Physical interventions accreditation scheme
The BILD Physical Interventions policy framework was published in 1996.
BILD have continued to develop work in this important area, much of it funded by
the department of Health and Department of Education and Skills.
The BILD Code of Practice in Physical
Interventions was launched in April 2001. The Code was developed to:
- Improve training outcomes
- Increase the level of staff skill and confidence
- Reduce injuries to staff and service users when physical interventions are employed
- Reduce the extent to which physical interventions are used
- Increase consistency among trainers in their approach to training
- Enable commissioners to make a more informed choice
- Improve standards within training in physical interventions
The code is useful both to trainers and commissioners. The standards within
the Code also form the basis of the BILD Physical Interventions Accreditation
Scheme.
To apply for accreditation training organisations must first apply to officially
adopt the BILD Code of Practice - this costs £150.00. The process of
Accreditation is then as follows:
1. Adopt the BILD Code of Practice
2. Express interest in Accreditation
3. Attend an induction workshop
4. Formally apply to make a submission to panel.
5. Collate written submission, present to accreditation manager.
6. Receive a pre-panel assessment visit
7. Attend panel, give oral presentation & answer questions posed by the panel
The panel consists of a minimum of 4 people, the scheme manager and
administrator will also be in attendance. On occasions the panel is observed by
representatives of the Department of Health and BILD.
To support the overall framework in physical interventions BILD continues to
work closely with trainers, researchers, professionals and organisations with an
interest in this area developing key concepts, training and development
opportunities and furthering research in this area.
BILD delivers workshops, conferences, and bespoke training which support the
framework. BILD has also established a successful annual
physical interventions conference which is held each spring, bringing
together people from a range of professional backgrounds.
BILD publish have a number of books which
support the developing framework in this area .
Further in formation on the BILD Physical Interventions Accreditation Scheme and
related work is available from l.howells@bild.org.uk
Common questions on Physical Interventions Accreditation scheme
Q: How do I become accredited?
BILD will only accredit training organisations who deliver training to services
that care for or educate:
People with learning disabilities
Adults and children with autism
Children with SEN & EBD
The first step is to adopt the Code of Practice, contact the Physical Interventions assistant at BILD.
Q: I want to commission physical intervention training can BILD help?
When the accreditation process is implemented we will be able to provide
information on organisations who are accredited. We are able to provide limited
information with regard to those organisations that have adopted the code,
adoption is voluntary and is also the first step towards accreditation.
From Autumn 2002 we will publish the database and it will be available form BILD
publications.
Q: There are so many training providers how do we choose the right one?
The first step is to conduct a behavioural audit; this will enable you to
purchase training which meets the needs of the individual service users.
Meet more than one training provider.
Question them to ensure that they have an appropriate values base, in keeping
with the organisational philosophy.
Use the BILD Code of Practice to enable you to decide if they meet appropriate
standards.
Q: We need to develop a policy relating to physical interventions, what do we include?
The BILD Publication Physical Interventions: a Policy Framework will give you useful guidance in developing policies.
Q: Our organisation would like to develop our own system of physical intervention training for accreditation how do we go about this?
You will need to ensure that you are developing a system which is original in
terms of name, documentation and delivery style form other systems which are
trademarked or copyrighted.
You will have to ensure that you have sufficient liability insurance and BILD
would also advise any organisation considering this route to seek legal advice
from the out set.
It will be necessary to ensure there are systems for trainers to receive up
dates and professional development and well as monitoring and evaluation
processes.
Q. Who do organisations register as principle trainers?
An organisation can only name those trainers whom they directly employ as
principle trainers.
Some principle trainers may operate within a franchise agreement but essentially
the only training they will offer will be commissioned and contractually agreed
with the training organisation that has copyright or trademark of the name and
materials associated with it.
Q. We are a large NHS Trust and have purchase training from an accredited training provider. Is it possible for us to apply for accreditation in our own right?
Yes, although you will need to sign a declaration that you have permission to
use any copyrighted training materials which you have not directly developed
within your organisation, you must also satisfy the panel that you have
permission to use the model of training stated in your application. It will
remain the responsibility of your organisation to ensure you continue to meet
the standards or re accreditation stipulated by the training organisation that
provide instructor training.
You are then in a position to pursue accreditation for the training that you
deliver based on an assessment of the processes and standards which are operated
in delivering the training of physical interventions within the service.
Q. Do we have to pursue accreditation independently if we purchase training form an accredited organisation?
No, but your organisation will not be listed as and accredited training organisation in the directory. Although you may adopt the Code for Practice this is in fact the initial stage of working towards accreditation, it is a statement of intent. It is not possible to adopt the Code of Practice for more than 2 years.
The above is not a comprehensive list of requirements but may act as useful guidance.
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