Reducing Restraint and Restrictive Behavior Management Practices

by Peter Sturmey

Book Overview

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 intellectual disabilities, and psychiatric patients. Subsequent chapters provide robust data and make the case for behavior management interventions that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319359207
• ISBN13: 9783319359205
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"