Transform How Your
Teams Support
Behaviour.
Certified, trauma-responsive programmes that give your teams practical tools to reduce incidents and create safer environments.
Our training is independently certified against the national standards for reducing restrictive practices. This means every programme we deliver has been assessed for quality, safety, and alignment with human rights-based approaches.
Trusted by organisations across every sector
When You Understand the Person, the Behaviour Makes Sense.
Every day, your teams face people who shout, shut down, walk out, or lash out. The labels come easily: "challenging", "difficult", "aggressive", "non-compliant".
But here is what is really happening: when a person's brain is in survival mode, the thinking part shuts down completely. They cannot process instructions, manage their emotions, or engage with support. It is not that they will not. They cannot.
For many of the people you support, trauma, unmet attachment needs, and toxic shame mean traditional behaviour management simply does not work. Consequences escalate. Incidents rise. Staff burn out. And the cycle repeats.
There is a better way.
Practical Tools Your Teams Can Use Tomorrow Morning
De-escalation That Works in Practice
Help scripts, the STOP Method, and Perry's 3R's (Regulate, Relate, Reason) that work in real situations. Practical strategies your teams can use the very next day.
Understanding Unmet Attachment Needs
Understand why people lie, blame, minimise, and rage. When staff grasp the shield against shame, they stop triggering flashpoints and start building connection.
Staff Wellbeing & Empathy Fatigue Prevention
Therapeutic debriefs and post-crisis support that prevents burnout. Because your team cannot pour from an empty cup.
The Polyvagal Lens for Everyday Practice
Translating neuroscience into practical conversations. Recognising the state of a person's nervous system and what that means for their capacity to engage.
Behaviour Analysis Beyond Labels
Our proprietary A to Z of Behaviours framework and functional analysis tools that uncover why behaviour happens, replacing guesswork with systematic support planning.
Inspection-Ready Evidence & Documentation
Built-in progress tracking, incident recording using our 7-part formula, and impact data frameworks for robust inspection evidence.
Independently Evaluated. Proven to Work.
An independent evaluation conducted by Manchester Metropolitan University, funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing through an £84,348 charity grant. The research received NHS Health Research Authority (HRA) ethical approval.
Key Findings
Cultural Transformation
Certified organisations shifted from control-based to therapeutic approaches. The evaluation found a fundamental cultural transformation in how organisations approach behaviour support after adopting BILD Act certified training.
Legitimacy & Leverage
Certification gives organisations legitimacy and leverage when implementing restraint reduction. Organisations reported that BILD Act certification provided the credibility needed to drive meaningful practice change across their teams.
Measurable Quality Improvement
Training quality measurably improved under the BILD Act standards framework. The research demonstrated that the standards ProActive Approaches is certified against directly correlate with higher-quality training outcomes.
Find the Right Training for Your Organisation
Proven to create safer teams and better outcomes across every setting.
Children's Homes
Trauma-responsive training tailored for residential children's care settings.
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Positive Behaviour Support programmes for adult care environments.
View CourseMainstream Schools
Classroom-specific de-escalation and attachment-aware approaches.
View CourseSpecial Schools
Specialist programmes for SEMH, ASC, and complex needs settings.
View CourseFostering Agencies
Supporting foster carers with trauma-responsive strategies.
View CoursePMVA Training
Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression for healthcare.
View CourseAir Ambulance (HEMS)
Specialist behaviour support for high-pressure emergency services.
View CourseNHS Settings
Tailored programmes for NHS mental health and acute care teams.
View CourseOrganisations That Changed Everything
"Ofsted was very successful and we have made remarkable progress. +ProActive Approaches has brought to our organisation the interplay between theory and practical judgement."
"This programme ensures that the children within our service can have the best quality, psychologically informed support. It enables adults to remain attuned and therefore reduces the levels of distress experienced by the children."
"Their focus on understanding trauma, and the physiological and psychological impact this has, combined with effective attachment-aware trauma-informed approaches goes beyond any other behaviour support programme."
"Every person who works in residential care should have this training. I learnt things about myself and left feeling excited and more passionate about how we support children who have experienced trauma."
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