Reducing and eliminating seclusion and restraint

Self-directed online training

Event description

Reduction of the practices of seclusion and restraint in mental health services is a national endeavour, requiring leadership, cultural change, and skills development for all practitioners. The use of seclusion or restraint can be traumatic for all involved, and has enduring negative effects. This topic explores the legal, ethical and safety issues related to seclusion and restraint. It assists mental health practitioners to develop the skills required to respond to distress in ways that avoid the use of these practices.

This topic has been developed to assist practitioners to promote safe and positive cultures of care for mental health consumers and to describe the evidence based approaches that will help achieve reduction and elimination of seclusion and other restrictive practices.