Midwest Symposium for
Leadership in Behavior Disorders

Restraints and Seclusion in Schools — a follow up to the keynote session which occurred on February 22, SYMPOSIUM 2008: Truthiness,* Evidence, and Practices in EBD February 21-23, 2008 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Kansas City, MO

Discussion Board - post your own comments, thoughts or stories about restraint or seclusion in school

Videos - Several short video clips about restraing and seclusion

Keynote Slides (.PDF - 870 Kb)

Handout - from the keynote presentation including speakers (Word format - 73 Kb)

View a slide show of still photos related to seclusion and restraint

Audio Recordings of Keynote Session: (MP3 format)

Part 1 - Intro - Otten & Peterson
• Overview of session - Kaye Otten & Reece Peterson
• Definitions & facts - Kaye Otten & Reece Peterson

Part 2 - Research Advocacy - Ryan Rozalski & Huff
• Research on restraint & seclusion - Michael Rozalski & Joseph Ryan
• Advocacy & parent perspectives - Barbara Huff

Part 3 - Schl State Efforts - George Warder & Otten
• School and state efforts to reduce
  — Centennial School - Michael George
  — South Sioux City Schools - Rosie Warder
  — Lee Summit Schools- Kaye Otten
  — Kansas Department of Education- Linda Geier

Part 4 - Synthesis - Peterson & Otten
• Synthesis and Discussion Sessions - Reece Peterson

State policies and Guidelines on:
Restraint  (.PDF format -49Kb)   |    Seclusion or Time Out  (.PDF format - 38Kb)

List of Web Links to a sample of professional and advocacy organizations' positions  (.PDF format - 21Kb)

Reference list of articles on restraint and seclusion (.PDF format - 20Kb)

List of Representative Training Programs which include restraint (.PDF format - 22Kb)

 

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