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Reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention. Children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and mental health difficulties. Draft guidance for consultation
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publishers:
- Great Britain. Department of Health, Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 49
- Place of publication:
- London
Draft guidance on reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention for children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and mental health needs. The guidance is designed to help health and care settings and special educational services to adopt a preventative approach to supporting children and young people whose behaviour challenges. It highlights action to improve planning, the assessment and management of risks and the use of evidence-based practice so that restraint is used only where necessary, by trained staff and in line with the law, core values and ethical principles. Sections of the guidance cover: adopting a positive and proactive approach to behaviour; values and principles that should be followed when developing policies and practice on behaviour and the use of restraint; a summary key actions for settings and services, and considerations when using different forms of restraint. The guidance is non-statutory and will apply to health and care settings and special educational settings. The guidance is open to consultation period unity 24 January 2018. (Edited publisher abstract)