎯 We educate staff and teachers to engage in self-care to ensure they are addressing their own needs and avoid burnout. Teachers are only as able to support their students’ social and emotional needs as they are able to support their own needs.
OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF
Occupational violence injuries or near misses are generally caused by these groups:
• students
• adults i.e. parents, carers, community members
In schools the Occupational Violence Prevention Procedure (OVPP) affirms that violence toward employees should not be tolerated and a WHS model must be employed.
“Occupational violence is any action, incident or behaviour that departs from reasonable conduct in which a person is, threatened, harmed, injured by another person in the course of, or as a direct result of their work.”
Examples include:
• Physical or verbal intimidation and threatening behaviour
• Spitting, biting, hitting, kicking, punching
• Malicious damage to an individual’s property
• Gendered or racial violence
• Online/virtual harassment.
Occupational violence is a health and safety matter and mustbe addressed. It’s the law.
School members, including education leaders, MUST report occupational violence as a work health and safety matter.
RECOGNISE OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE & AGGRESSION IN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
✔ In our de-escalation training we train staff how to prevent occupational violence and how to use proactive aggression management strategies.
✔ We enhance staff knowledge and skills in how to recognise occupational violence and have a good range of de-escalation strategies that they can use
✔ We educate schools to communicate the expectations of behaviour with families, the student body and school community.
REPORT OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE & AGGRESSION
✔ We recommend to all staff, including the leadership team, are reporting all instances and near misses of occupational violence
RESPOND SAFELY TO OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE & AGGRESSION
✔ We convey to schools that they should check on those involved if they are okay
✔ We recommend time to debrief with the staff concerned.
There are times that the best efforts in prevention may not be effective in preventing behaviour escalating. Recognising when a student’s behaviour is escalating and responding early to address their concerns are essential in reducing the impact of the behaviour and keeping staff and students safe.
“If a student’s behaviour is escalating but is not placing themselves or others at imminent risk of physical harm, school staff should employ targeted de-escalation strategies to prevent behaviours from further escalation and to address the reasons or causes of the escalation.”
At AGKK de-escalation training we educate staff with practical tools and strategies for de-escalation.
The occupational violence training is evidence-based theory, with a lot of practical de-escalation techniques and strategies that are experienced in improving desired outcomes.
De-escalation training guidance strategies for teachers and staff
🎯 Teachers and staff should reinforce the desired behaviour or positive alternate behaviours when demonstrated. Using active listening techniques (e.g. LEAPS – Listen, Empathise, Ask questions, Paraphrase and Summarise actions for moving forward.
🎯 Teachers and staff should keep verbal instructions simple and minimal, using a calm tone of voice and clear, direct language or student’s preferred method of communication (focusing on the behaviours you want them to display rather than the ones you do not.
🎯 Teachers and staff should acknowledge the student’s underlying or expressed emotion (e.g. anger/ distress). Providing take-up time for students to process verbal prompts or requests. Problem-solving with the student to address the cause of escalation if safe to do so.
🎯In our de-escalation training we train staff to use a non-threatening body stance and body language, open and relaxed with hands down, with adequate personal space.
🎯 We teach staff to use and recognise non-verbal cues.
🎯 Teachers and staff should provide options (within limits) to help the student feel they are still in control of their decisions. Allowing the student to access an alternative space with school staff that is less stimulating or removes access to the triggers of behaviour in order to problem solve and collaboratively work through solutions.
🎯Effective de-escalation strengthens calmer behaviour.
“Our practical de-escalation workshops, courses and programs are personalised to the individual school setting to meet the unique needs of your school, teachers and students.”
✅ Bernie the founder and chief instructor will personally consult and work with you to create a solution that meets your specific training needs.
In the de-escalation training and occupational violence and aggressive training course we will collaboratively explore practical and effective de-escalation techniques that staff can use to help you support your students and clients.
This OVA course and de-escalation training is aimed at teaching proactive solutions that work that staff can use immediately.
AGKK de-escalation practical training provides experienced training for dealing with challenging behaviour. Based on the principles of positive behavioural support, pro‐active and responsive strategies and de‐escalation. Our practical training is unique in the practical management of violent behaviours and aggression.
Our training is custom made, innovative and adaptable to various workplace environments.
Our training includes preventative, proactive and responsive strategies to manage behaviours of concern and aggression including support of positive behaviours and de-escalation.
AGKK de-escalation training has been developed to tackle the specific challenges faced by teachers, lecturers and staff working in schools, colleges, universities and all educational centres:
- Managing aggressive and challenging behaviour
- Communications skills (including telephone)
- Safety disengagement skills
- Violence and aggression Awareness
Our practical de-escalation and OVA training including preventative, proactive and safety strategies to manage behaviour of concern and aggression. We educate staff with proactive, practical behavioural management and de-escalation.
Violence or aggression at work refers to any incident in which a staff member is abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances relating to their work or employment. This includes abuse, threats or assaults by students, workers, clients, patients, individuals, visitors or others.
At AGKK de-escalation training we provide practical training that is effective and useful in managing the risks of work-related occupational violence and aggression.
Our experience provides a planned, systematic process and involves:
🎯 Identifying hazards and assessing risks to determine:
🎯 What could harm or have a negative impact on staff
🎯 How likely it is occupational violence or aggression to occur
🎯 How serious the harm could be.
🎯Controlling risks, which focuses on determining the most effective risk control measures for any given circumstance.
🎯Reviewing and improving the effectiveness of control measures, to ensure prevention measures are working as planned and, when necessary, improved.
Schools, Universities and PCBU duties
A person who conducts a business or undertaking (PCBU) including schools and universities has a primary duty of care to ensure the health and safety of their staff, teachers, lecturers, workers and others in the workplace. They must provide and maintain, so far as is reasonably practicable, a safe and healthy working environment and they must consult with their workers (and with other PCBUs when applicable) about health and safety issues. This includes occupational violence and aggression prevention and management.
Staff duties
A worker must take reasonable care of their own health and safety in the workplace, and the health and safety of others who may be affected by their actions. They must also cooperate with reasonable instructions given by the PCBU.
It is important to have proactive planning and awareness to help manage aggression or workplace conflict.
AGKK de-escalation training helps schools, businesses and all organisations train staff and teachers with effective management of work-related violence:
🔴 Identifying risks in the workplace
🔴 Making decisions about ways to prevent and manage work-related, occupational violence risks
🔴 We help schools make informed decisions about information and practical training on work-related violence
🔴 Improve the awareness of work-related violence is affecting the health and safety of workers
🔴Providing solutions to health and safety of workers especially in relation to occupational violence and aggression.
Occupational violence and aggressive comes in many forms and varies dependent on situation and environment and the personal feelings of the students, clients, parents and individuals involved. This practical de-escalation workshop, program and course will enable teachers and all staff to explore the issues that lead to challenging, aggressive behaviour and is tailor-made to teacher, staff and your particular school environment and needs. Teachers and staff will learn how to proactively respond rather than react to aggressive behaviour.
Some de-escalation techniques include:
🔴 Environment risk & aggressive behavioural analysis
🔴Proactive workplace conflict planning
🔴 Reinforcing positive behaviour of students
🔴 Clear, appropriate communication
🔴 De‐escalation techniques for students, the classroom and all school environments
🔴 Person-centred problem solving techniques to create more positive outcomes
🔴 What to do when faced with danger and to safely disengage from aggressive or violent behaviour
AGKK is experienced in training staff and teachers to de-escalate Aggressive Behaviours. This practical training identifies and demonstrates strategies for staff to use when trying to de-escalate persons displaying signs of aggressive behaviour. Staff who complete this workshop will consider the impacts the workplace conflict environment they are in, as well as solutions relating to how to de-escalate the aggressive person.
The face-to-face training further develops skills in preventing violence and responding to aggression.
On completion of the de-escalation workshop staff and teachers will be able to:
🎯 Demonstrate de-escalation techniques to prevent or minimise workplace aggression
🎯 Identify escalating aggression
🎯 Demonstrate de-escalation communication strategies
🎯Discuss and demonstrate personal safety and situational awareness,
🎯Identify and demonstrate strategies to de-escalate aggressive behaviours
This de-escalation training workshop, program, course will be custom made and crafted to adapt to the needs of your particular school setting, student needs and can be delivered to pre-schools, primary schools, high schools, universities, children’s support persons homes, supported living, learning disability settings and mental health settings. This practical de-escalation training in occupational violence prevention and aggressive management will support teachers and school staff to prevent behaviours from escalating.
Our training helps teachers and all staff in education and further learning manage challenging behaviour.
AGKK de-escalation training has been developed to manage the specific challenges faced by teachers and all staff working in schools, colleges, universities and centres of further learning.
Suggested attendees
Reception staff, teachers, lecturers, assistant teachers, management, new employees, non-teaching staff, Pastoral Care staff and staff managing conflict in the workplace
“The de-escalation training was very effective in being able to calmly de-escalate a student or child who is elevated. The occupational violence prevention and aggressive management techniques are very useful and personalised to the unique needs of our school and our students. Bernie provided practical techniques to de-escalate challenging aggressive situations with students. It was a very enjoyable and engaging de-escalation workshop and course it improved our mindfulness of safety first. The training was practical, informative and very relevant to our staff and much more confident to manage aggressive behaviour we had plenty of time to practice. The face-to-face training extremely useful and we left the training feeling empowered. I really liked how the custom made occupational violence and aggression training was adapted to meet the specific needs of our staff.
Bernie was extremely engaging. He was able to offer a lot of guidance and reassurance regarding the concerns we had.
Bernie as a very experienced educator and trainer has my highest recommendation in delivering practical de-escalation training that provides immediate solutions.”
Karen teacher from
ARETHUSA COLLEGE WINDSOR
OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION IS INCREASING IN ALL SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES & BUSINESSES
KEEP YOUR TEACHERS, LECTURES & STAFF SAFE WITH DE-ESCALATION TRAINING
MANAGING CHALLENGING, AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOURS IN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
This workshop, program, course is designed so that teachers, lecturers and staff will be able to identify and manage challenging behaviour pro-actively. By the end of the occupational violence and aggressive training staff will be able to understand and implement de-escalation strategies with a focus on early intervention. The de-escalation training will improve confidence, safety and wellbeing of teachers and staff.
Course content
🔴 Understanding challenging behaviour in your school and workplace setting
🔴 Causes, triggers of occupational violence and aggression
🔴 Escalation stages
🔴 Behaviour triggers and the changes that indicate escalation towards violence
🔴 Recognising dangers and behaviour changes
🔴 Warning and danger signs De-escalation strategies and techniques
🔴 De-escalation strategies that are effective in the classroom or playground
🔴 Recognise the signs of challenging behaviour
🔴 De-escalate using strategic communication
🔴 Understand the legal and moral position
At the end of this course your team will receive:
🔴 All teachers and staff will Certificate of attendance
Teacher, school staff de-escalation training. Custom made occupational violence and aggressive training Practical de-escalation training that will be specific for your teachers, staff and school.
AGKK has decades of de-escalation training experience for teachers, lecturers, staff, schools and universities
Our OVA training and de-escalation training skills workshops, programs and courses in helping staff and teachers learn to manage challenging behaviour in the workplace has made us one of the leading conflict resolution and conflict management specialist training providers in Brisbane, Queensland and Australia.
At AGKK de-escalation training we teach staff, school teachers, university lecturers what practical strategies work when it comes to de-escalating anxious, hostile, or challenging behaviour from students, colleagues, parents or individuals.
How staff and teachers respond to workplace conflict behaviour is often the key to defusing it.
At AGKK De-Escalation we provide staff and teachers practical strategies for occupational violence and aggression:
🎯 Stay calm and confident
🎯Train staff to proactively manage their de-escalation management responses
🎯Set safe limits
🎯Effectively manage challenging questions
🎯Safely prevent a physical assault or violence
✅ Based on practical strategies taught in AGKK de-escalation workshops, programs and courses these occupational violence and aggression strategies and techniques will help all staff and teachers respond to difficult behaviour in the safest, most effective way possible.
Remote and mobile teaching -Our teacher and staff de-escalation training will improve the health and safety, self-awareness and confidence of staff who have to work with aggressive or violent students, clients or individuals. The practical OVA training and de-escalation training will focus on improving staff communication skills, risk assessment/awareness practices, positive body language and empowering confidence skills to safely manage and disengage from violence.
Example of de-escalation and Deflection Techniques when staff and teachers have to proactively manage aggressive students or individuals
Examples of de-escalation statements….
“I appreciate that…”
“I am sorry you feel that way…but…”
“I understand that is a difficult”
“Let’s work together to fix this …”
Ideas for teachers and lecturers in how to safely respond to occupational violence and aggressive
🔴 As a professional teacher or school staff member you must maintain a calm demeanour and steady, level voice, even in the face of intense verbal disrespect or threats from the student.
🎯 Speak softly and slowly; step back and try to see the situation from the student’s perspective.
Communicate respectfully to the student.
🎯 Endeavour to appear calm even if you are upset or anxious.
🎯Do not use Avoid sarcasm, teasing or other negative comments.
De-escalation Strategies:
Students can escalate to aggressive behaviour quickly.
In our OVA training and de-escalation training we educate teachers and staff to:
🔴 Notice signs of student distress
🔴 Connect with the young person
🔴 Re-direct behaviour through providing reasonable choices/options for alternative activities
🔴 After student is calm, discussion about what happened can take place and, if necessary, negative behaviour consequences can be determined.
Some key techniques of de-escalation that lead to positive outcomes
🎯 Remain calm and use measured voice, volume and tone.
🎯 Teachers and staff monitor their own body language and ensure it is non-confrontational.
🎯 Communicate respect and a desire to help.
🎯 Acknowledge the student’s feelings, “I can see you are upset”.
🎯 Keep verbal interactions brief, calm and respectful.
🎯 Avoid power struggles, it is not about who wins the argument.
🎯 Give the student space.
🎯 Move other students and the audience away.
🎯 Allow the student to move away, if safe to do so.
🎯 Teachers should calmly provide a direction that you know the student is more likely to comply with.
🎯 School staff should allow processing time for the student when you give instructions.
🎯 If escalation occurs, move further away if possible and make the area as safe as possible.
🎯 Teachers should make sure they have an exit plan, so they can safely leave the dangerous situation if necessary.
🎯 Send for help if necessary.
De-escalation Strategies in the Classroom for Teachers and Students
At AGKK de-escalation training we provide plenty practical occupational violence prevention and aggressive management techniques that teachers can use in their classrooms to de-escalate conflicts and support your students in more positive choices when it comes to improving behaviour.
In our de-escalation training we teach staff to stay calm and using non-verbal communication, most conflicts can be prevented before they gain momentum.
These practical de-escalation strategies help teachers and staff prevent them from spiralling out of control so there will be less disrupted learning in their classrooms.
SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES PROTECT YOUR TEACHERS, LECTURES AND STAFF WITH DE-ESCLATION TRAINING
Managing challenging and aggressive student behaviour with practical de-escalation training that provides solutions for schools and universities.
This practical de-escalation training is designed to support teachers to meet the diverse needs of their students and limit the incidence and impact of complex, aggressive behaviours in the classroom and schools
The de-escalation training course, workshops and OVA programs provides teachers with:
✅ A theoretical understanding of the causes and triggers of complex and challenging behaviours
✅ Teacher validated classroom and whole-school strategies that focus on preventative practices
✅ Skills and knowledge to maintain safe, orderly and inclusive environments for meaningful learning.
DE-ESCALATION STRATEGIES THAT WORK SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Depending on the student’s individual situation and the level of aggression the following de-escalation strategies can be used by teachers in the classroom or playground:
✅ Active Listening. Acknowledge the opinion of the student or individual and their feelings towards the situation (e.g. I understand why that would be frustrating). Communicate openly to help them see that you are going to do your best to help them. This will help you work together towards a solution instead of having conflict against each other.
✅ Stay Calm (even if you feel the tension). This will help the student feel less threatened and more likely to communicate with you. Keep your self-control and model respectful behaviour towards your student. It also helps to try and keep a friendly tone and lighten the situation with humour where appropriate.
✅ Offer Positive Choices. Instead of telling a student what to do, or trying to force them to behave in a certain way, try giving them a few different options to choose from. This will prevent the student from feeling powerless or unheard and help
redirect them towards displaying desirable classroom behaviour.
✅ Ask strategic Questions.
Teachers need to develop their strategic questioning skills.
If teachers ask a student what they can do to help them focus, they may surprise you with some practical solutions.
✅ Use a controlled equilibrium management level. Have a balanced approach when managing aggressive students, otherwise it could escalate into a much bigger problem.
✅Non-Threatening body language.
For effective de-escalation teachers and staff need to use non-threatening body language. Try using your proximity in the classroom to correct bad behaviour without saying a single word. Using simple hand gestures, such as tapping lightly on a desk or placing a finger to your lips can be much more effective than more aggressive approaches, like raising your voice.
Effective and Practical De-escalation training and OVA training for teachers, lecturers and school and university staff.
In our face-to-face training we train teachers and staff to manage and minimise behaviours that may lead to physical harm or danger to self or others by taking occupational violence prevention and aggression management action early.
If teachers and staff ignore escalating aggressive behaviour and do not have the skills to address its causes it will lead to an elevation and increase in the frequency and/or severity of aggressive or violent behaviour.
In all schools and universities it is important for all teachers and lecturers to strive to identify the triggers that cause concerning behaviour and to recognise the early signs of escalation. This will provide an opportunity to apply strategies that reduce, rather than heighten, an emerging situation. In turn, this approach will help to reduce aggressive or violent incidents while enhancing opportunities for students to learn self-discipline, autonomous management skills.
A main point of de-escalation training is focusing on encouraging non-violent, voluntary compliance and safe outcomes.
The goal of AGKK de-escalation training and OVA training is to de-escalate incidents using solely verbal communication rather than escalating the situation by using force to encourage compliance.
We also teach staff to safely disengage from violent actions.
Behaviour de-escalation training for school teachers, university lecturers and all staff in businesses and all organisations.
For students with a pattern of behaviour escalation, effective de-escalation techniques should be implemented.
Teachers and other staff who are likely to be in close contact with that student should be familiar with the student’s behaviour history.
Use of proactive de-escalation strategies across the school will help to make sure these strategies are effective and do not cause confusion for the student.
If a student is becoming agitated, but their behaviour is not placing them or others at an imminent threat of physical harm, school staff should employ targeted de-escalation tactics to prevent behaviours from further escalation and to address the cause of the escalation.
In our AGKK de-escalation training example strategies include:
🔴 Establish active listening techniques
Listen, empathise, ask questions, paraphrase and summarise actions for moving forward.
🔴 Teachers and staff acknowledging the student’s underlying or expressed emotion (e.g. anger/distress)
🔴 Teachers problem solving with the student to address the cause of escalation if safe to do so
🔴 Staff keeping verbal instructions simple and minimal, using a calm tone of voice and clear, direct language or student’s preferred method of communication, reinforcing focus on the behaviours you want them to display rather than negative, aggressive or violent behaviour
🔴Teachers and staff adopting a non-threatening body stance and body language (open, relaxed with hands non-threatening
🔴 Staff allowing adequate personal space
🔴 Staff should use non-verbal cues
🔴We train staff to distract the student from the source of any anger or distress by discussing another topic they are interested in
🔴 From the de-escalation training teachers develop skills in providing options (within limits) to help the student feel they are still in control of their decisions
🔴 Going to an alternative space with the student that is less stimulating or removes access to the triggers.
TEACHERS NEED TO CHECK STUDENT BEHAVIOUR BEFORE DE-ESCALATION
Before teachers de-escalate a student’s behaviour, staff members should observe whether the student’s agitation is diminishing or if the behaviour is continuing to escalate. If it appears the behaviour is escalating to the point that it is placing the student or others at an imminent threat of physical harm or danger the staff member present will need to move from a de-escalation approach to safe disengagement techniques.
Protective physical interventions for teachers, staff and students
Protective physical interventions involve physical contact that serves to block, deflect or redirect a student’s actions, or disengage from a student’s grip, but from which a student can freely move away.
A teacher can apply reasonable actions to safely protect themselves from physical violence.
Examples of protective physical interventions include:
🔴 Guiding a student’s arm away from hitting you to prevent damage
🔴 Using your arm to block a student from hitting you
🔴 Physically redirecting a student who is aggressively running towards you
🔴 Breakaway techniques to disengage from the inappropriate grip or hold of a student who is causing physical harm.
🔴 Teachers and staff please note the particular physical intervention chosen must be the least invasive way available of protecting those involved. You have a duty of care to yourself and the student.
🔴 In some cases, physical intervention may be needed as a last resort to direct a student away from the source of their distress for the safety and wellbeing of all.
Violence and aggression are extremely unpleasant and worrying for most teachers and staff.
In our face-to-face de-escalation training we want to build confidence of teachers and staff and make them feel empowered to deal with aggression and violence if the need arises.
Moreover most employers, schools, universities, businesses and organisations realise their duty of care responsibility in equipping their teachers, staff and all of their workforce with appropriate de-escalation training and OVA training.
There is a growing need for de-escalation training for teachers and staff. At AGKK de-escalation training we meet the need for de-escalation techniques that are effective and easy to understand and apply.
For decades thousands of staff and teaching professionals have attended the practical AGKK de-escalation training workshops.
AGKK de-escalation teacher training and OVA teacher training assists schools to improve social, emotional, behavioural and academic outcomes for children and young people.
When our practical de-escalation strategies are implemented well, teachers and students have more time to focus on relationships and classroom instruction. Students and teaching staff benefit from:
🎯 Increased respectful and positive behaviour from students
🎯Enhanced time focused on instruction
🎯 Improved social-emotional wellbeing of teachers and students
🎯Positive and respectful relationships among students and staff
🎯 Increased proactive use of evidence-based instructional practices
🎯A stable learning environment with improved actions and perceptions of safety and increased attendance
AGKK de-escalation training can be implemented in any school setting to support students from Primary Schools through to High Schools Year 12.
Many universities also engage AGKK de-escalation training in the training of university lecturers and university staff. The experienced occupational violence and aggression management framework supports schools and universities to identify and successfully collaboratively implement evidence-based whole-school/university practices to enhance learning outcomes for students.
AGKK de-escalation training enhances teacher’s ability to manage student aggressive behaviour in school environments, it builds staff confidence and skills in management skills to reduce inappropriate behaviour and prevent school student violence.
Our practical training will support staff to use effective de-escalation classroom and playground practices.
We assist schools to establish OVA training and de-escalation training to support teaching staff to adopt evidence-based instructional practices associated with practical reductions in inappropriate, aggressive behaviour and prevention of violence from school students.
NON-PHYSICAL INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR TEACHERS
DE-ESCALATION TRAINING, PROGRAMS, COURSES FOR SCHOOLS & TEACHERS
OVA TRAINING, COURSES & PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS
Non-physical intervention for teachers refers to de-escalating and managing inappropriate student behaviour without physical contact.
De-escalation strategies for teachers and staff may include (but are not limited to):
🔴 Teachers and staff always check for any danger before using de-escalation techniques
🔴 Diverting away from confrontation
🔴 Teachers remaining calm and repeating simple, clear instructions
🔴 Using polite reminders of student responsibilities
🔴 Teachers remaining focused and objective
The use of clear verbal direction is always preferred to physical intervention. It is usually not appropriate to make physical contact with a student (e.g. tapping, pushing, grabbing, poking, pulling, slapping, punching) to ensure they comply with directions.
Where it is apparent that a student’s behaviour is escalating, non-physical interventions may include:
✅ Talking with the individual student (using de-escalation communication techniques to modify behaviour
✅ If required a time-out for the student
✅ Directing other students to move away from the situation
✅Sending for assistance from other staff
In AGKK practical de-escalation training we educate teachers so they understand and can effectively apply what are proactive De-escalation strategies and techniques?
Awareness and forward planning can prevent violence and manage aggression effectively.
De-escalation training refers to the process of diffusing conflicts as they begin to prevent them from getting worse or potentially violent. In regards to classroom management, there are strategies teachers can use to de-escalate conflicts in their earliest stages and stop small behavioural issues before they get out of hand. These usually involve identifying a risk and intervening as quickly as possible in a calm, proactive and controlled manner.
De-escalation Strategies for teachers in the Classroom or in the school playground
In our de-escalation training we educate teachers to stay calm and use non-verbal communication, most conflicts can be prevented before they escalate.
Depending on the situation and what stage the conflict is at, the following de-escalation strategies can be used by teachers in the classroom to do this.
Active Listening is very important in effective de-escalation.
“Teachers need to listen to what the issue is and the student’s concerns. Offer reflective comments to show that you have heard what their concerns are.
Wait until the student has released their frustration and explained how they are feeling.
Active listening in de-escalation helps teachers connect with the student.”
When there are signs of anger or verbal aggression it is important to remember that:
- teachers and staff need to stay calm
- anger may be a sign that the student is in distress, experiencing fear or frustrated
- it is not possible to reason or problem solve with a student who is enraged
- effective communication skills are the key to settling, resolving and de-escalating a situation.
Teachers can use the strategies below to de-escalate a situation:
- Listen to what the issue is and the student’s concerns.
- Offer reflective comments to show that you have heard what their concerns are.
- Wait until the student has communicated their frustration and explained how they are feeling.
- Look and maintain appropriate eye contact to connect with the student or individual.
- Make appropriate eye contact, to show you are listening and give you a non-threating posture.
- Communicate to confirm that you are listening and have understood.
- Express empathy to show you have understood.
Our de-escalation training educates teachers how to deal with the situation and the students concerns.
De-escalation techniques and behaviour management strategies for school teachers and staff.
We train teachers to have a planned, proactive, response for each stage of escalation.
By understanding this violence and aggression cycle it will lead to better occupational violence prevention and aggression management.
🔴 Calm: at the calm stage we are focused and pay attention. This is our baseline phase and our goal phase. We want to be calm. We want our students to be calm. We want them to return to be relaxed and engaged in learning.
🔴 Trigger: something happens to trigger a reaction in a school student. This conflict triggers the escalation.
🔴 Agitation: School students can look visibly annoyed. They are rolling their eyes, huffing and puffing, their eyes are darting around the room, their chest is pushed forward and they are calling out or swearing.
🔴 Elevated student behaviour; their conflict behaviour is increasing, it is escalating and heading for an aggressive or violent outburst.
They are beginning to lose rational thought. They are yelling and swearing. They are not sitting still wandering around the school classroom and not acting rationally.
🔴 Peak: the outburst (the aggressive or violent eruption). The Student is aggressive and could be threatening you. They might be pushing chairs and throwing things and all over the room.
🔴 De-Escalation: Using de-escalation techniques and strategies the student begins to regain rational thought. Movements and breathing start to slow. Their muscles relax and they release tension.
🔴 Recovery: re-establishing positive connection & communication. The student may question what happened. They may show remorse or apologise. Quiet time may also be a necessary response in the recovery phase as escalation and crisis level behaviours are exhausting.
“Bernie gave staff practical solutions and improved confidence, encouraging us to question and rethink how we interact with students and gave us proactive methods and strategies that we can use immediately.
The de-escalation role playing was very effective.
Bernie demonstrated the techniques and there was more than enough examples of strategies, and there was heaps of time to practice the de-escalation techniques. It was comprehensive, applying well to all teachers and school staff members, and started many collaborative conversations about how to manage aggressive students in many different areas of the school. Bernie ensured his training guidance was relevant by consulting me beforehand, being sensitive to our school context.
Bernie from AGKK de-escalation training has our highest recommendation.”
Michael
ARETHUSA COLLEGES
This practical de-escalation workshop, program or course will enable teachers and staff to understand the factors that may lead to the aggressive and violent behaviour of students, parents or individuals.
The de-escalation training demonstrates and educates teachers and school staff appropriate violence prevention, proactive management and post aggression or violence support techniques.
The practical training enables staff to confidently formulate and implement effective strategies for change to make their workplace conflict incidents safer for staff and students.
The de-escalation workshop will cover: self-awareness and management skills, knowledge of causes (triggers) and types of violence, intervention skills, de-escalation conflict communication and safety evasive disengagement techniques, prevention.
The training will also improve post incident support skills, analysis and improved management skills in violence management and dealing with all students and those students with special needs.
Teachers and staff will have the opportunity to:
🔴 Recognise predictors and triggers of student violence and aggression
🔴 Learn how to implement appropriate violence prevention and proactive de-escalation techniques
🔴 Gain confidence and skills to develop and implement strategies for making their workplace conflict management skills safer.
DE-ESCALATION TRAINING PROGRAM, COURSE, WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS AND ALL STAFF
AGKK de-escalation training educates teachers and staff in how to proactively manage challenging, aggressive and violent behaviour from students, parents, co-workers, individuals in schools, universities and all workplaces.
This unique practical, interactive de-escalation training workshop, course, program gives your teachers and all school employees the tools to strategically deal with aggressive students at a best practice level that provides immediate solutions.
Students and individuals with aggressive behaviours have the potential to harm not only teachers, staff but themselves and others. To prevent harm, employees must have the proactive skills and techniques to quickly intervene to de-escalate the situation. This means that teachers, school staff should know how to use strategies and techniques to reduce a student’s or individual’s aggression. In this practical de-escalation workshop or OVA course, teachers and staff will learn ways to recognise, prevent, and manage aggressive behaviours to protect themselves and others.
The goal of this OVA course and intensive de-escalation workshop is to educate all teachers and staff in all school work settings about recognising, preventing, and managing aggressive behaviours from students, parents and individuals.
AGKK De-escalation Training provides Teachers and School Staff the necessary Skills for the effective Management of Aggressive Behaviour and Violence Prevention
Our face-to-face OVA and de-escalation training presents and educates teachers and school employees the principles, techniques, and skills for recognising, reducing, and managing violent and aggressive behaviour both in schools and mobile teaching workplaces or home schooling environments.
Why should your teachers and school employees take this practical de-escalation workshop or OVA course?
Teachers and school staff will achieve increased confidence in managing challenging or aggressive student behaviour, but more specifically:
🔴 Gain a better understanding of aggressive and violent behaviour and what causes it
🔴 Enhance self-awareness and learn what their own anger triggers are
🔴 Build skills to prevent, defuse and deal with aggressive and violent student behaviour
🔴 Learn how to report violent or aggressive workplace incidents so it helps prevent future incidents
🔴 Enhance skills how to unwind after an aggressive or violent incident
“AGKK de-escalation training workshop is an intensive, hands-on course that will prepare teachers, school staff to implement the de-escalation management techniques and strategies. This practical de-escalation course is appropriate for any professional teacher, all schools and all universities or staff member who wants to prevent and effectively manage occupational violence and aggressive situations in a safe, proactively responsive and professional manner.”
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