5. Reflecting and learning from interventions
Immediately following a restrictive physical intervention, everyone involved can feel shaken. They should not be left alone. Particular care is needed at this time.
Your job is to support them through to when they can rejoin the group. There are some actions that will help. These are set out below.
Your actions- Check child's physical well-being.
- Give them time and space.
- Help them focus on what they perceive to have happened.
- Support them by summarising.
- Identify how it happened.
- Help make a plan for the future.
- Where next?
- Ensures that child's welfare is ultimate priority.
- Calm down, allow them time to think.
- Confirming events, validating experiences.
- Reflecting, clarifying.
- Linking 'before' (trigger) with 'after' (incident).
- Finding alternative ways, preparation.
- Support to join the group again.