Understanding and interpreting "restrictive practices" in residential care

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* 1. What is your role in residential care?

Residential Practitioner

Residential Supervisor

Agency Case Manager

Statutory Case Manager

Agency Program Manager

Statutory Program Manager

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Does your agency have clear guidelines on what constitutes restrictive practice?

Yes

If yes, can you share what those guidelines are?

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* 3. How do you decide what constitutes "restrictive practice"?

Our agency has clear guidelines that do not easily invite differing interpretations

Ad hoc staff team discussions

Ad hoc discussions with young people

Decisions based on what seems "safest"

Decisions based on relevant laws

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* 4. Do you think that what constitutes "restrictive practice" is misinterpreted across different external programs?

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Do you have any examples of this?

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* 5. Do you think that what constitutes "restrictive practice" is misinterpreted across different internal programs?

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Do you have any examples of this?

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* 6. How helpful would you find practical training in understanding restrictive practices?

Extremely helpful

Very helpful

Somewhat helpful

Not so helpful

Not at all helpful

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* 7. Does your agency provide training on understanding and interpreting restrictive practices?

Yes

I don't know

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* 8. What do you think should be included in a practice guide on restrictive practices?

Legislation (Duty of Care, etc.)

Definition for therapeutic residential care day-to-day work

What restrictive practice is and is not

Keeping children and young people safe

Worker safety (legislation, Worksafe guiding information, etc.)

Clarity regarding using restraint as a last resort

Understanding and responding to behaviours that workers may find challenging

Design and management of individual plans

Support and ongoing care for residential workers following violence or frightening incidents

Can you think of anything else?

Understanding and interpreting "restrictive practices" in residential care

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* 1. What is your role in residential care?

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* 2. Does your agency have clear guidelines on what constitutes restrictive practice?

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* 3. How do you decide what constitutes "restrictive practice"?

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* 4. Do you think that what constitutes "restrictive practice" is misinterpreted across different external programs?

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* 5. Do you think that what constitutes "restrictive practice" is misinterpreted across different internal programs?

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* 6. How helpful would you find practical training in understanding restrictive practices?

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* 7. Does your agency provide training on understanding and interpreting restrictive practices?

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* 8. What do you think should be included in a practice guide on restrictive practices?

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* 9. Do you have any other comments regarding restrictive practices?