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Defensive Techniques Training Australia

Defensive Tactics Training (DTT)

Looking to enhance your defensive tactics training course within Australia? Rod Catterall offers specialized training aimed at staff and carers facing situations where aggressive behaviors pose a risk of injury. In this workshop, participants will learn essential skills including risk assessment and minimization, managing emotions in challenging situations, and ethical response techniques. They will also gain expertise in defusing potential conflicts before they escalate, employing non-punitive methods that prioritize safety for all involved. Join us at www.rodcatterall.com.au to elevate your defensive tactics training and ensure a safer environment in any context.

Course Content

  • Definitions & Law
    • Occupational Health & Safety Act (Common Law)
    • Legal Issues (Lawful Interventions)
    • Legislation
    • Custody & Restraint (General Law)
    • Use of Force
    • Duty of Car
  • (Situational Awareness Theory)
    • Threat and Risk Assessment & Management
    • OODA loop
  • Managing aggression & Edged Weapons responses
    • Markers of Escalating Behaviour
    • 6 Step Aggression Continuum
    • Triggers of Behaviour
    • Stress Cycle
    • Warning Signs of Behaviour
    • Mental ill health
    • Drugs & Alcohol
    • De Escalation strategies
    • face to face
    • Crisis communication
    • Voice inflections / Tone
    • Action Plan to Escalating Behaviour
    • Response Plan to Aggression
  • Principles of Physical Intervention
    • Proactive to Reactive Response
    • Three Safety Zones
  • Edged Weapons Awareness & Prevention
    • Where to Stand or Sit
    • Reaction Gap
    • Avoiding Confrontational Stance
    • Defensive Posture
    • Tactical Positioning
    • Defensive Blocks against knife attack , slash, stab, ice pick attacks,
    • Physical Restraint if Required
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Learning Outcomes

  •  how to assess and minimise risk in the workplace
  • the importance of keeping control of your emotions
  • the importance of team work & consistency in your ethical response
  • the steps to avoid reasonable or foreseeable risk of injury
  • identify and avoiding potential incidents and behaviour triggers,
  • develop appropriate measures for the prevention and proactive risk
    management
  • the ethical response strategies for the de-escalation of a situation
  • the ethical response to avoid physical confrontations in the workplace or  lone worker
  • the ethical response to managing edged weapon assaults.

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Course Overview

  • Duration:  Half Day Refresher or Full 6 Hour Day Available
  • Delivered: Face to Face or Online
  • Location: Any where in Australia, New Zealand, your workplace or at a convenient location of your choice.
  • Capacity: Up to 20 people for 1 day per facilitator or additional trainer can be organised
  • What to Wear: Clothes you would normally wear to work.