- 27July 27, 2021
How to Deal with Violent & Aggressive Patients
Agenda How To Deal With Violent & Aggressive Patients
A Half Day Workshop
Course Objectives: This workshop provides operational front line staff, in Primary Care, with the skills and understanding to be have greater confidence in dealing with any aggressive behaviour, which they may experience, safely It also provides the opportunity for personal reflection as well as peer-to-peer learning. All delegates will receive a certificate of attendance
Arrival Welcome, Introductions and Objectives Why do patients become aggressive?
· Triggers to aggressive behaviour
· Understanding the mind-set of an aggressive person
· The legislative framework
How to Assess the risk
· Stage of escalation
· How we may inadvertently compromise our own safety
· Warning signs & symptoms
Dynamic personal risk assessment
Tea/Coffee How to respond to conflict
· Our natural response to conflict
· PAC/ AIM/LEAP Models
· ‘Red rag’ words and phrases
· Signalling non-aggression through body language
· Acknowledging and responding to strong emotion
Some Practical Scenarios
Reflection & Action Plan
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