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Issues emanating from the implementation of policies on restraint use with people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- RICKARD Eion David, CHAN Jeffrey, MERRIMAN Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(3), 2013, pp.252-259.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article first outlines some of the negative consequences of restraint use that have led to minimal use policies and then outlines some of the alternative interventions and strategies that are emerging as alternatives. Recent changes in the regulation of restraint use in the Republic of Ireland and the state of Victoria in Australia are then examined, to show how cultural and historical contexts of policy can lead to differences. The authors argue that a gap remains between our understanding of the place of implementing restrictive practices with respect to service provision and their actual applications by providers. They conclude that such discordance between policy and practice needs to be addressed by stronger regulation. (Original abstract)