The Use of Seclusions and Physical Restraints: Just How Consistent Are We?

摘要: Research has yet to verify whether children with greater problems, in more restrictive settings such as inpatient units actually receive protective interventions seclusions/restraints than less intrusive who should have need. Despite many strong and conflicting opinions about how these be used, very little is known when are fact used. It unclear what professions use most, settings, for which children, consistently, outcomes. The present research found significant variability across the continuum of care could not attributed severity children's problems or restrictiveness setting. two most similar differed their procedures. Patterns utilization difficult explain a cause concern because they suggest possible inconsistencies does depend upon client needs. Use was significantly but only weakly predicted by age gender younger males being likely interventions. finding that child youth workers studied were professionals far procedures, indicates needs increased worker involvement both quality assurance supportive activities explore potential “burnout” injury associated high use.