Moving & Handling Of Children (Introduction):
Synopsis
This intensive intermediate level 1 day course will give delegates the knowledge and practical skills needed for the moving and handling of children safely. Delegates will also be equipped to carry out basic moving & handling risk assessments.
Number of Delegates: 3-8
Learning Objectives
- Know their own responsibility and their employer’s responsibilities under relevant manual handling law and local policies
- Be able to apply simple ergonomic principles to reduce risk from moving and handling of children
- Have practiced using hoists and other moving & handling equipment for moving children
- Be able to identify and avoid condemned and unsafe handling techniques
Course Outline
- The cost of work related back pain
- Manual handling/disability/human rights legislation
- Organisation policies
- Structure & function of the spine/ back care
- Risk assessment
- Handling of inanimate loads
- Unsafe load handling techniques
- Equipment workshop
- Principles of safe handling of children
- Practical moving & handling techniques
- Moving the child in bed
- Use of slide sheets
- Hoisting techniques
- Management of the fallen child
- Assisting children in a chair, to stand, to walk
- Seated transfers to bed, chair, wheelchair
- Using small manual handling aids
- Managing children with multiple disabilities including learning difficulties
- Problem solving/ questions & answer
- Course appraisal
*The specific needs of each group will be considered and certain techniques in the above list may be given more or less emphasis.
What our clients say about us:
The course was good as we were all at the same level and therefore it was adapted to our needs. I think the structure worked well. Occupational Therapist, East London Foundation Trust 7 Jan 2014