About Timian
Training & Development
Timian Training
and Development was established in 1994 by its three
founding members who developed a system of conflict management
and physical interventions appropriate to the
client groups they were working with. This was largely in
response to a lack of appropriate systems and training available at
the time.
Following the retirement of two of the original
team, co-founder James Hourihan took the company forward to
the point where it is now nationally accredited
and provides training, advice and consultancy to independent,
public and voluntary sector organisations. This also
extends to providing services to private individuals, families and
informal carer groups.
Who Do We Train?
We provide services to a diverse range of
organisations and individuals. Often our clients work towards
enabling some of the most vulnerable people in our society to
access community services and lead fulfilling lifestyles in
circumstances where perhaps the behaviours of the people concerned
challenge the capabilities of service providers (often referred to as
‘challenging behaviours’). Accordingly, our training provides
safe, legal and ethical approaches to managing such
challenges based on:
- indentifying and responding to the causes of
challenging behaviours
- recognising that the way we respond can directly
effect the outcomes in terms of the escalation of challenging
behaviours
- developing individual strategies to match the
needs of the individuals concerned
- focussing on early non-physical intervention to
prevent escalation
- providing safe and appropriate physical
interventions as a last resort
We also work with organisations who come into
contact with the public which can, on occasions put them at risk.
Our current portfolio of clients includes:
- County Council Social Services Departments
- NHS Trusts
- Special Schools
- Independent Hospitals and Healthcare Providers
- Independent Housing and Social Care Providers
- Small Independent and Voluntary Sector Service
Providers
- Families and Carer Groups
What Do We Teach?
We teach a variety of courses details of which can
be found on this site. We are able to provide a flexible service
and pride ourselves on being able to meet the requirements of
organisations large and small.
We provide open courses accessible
to individuals and small groups and closed courses
for larger organisations which can be delivered within the
organisations own training facilities or workplace. We now also
offer a range of e-learning courses.
For larger organisations, we provide trainer
training designed to develop and support accredited
‘in-house’ trainers to deliver training to staff groups within
their own organisations. The ‘in-house’ trainers,
in addition to delivering training, are able to provide a point of
contact for advice and support to their organisations and are able to
access further expertise through Timian Training and Development.
Accreditation and Affiliations
We are accredited by BILD
(The British Institute of Learning
Disabilities) Physical Interventions Accreditation
Scheme developed by the Department of Health and Department
for Educations and Skills which is supported by Section 7 Local
Authority Guidance.
We are involved in the new NHS
initiative with the Counter Fraud and Security Management
Services (CFSMS).
We are involved in the final stages of the National
Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE)
guidance on physical interventions which will lead to a further
accreditation system.
We are also members of the Institute for
Conflict Management (ICM)
The Team
Our team consists of:
James Hourihan - Lead Principle
Trainer/Company Director
Nick Butcher - Principle
Trainer/General Manager
Andy Whysall - Principle Trainer
Justine Barksby - Principle Trainer
Sharon Paley - External Assessor
and Consultant
Alan Chappell - External Assessor
and Consultant
Dr. Martyn Kingsbury - External
Assessor and Consultant
All of our trainers are experienced in delivering
training in a wide variety of situations.
If you require further information on any of the
trainers or their background please email info@timian.co.uk
