| The course deals with the
following four critical areas: |
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Awareness |
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Risk assessment |
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Appropriate behaviours and attitudes |
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Skills and strategies |
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| Introduction: |
An
overview of the course, course rules and course aims and objectives. |
| Personal safety overview:
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The
what, where, why and how of personal safety in a variety of situations. |
| Non-physical skills: |
Non-verbal and verbal aggression defusion
techniques. |
| Physical skills overview: |
When should you act physically? |
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What is effective physical action? |
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Legal and moral issues. |
| Avoidance
defences: |
What is the 'chatting stance'? |
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Three methods of avoidance. |
| Blocking
defences: |
The good and the not so good of blocking. |
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Soft and hard blocking. |
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Direction of movement. |
| Active
defences: |
Wrist and clothing grabs. |
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Escape from
a strangle. |
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Other defences. |
| Questions and answers: |
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Notes:
A
physical and psychological fitness form needs to be filled in by
each participant prior to the training course.
The course
is high energy and high impact. The content of the course is
structured
so that attendees experience directly the
benefits of the strategies and methods learnt on the course.
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