Protective Behaviours Level 1

Who is this training for?

Schools, social care, family support, family and children’s centres, domestic violence services, youth teams, health, police, adult care and voluntary organisations. Previous knowledge or training in PBs is not required for this course.

As an early intervention approach, Protective Behaviours (PBs) can improve the emotional wellbeing of children, young people and families and help them build skills to keep themselves and their children feeling safe thereby reducing the need for more specialist help. This course is also intended to support staff by enhancing their own skills and strategies to keep themselves feeling safe with increased tools to use in their practice.

The Level 1 (Foundation) course is 2 days with each day usually held one week apart. We explore the 5 key elements of the Protective Behaviours process including the 2 themes that form the basis of the PBs process, below:

Theme 1: We all have the right to feel safe all of the time

Theme 2: We can talk with someone about anything even if it’s awful or small

And

The 7 Protective Behaviours Strategies

The outcomes of the training are to:

• Recognise the effects of Unwritten Rules on feelings, thoughts & behaviour
• Recognise the inter-relationship of Feelings, Thoughts and Behaviour
• Know the importance of the two themes of Protective Behaviours and understand their importance in helping people feel safe
• Understand what ‘Feeling Safe’ is and the recognition of early warning signs
• Understand how to build a personal network of support
• Understand the 7 Protective Behaviours Strategies and how they can be applied in practice
• Understand how the use of safe, empowering language is effective in communicating and in enhancing relationships in the workplace, with families and in communities

All training participants will receive their own Level 1 book and a certificate on completion of the course.

Completion of the Level 1 (Foundation) course enables progression on to the Level 2 (Intermediate) training course.

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