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Teaching Caregivers to Respond Safely during Agitated States before Aggression Using Simulation Training
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Metoyer, Caitlyn N.; Fritz, Jennifer N.; Hunt, Justin C.; Fletcher, Victoria L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020
Individuals who engage in aggression often display precursors or agitated behavior first, and it is important for caregivers to learn how to minimize risk of injury in the event that aggression were to occur. In this study, behavioral skills training was used to teach 4 caregivers of children who engage in aggression to position their body safely…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Caregiver Role, Injuries
Assessment and Intervention for Students Who Self-Injure
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Carroll, Crystal; Olwig, Heather; Vasquez, Melissa – Communique, 2011
When students reach adolescence, they have often been known to devise destructive outlets for their self-expression (e.g., suggestive dress, tattoos, piercing, and sexual risk-taking). Recently growing in popularity, to almost epidemic proportions in the general adolescent population, is the act of self-injury. Self-injury refers to the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Destructive Behavior, Injuries, Adolescents
Tied up and Isolated in the Schoolhouse
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Mohr, Wanda K.; LeBel, Janice; O'Halloran, Ronald; Preustch, Christa – Journal of School Nursing, 2010
In 1999, the United States General Accountability Office (USGAO) investigated restraints and seclusion use in mental health settings and found patterns of misuse and abuse. A decade later, it found the same misuse and abuse in schools. Restraints and seclusion are traumatizing and dangerous procedures that have caused injury and death. In the past…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Mental Health, Leadership, Psychiatry
Seclusion and Restraint: Federal Updates and Advocacy Opportunities
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Vaillancourt, Kelly; Klotz, Mary Beth – Communique, 2012
Over the past several years, allegations of abuse and death related to seclusion and restraint, media coverage of these events, subsequent federal investigations, and Congressional hearings about this topic have resulted in increased pressure on Congress to pass legislation to address the use of seclusion and restraint in the school setting.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Politics of Education, School Psychologists, Hearings
Restraint Safety: An Analysis of Injuries Related to Restraint of People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Williams, Don E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: There is little research on the safety of the various types of restraint commonly used with individuals with intellectual disabilities who exhibit severely aggressive or self-injurious behaviour. Method: This study analysed the use of restraint with 209 individuals with intellectual disabilities over a 12-month period. Results: Planned…
Descriptors: Safety, Mental Retardation, Injuries, Accident Prevention
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011
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Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment