Leadership is one of the six core strategies essential in reducing restraint. The Level 5 BTEC Diploma helps practice leaders translate theory into practice, supporting services who are committed to restraint reduction achieve their goals.
The Diploma combines practice leadership with restraint reduction theory, allowing a direct transfer of learning into practice. Learners will gain key knowledge on service and organisational reduction strategies and develop an overall service reduction implementation plan.
This human rights focused qualification, co-designed and co-delivered by people with lived experience of restrictive practices, it is an excellent fit with current policy across the UK and will have direct impact on improving services and people’s lives.
The qualification is designed for people who work in services providing direct support, who can shape the practice of colleagues, helping them to develop a culture of least restriction.
All Bild Diploma courses support learners to develop and deepen skills in Practice Leadership.
The Bild Diploma holds 36 credits, and expects 360 learning hours.
Units undertaken by learners:
- Principles of reducing restrictive practices.
- Capable and supportive environments.
- Practice leadership.
- Working with people with lived experience to influence change.
- Organisational systems change to support reducing restrictive practice.
RRP Diploma learnerThe real-life applications of what I have learned, especially in terms of reducing restraint practices for the vulnerable client group I support, have been invaluable.
Member discount
Bild and RRN members enjoy an exclusive members’ price of £2699 + VAT
Learner requirements:
- Learners must have English skills equal to Level 2A as set out by the British Council in order to access, engage with and complete the qualification.
- Learners must be working in a service and directly supporting people.
- Learners at Diploma level must be in a position to practice lead and supervise others in practice.
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To apply, submit our online application form.
Please note Bild qualifications are not regulated by Ofqual or any other regulatory body.