Reducing Restraint and Restrictive Behavior Management Practices

• Main Author: Sturmey, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Autism and Child Psychopathology Series,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Behavioral therapy.; Social work.; Developmental psychology.; Developmental Psychology.; Behavioral Therapy.; Social Work.

This book presents an evidence-based framework for replacing harmful, restrictive behavior management practices with safe and effective alternatives. The first half summarizes the concept and history of restraint and seclusion in mental health applications used with impaired elders, children with in...