Restraint use in residential programs: Why are best practices ignored?

Child Welfare

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-187

  LeBel, Janice ^a   Huckshorn, Kevin Ann ^b   Caldwell, Beth ^c  

^a Massachusetts Department of Mental Health   (United States)

^b Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health   (United States)

^c Caldwell Management Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; BENCHMARKING; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956070020     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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