* Social
intervention – where harmful or destructive behaviour can be contained and
moderated with the use of language including facial expressions and words, this
intervention may be and should be used as a primary action.

• Mechanical intervention – the use of devices to prevent or contain a
person’s movement such as highchairs, stair gates, barrier erection, locked
doors.

• Physical intervention – using actual bodily contact which should only
be used with clear justification and in guidance of the settings policies and
procedures and staff training. Physical intervention may only be used upon
ensuring safeguards are in place for the member of staff and also the person
involved and when social and mechanical intervention is not sufficient.
Moderate risk to prevent danger to others should be expected but physical
intervention may not be used if there is a substantial risk of injury or it
conflicts with any individual care plans in place.

• Planned Intervention - using evidence from observations, assessments,
care plans and risk assessments. A planned intervention may be ensuring that a
member of staff sits with a child at group times to support, facilitate and
moderate their behaviour towards the other children.

• Emergency intervention – actions taken to diffuse/deflect unpredicted
events.

Repetitive/Obsessive
• Give responsibilities to the child for them to engage in (this helps build up
self-esteem)
• Side step any confrontations
• Agree a response plan if any confrontations develop
• Give choices to the child

Withdrawn
• Ensure the child is included in all activities
• Encourage the child to try new situations with support from an adult
• Develop a circle of friends

Aggressive
• Try to calm the child by talking with them, explaining it is not nice to be
aggressive
• Remove from situation using distraction techniques
• Provide support

Self-injurious
• Remove the child from the situation
• Provide support

Disruptive
• Remove the child from the situation by encouraging them to choose another
activity
• Reward positive behaviour

Anti-social or illegal
• Remove the child from the situation
• Give the child support

Verbally abusive
• Explain that verbal abuse is not acceptable
• Remove the child from the situation.