Card 51

Restraints

Scenario

Yesterday a staff member had to step in and briefly physically restrain a child under your organization’s supervision. You review yesterday’s records and find no documentation of the restraint.

Card questions

  • What do you do next?
  • Does your organization have policies/procedures related to restraints?
  • Are the policies/procedures on this topic easy to follow? Are they followed? Explain your rationale. What best practices can help improve important documentation practices for restraints?

Additional prompts

Guided reflection

Follow-up action plan

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