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Positive Options Limited
27 Regent Road
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
United Kingdom
ST1 3BT

T: +44 (0)1782 214444
F: +44 (0)1782 214445
 
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Registered in England
Reg. No. 05047678
 
The following dates have been identified to provide MAPA® 'Preparation of Trainers' Programmes and Update and Reassessment Courses during 2011.
 
If you are interested in reserving a place to attend any of these events next year please contact Angie Faraday using the contact details below.
 
Important Note:
Applications to attend an initial MAPA®  'Train the Trainers' course will only be considered from staff employed by an existing Positive Options BILD Accredited MAPA® Approved Training Centre (ATC) OR when accompanied by an application by an education, social care or health care Organisation that is seeking to become a MAPA® ATC (an 'aspirant ATC').  More information about becoming a MAPA® ATC can be obtained by clicking here or speaking to Jeremy Boughey, General Manager on T: 01782 214 444 or Email: jeremyboughey@positive-options.com.
 
If you require further general information about any of the below courses then please contact:
 
Angie Faraday
Customer Care Team
T: 01782 214444
 
 
FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES
 
LEVEL 1 MAPA® 'PREPARATION OF TRAINERS' - 40-DAY PROGRAMME 
 
This 40-day MAPA® ‘Train the Trainers’ programme is provided in-conjunction with the University of Wolverhampton. The Programme is delivered and assessed at degree level and consequently, it is substantial in duration with equal amounts of time devoted to academic study and physical skills development. Successful completion of the programme will enable students to be awarded a minimum of 30 points towards a health or social sciences degree undertaken at the University of Wolverhampton at a later date.
 
The Programme is run over five learning blocks.  All blocks are delivered from the School of Health Building at the University of Wolverhampton City Campus.
 
The 2011-12 Level 1 MAPA® Preparation of Trainers 40-Day Programme will be announced in spring 2011, and further information including course charges and application forms will be made available in this section of the Positive Options website.                      
 
 
LEVEL 2 MAPA® 'PREPARATION OF TRAINERS' - 15-DAY PROGRAMME:
 
Subject to confirmation nearer to the time it is likely but not guaranteed that Positive Options will offer Level 2 15-Day Programmes on the following dates in 2011.
 
Winter Programme:     31 January - 18 February (inclusive)
Summer Programme:  13 June - 01 July (inclusive)
Autumn Programme:   07 November - 25 November (inclusive)
 
Confirmation about these Programmes will be announced towards the end of 2010.  Any indicative interest in attending one of these Programmes can be provided to Angie Faraday in advance.  Please use the contact details provided.
 
 
LEVEL 3 MAPA® 'PREPARATION OF TRAINERS' - 7-DAY PROGRAMME:
 
Currently, we have no Level 3 'open' programmes scheduled to take place in 2011. 
 
If this situation changes then we will post further details in this section of the Positive Options website.
 
 
MANDATORY TRAINER'S ANNUAL UPDATE & REASSESSMENT
 

All MAPA® Trainers are required to attend an annual update and reassessment course to promote and safeguard professional standards of practice; retain their currency on our database, and fulfil their commitments within any existing or prospective Positive Options BILD Accredited MAPA® Approved Training Centre (ATC) License Agreements established between Positive Options and a service provider.

  
Current BILD (British Institute of Learning Disabilities) national standards require Trainers to be updated and reassessed on a 12-monthly basis. Paragraph 8.6 of the BILD Code of Practice for the Use and Reduction of Restrictive Physical Interventions (2010) refers.
 
Some organisations commission Positive Options to deliver an appropriate annual 'Update and Reassessment' Programme for their own (Licensed) MAPA® Trainers. Where this is NOT the case, MAPA® Trainers can attend any one of the 'open' courses that are detailed below by completing and submitting the appropriate booking form.
  
Important Information about Trainer and Staff Competency in Teaching and/or Using MAPA® Physical Interventions
 
Click here to access the Positive Options Update and Reassessment Criteria Affecting Licensed MAPA® Trainers.
 
Click here to access the Positive Options Guidance for the Update and Refreshing of Staff Trained in MAPA® Physical Interventions
  
  
LEVEL 1 MAPA® TRAINERS 5-DAY 'OPEN' COURSES:
 
L1-11-01 - 5 days commencing 24 January (Wolverhampton Venue)
  
L1-11-02 - 5 days commencing 04 April (Newcastle-under-Lyme Venue)
 
L1-11-03 - 5 days commencing 11 July (Wolverhampton Venue)
 
L1-11-04 - 5 days commencing 10 October (Newcastle-under-Lyme Venue)
 
L1-11-05 - 5 days commencing 10 December (Newcastle-under-Lyme Venue)
 
The Booking Form for the 2011 Level 1 'Update and Reassessment' courses is available by clicking here.
 
 
LEVEL 2 MAPA® TRAINERS - 3-DAY 'OPEN' COURSES:
  
L2-11-01 - 3 days commencing 07 February (Wolverhampton Venue)
 
L2-11-02 - 3 days commencing 25 May (Herefordshire Venue)
 
L2-11-03 - 3 days commencing 04 July (Newcastle-under-Lyme Venue)
 
L2-11-04 - 3 days commencing 19 September (Wolverhampton Venue)

The Booking Form for the 2011 Level 2 Update and Reassessment courses is available here.
 
 
INFORMATION ABOUT THE THIRD EDITION OF THE BILD CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE AND REDUCTION OF RESTRICTIVE PHYSICAL INTERVENTIONS (2010)
 
bild guide cover
 

Around half of all people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour are subject to physical interventions. High quality training, to increase staff skills and confidence and reduce injuries among staff and people who use services, is therefore critical.

The BILD Code of Practice provides guidance for trainers and commissioners of training who support adults and children with:
    • a learning disability
    • an autistic spectrum condition special educational needs
    • behavioural, emotional and social difficulties  
This third edition has been substantially revised and updated and provides an important point of reference for commissioners of services, those with responsibility for implementing standards as well as families, carers and all who are involved in supporting people who may be exposed to the use of restrictive physical interventions.

Price: £18

You can order this book from BookSource on 0845 370 0067 from 12 March 2010; you can also order this publication online from the BILD website - click here


Product Accreditation for
MAPA® Physical Interventions

This training Organisation
operates within the standards of the
BILD Code of Practice for the
Use of Physical Interventions (2006)
and is accredited within the
BILD Physical Interventions
Accreditation Scheme
 
Positive Options was most recently
re-accredited in January 2008 until the
period ending 31 January 2011
 
 
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Business and
Professional Practices
Quality Mark
 
 
Positive Options was awarded the
Investors in Excellence Standard in
October 2009
 
The Standard is awarded to organisations that
demonstrate competence against key areas
of business and professional practice
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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