Keep your concerns to yourself unless asked

Inform your supervisor in person about the changes you have noticed.

Report you concerns to your peers and family first

Provide information about the factors that may have caused the behaviour change.

Consult with your supervisor about what you can do to address the behaviour change.

Person-centred focus

Duty of care

Debriefing and practice review

Dignity of risk

Developing care plans

Leadership towards organisational change

Normalising the use of restrictive practices

Use of restraint and seclusion reduction tools

Reassessing current restrictive practices to allow more restraints

Workforce development 

Use of data to inform practice

Be clearly identified in the behaviour support plan

Be used only as a last resort in response to the risk of harm to the person with a disability or others

Be at the discretion of the support worker

Be in proportion to the potential negative consequence or risk of harm

Be requested by the family to control the behaviour of their family member with disability

Be used for the shortest possible time to ensure the safety of the person

Be the most convenient option for the service provider to maintain control

Reduce the risk of harm to the person with a disability or others

National Disability Insurance Scheme (Incident Management and Reportable Incidents) Rules 2018

National Disability Insurance Scheme Rules for Restrictive Practices) Rules 2020

National Disability Insurance Scheme (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018

National Disability Insurance Scheme (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018

Raising concerns with clients

Chemical restraint

Mechanical restraint

Ignoring client requests

Environmental restraint

Physical restraint

Seclusion

Using a stern tone