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De-escalation: the evidence, policy and practice
- Authors:
- INGLIS Pamela, CLIFTON Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 4(3/4), 2013, pp.100-108.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The management of violence and aggression is an important aspect of any service in the NHS and has been rightly tackled as a whole organisational approach. De-escalation is one such aspect of the organisation approach relating foremost to the safety of people and as such is a central part of relational security, personal safety and the therapeutic relationship. Design/methodology/approach: The paper explores the evidence and policies around de-escalation. Findings: The paper recommends that a randomised-controlled trial be designed, comparing different de-escalation techniques to establish an evidence base for this routine practice. Research limitations/implications: The paper is limited to discussing de-escalation as an approach and the policy that directs it, and does not consider individual theories on aggression and management. It makes recommendations for policy, research and practice. Practical implications: There is a lack of high-quality evidence around de-escalation policy and principles which staff may believe is evidence-based practice because training is often mandatory. This obviously impacts upon the patient experience and aspects of safety. The paper is valuable to practitioners working in secure environments, or with offenders that may require management of violence and aggression. Originality/value: There are many policies and guidelines from the government and from professional bodies that seems to have tailored off since 2005 (Muralidharan and Fenton, 2006; UKCC, 2002). Forensic staff are constrained by such guidance which is further complicated by debates concerning care/coercion and forensic environments, some of which is alluded to here. (Publisher abstract)
Inspection of day services for people with a mental handicap: executive summary
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Results and recommendations from inspections of 13 local authorities.
Inspection of day services for people with a mental handicap: shortened version
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Results and recommendations from a survey of 13 local authorities.
Promoting the involvement of people with learning difficulties in staff recruitment
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The 'Learning to choose staff' project aimed to promote and support the involvement of people with learning difficulties in staff recruitment.Project workers designed and evaluated a training and development programme for working with five different organisations providing services to people with learning difficulties in England.
Report of an inspection of day care services for people with a mental handicap in West Sussex
- Author:
- ELLIS D
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. Southern Regi
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 38p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Covers Individual Programme Planning, day care, management, assessment, policy, and relationships with voluntary organisations.
Social inclusion and community care
- Author:
- TOWELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 2000, pp.5-7.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
The pursuit of concerted policies to build a more inclusive society or, more precisely, to tackle social exclusion, is arguably the 'big idea' of New Labour's first year in government. Asks what opportunities and challenges this over-arching policy agenda offers for improving what we call community care.
Managing risk in the care of people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- HART Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 2(11), July 1999, pp.389-392.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
A risk-free environment may be safe, but it can also be impoverished. This article describes how structured risk assessment and management allows people with learning disabilities to maximise their potential for independence.
Empowerment and protection: the development of policies and practices in risk assessment and risk management in services for adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- ALASZEWSKI Helen, PARKER Alison, ALASZEWSKI Andy
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 62p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains sections on: the importance of policies for risk and welfare; the perceptions of people with learning difficulties and their family carers of risk in every day life; agency policies; and elements of good practice.