December 2, 2012 / News / goodsense
Door Supervisor training will be held at the Village Hotel in Headingley between the 7th and 10th of January. The price of £199 will include examination fees. For delegates who need to refresh and
November 21, 2012 / Conflict Resolution, Physical restraint, POLITE Model, Tips / goodsense
Darren Good is a Conflict Resolution Trainer of many years standing with a keen interest in personal safety for people working in public facing organisations and therefore vulnerable environments. Dar
November 20, 2012 / Conflict Resolution / goodsense
What are anger triggers and how do we combat them? Anger triggers may vary from person to person, but to generalise, what angers you? Most of my trainee candidates will volunteer; bad service, being
November 15, 2012 / Conflict Management, Legislation, News, Violence / goodsense
The Criminal Justice system in England and Wales is not an Ass! The Criminal Justice system is a well practiced and humane system whose reason for existing is the maintenance of order in society; prot
July 2, 2012 / Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Personal Safety, POLITE Model, Self-defence, Tips / goodsense
I’ve been blogging for a while now but I still consider myself very new at this and I’m constantly thinking of ways or things that I can post that will really add value. I’ve got over 300 people
October 31, 2011 / Legislation, Physical restraint, Prison Service, Self-defence, Tips, Violence / PBrereton
Changes to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 have come into force recently mean that any death whilst in custody comes within the remit of this act. This means that not only t
October 24, 2011 / Conflict Management, Personal Safety, Self-defence, Tips / PBrereton
The news is full of stories about attacks on people here’s just a few... ...a chef attacked one of his staff in a rage after renowned food critic AA Gill reported that his meal was ‘disgustingâ
October 19, 2011 / Personal Safety, Tips / Darren Good
It might seem a daft question...can you attack your burglar, particularly if they are attacking or threatening to attack you...but up until recently the answer would have been no, or at least not with
August 8, 2011 / Conflict Management, Legislation, News, NHS, Personal Safety, Physical restraint, Self-defence, Tips / Darren Good
A friend of mine was telling me about an article he’d read on a solicitor's website about a care-worker who had won damages as a result of her claim for personal injury when a patient she was dealin
August 3, 2011 / Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Good Sense News, News, Personal Safety, Physical restraint / Darren Good
It’s likely that many of the readers of my blog will know the dangers of using restraint techniques already. Most experts in the field would argue that used properly the restraint of an individual i