Course Introduction – PMVA (Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression)
Welcome to the Introduction to PMVA course.
This course is designed to give you a foundation understanding of what PMVA is, why it is important, and how it helps us to support our clients safely and ethically. Today, we will cover:
- What PMVA means and why we use it
- Challenging behaviour and why it occurs
- The NEAR principle (Negotiate, Exit, Alarm, Reasonable Force)
- What “reasonable force” really means in practice
This is the first step in your PMVA learning journey. To become fully confident and competent in applying PMVA in your role, there are five additional modules in this programme that you will need to complete.