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 Join host Andy Baker (author, speaker and educator) for Able Training’s care-focused podcast Able to Care. For paid and unpaid caregivers, teachers and parents to better understand themselves and those they support. With twice-weekly episodes covering understanding people, promoting self-care and resilience, signposting support and services, strategies to reduce stress and distress, promoting good practice and ensuring positive outcomes for all. Includes special guest experts, caregivers and those with lived experience.© Copyright 2022 Able Training Support Limited. Hygiène et vie saine Maladie et pathologies physiques
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    • Restorative Practice That Works: How to Debrief After Difficult Behaviour

      Restorative Practice That Works: How to Debrief After Difficult Behaviour
      Feb 20 2026
      In this solo episode, behaviour specialist and author Andy Baker unpacks one of the most overlooked parts of behaviour support: what happens after the incident. Whether you’re working in a school, supporting adults in care, or navigating tough moments at home, the post-incident debrief is often where the real growth happens – yet most settings rush it, avoid it, or unintentionally turn it into another punishment. Andy breaks down why restorative conversations fail when done too soon, too harshly, or with the wrong focus, and offers a simple, practical framework for debriefing that protects dignity, reduces shame, builds connection and genuinely improves future behaviour. This episode is essential listening for caregivers, parents, teachers, support workers and anyone navigating distress or dysregulation in others. 🧰 Resources Mentioned Andy's Book – Targeting the Positive with Behaviours That Challenge A practical guide featuring the full Six-Stage TARGET Model and the PERFORM Debrief Framework. (Listeners are directed to the link in your episode description.) Able Target System – Trauma-informed, restorative, person-centred behaviour support framework embedded throughout Andy’s training and consultancy. 🔑 Three Key Messages Debriefing is learning, not punishment. If all we take from an incident is a report form and a bruise, we’ve wasted pain that could have become insight. Restorative practice only works when shame is removed. When people feel heard, their brain reopens to learning. When they feel shamed, reflection shuts down. Boundaries and humanity belong together. Restorative approaches don’t remove limits – they strengthen them by pairing accountability with connection. ⏱️ Chapter Timestamps 00:00 – Why debriefing matters more than we think The hidden stage most settings skip – and why outcomes suffer when they do. 00:24 – Where schools, care services and parents go wrong Common mistakes: retraumatising conversations, shame responses, and “confession-based” debriefs. 01:14 – Learning from incidents: the fire analogy Why incident forms aren’t enough without meaningful reflection. 02:23 – Why we avoid debriefs Shame, fear of judgement, time pressures and the myth that “they won’t learn anyway”. 03:33 – Punishment vs restorative learning Why consequences don’t automatically create insight. 04:12 – Supporting the adults too The emotional impact on staff and caregivers – and what reflective practice should include. 05:26 – The PERFORM Debrief Script A step-by-step walkthrough: P – Prepare E – Explore the story R – Reflect on feelings and needs F – Feedback on impact O – Ownership through repair R – Responsibility for next time M – Map the future 08:53 – A real-life story: shouting match avoided How one parent transformed a tense evening into connection through the right questions. 10:18 – Why shouting never teaches what we think it does Fear creates compliance, not growth. 12:14 – The true purpose of restorative practice Connection, rehearsal, emotional safety and future-proofing behaviour. 13:34 – Behaviour is like the weather How to become the “behaviour weatherman” through the TARGET model and emotional insight. 🎧 Why Listen to This Episode? This episode will help you if: You want to repair relationships after meltdowns, crises or confrontations. You support children or adults who experience overwhelm or dysregulation. You feel stuck repeating the same incidents without seeing change. You want a script, not just theory. You’re trying to build a culture of safety, dignity and accountability. If you’re a parent, teacher, care worker, foster carer, SENCO, TA, support worker or leader in education or care, this episode will give you grounded, real-world tools to use today. 📲 Connect with Able to Care & Able Training Podcast Website: https://able-training.co.uk/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abletraining/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abletrainingexperience LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/able-training-ltd-/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@abletocarepodcast
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    • Future Care Made Simple: Vicky Jones on Planning Before Crisis Hits

      Future Care Made Simple: Vicky Jones on Planning Before Crisis Hits
      Feb 17 2026

      What if preparing for the future wasn’t morbid… but empowering? In this episode, I sit down with Vicky Jones, founder of Ourlives, former social care director, mum of two, and someone who learned early in life that everything can change with a single knock at the door. Drawing on 25 years in health and social care, her own ADHD diagnosis, sobriety journey, and the sudden loss of her father, Vicky is on a mission to stop people waiting for crisis before taking action.

      Whether you’re a paid carer, an unpaid family caregiver, a teacher supporting overwhelmed families, or a parent trying to balance your own future alongside your children’s, this conversation offers something essential: clarity, calm, and a roadmap for what so many people avoid thinking about until it’s too late.

      We unpack why people discount their future selves, the emotional blocks that stop families having conversations they desperately need, and the key steps every adult should take long before aging, illness or caring responsibilities hit.

      🌐 Resources & Links Mentioned

      • Ourlives – Future planning community & tools Website: https://www.ourlivesapp.com Life Audit (free questionnaire): Add link once live

      • Connect with Vicky Jones LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-jones-2906ab83 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourlivesapp TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ourlivesapp Email: https://able-training.co.uk/podcast

      • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abletraining/

      • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abletrainingexperience

      • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/able-training-ltd-/

      • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@abletocarepodcast

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    • What Is Positive Behaviour Support PBS ? Real-life examples and practical insights

      What Is Positive Behaviour Support PBS ? Real-life examples and practical insights
      Feb 13 2026

      If you’ve ever felt like you’ve “tried everything” with a child or adult showing distressing behaviour—this episode is for you. In this solo episode, Andy Baker, behaviour specialist and author of Targeting the Positive with Behaviours That Challenge, breaks down the misunderstood world of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).

      With real-life examples and practical insights, Andy explores why PBS is more than a poster on the wall. It’s a mindset and a method—rooted in assessment, adaptation and empathy. Whether you’re a caregiver, teacher, or parent, this episode offers a compassionate and science-backed look at how to reduce distress, not just manage behaviour.

      🧰 Resources Mentioned

      • 📘 Targeting the Positive with Behaviours That Challenge by Andy Baker: Buy on Amazon

      • 🧠 The Able Target System: able-training.co.uk/ats

      • 🖥️ Learn more about Able Training’s behaviour courses: www.able-training.co.uk/podcast

      🧩 Three Key Messages

      1. PBS isn’t soft—it’s strategic. It’s about analysing the function of behaviour, not just punishing the form.

      2. Every behaviour has a benefit. If you don’t see it, you’re not asking the right question yet.

      3. Focus on skill-building, not shaming. Replacement behaviours work best when they meet the same need in a safer way.

      ⏱️ Chapters & Timestamps

      • 00:00 – Behaviour vs Punishment: Why "we’ve tried everything" often isn’t true

      • 00:42 – What is Positive Behaviour Support?: A real-world breakdown

      • 01:08 – Integrating Trauma-Informed Practice: Going beyond the behaviour

      • 02:01 – The 6-Stage TARGET Model: Andy’s unique approach to PBS

      • 03:43 – Real-World Example: Head-Scratcher Strategy

      • 06:19 – Skill-Building vs Compliance: Teaching safer ways to meet needs

      • 07:42 – Autonomy and the Competing Pathway

      • 08:29 – Why PBS Often Fails (and how to fix it)

      • 10:21 – Book Excerpt: Weathering Behaviour with Insight

      🤔 Why Listen to This Episode?

      • If you’re a parent or carer constantly firefighting distress without long-term change

      • If you’re a teacher struggling to apply behaviour policies to neurodiverse students

      • If you want a clear, compassionate alternative to sanctions, shame, and suppression This episode offers tools you can start using today—rooted in neuroscience, not guesswork.

      🔗 Connect with Us

      🌐 Podcast hub: www.able-training.co.uk/podcast

      📲 Instagram: @AbleTraining 📲 LinkedIn: Able Training 📲 TikTok: @AbleToCarePodcast 🌐 Website: Able Training 📲 LinkedIn: Andy Baker
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