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What is physical restraint
a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a client to move the client’s torso, arms, legs, or head freely.
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Which strategies may I use?
PROVIDE a physical escort by temporarily touching or holding the client's hand, wrist, arm, shoulder, or back in order to walk them to a safe location
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What is seclusion?
The involuntary confinement of a client alone in a room or area from which the client is physically prevented from leaving.
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What is an antecedent-based strategy?
Give noncontingent access to a break from academic demands
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What is de-escalation?
The process through which you learn to identify when the student is becoming agitated, and you then begin to change your behavior to bring the student back down to their optimal behavioral state. Instead of waiting for full explosion to occur, any step toward fully escalated would prompt a quick reaction.
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What is physical restraint?
Should only be employed as a LAST Resort and if the client is in physical danger that may seriously hurt them.
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Which strategies may I use?
USE devices to improve a client’s mobility and independent functioning rather than to restrict movement.
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What is a timeout?
The monitored separation of the client in a nonlocked setting and is implemented for the purpose of calming.
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What is an antecedent-based strategy?
Decrease the amount of academic work
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What is Step 2 of De-Escalation Procedures?
Encourage adults in the classroom to avoid involvement when a client's behaviors are escalating.
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What is mechanical restraint?
The use of a device or equipment to restrict a client’s freedom of movement.
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Which strategies ARE NOT allowed?
USE a physical restraint technique that obstructs a client’s respiratory airway or impairs the client’s breathing or respiratory capacity.
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What is a report?
Must be provided to document the use of behavioral restraints and seclusion within three months of the end of a school year.
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What is an antecedent-based strategy?
Give the student calming activities on their break
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What is Step 4 of De-Escalation Procedures?
Don't lose your cool. You are in charge. Avoid ‘clenched’ body language such as crossing arms or balling hands into fists.
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What is a postural restraint?
devices used to improve a client’s mobility and independent functioning rather than to restrict movement.
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Which strategies ARE NOT allowed?
PLACE pressure on a client’s back or place your body weight against the client’s torso or back
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What is direct observation?
Observation of the client through a window, or another barrier, through which the educational provider is able to make direct eye contact.
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What is a consequence-based strategy?
Provide praise
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What is Step 10 of De-Escalation Procedures?
Remove instructional attention (i.e., stop delivering academic demands, avoid unnecessary
physical contact, back away out of arms reach), remove dangerous items around the student, and wait for escalation of the student’s target problem behaviors to decrease. |
What is a physical escort?
temporary touching or holding of the hand, wrist, arm, shoulder, or back in order to help the client walk to a safe location.
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Which strategies may I use?
AFFORD clients who are restrained the least restrictive alternative and the maximum freedom of movement.
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What is physical restraint and seclusion?
Two Answers: To be employed as a last resort in an emergency ONLY to prevent a client from imminent risk of serious physical self-harm or harm of others.
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What is a consequence-based strategy?
Give the student the desired item
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What is Step 16 of De-Escalation Procedures?
Give social praise.
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