Mindfulness-based Training Shows Promise in Assisting Staff to Reduce Their Use of Restrictive Interventions in Residential Services

Mindfulness

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 598-603

  Brooker, Joanne E ^a   Webber, Lynne ^b   Julian, John ^a   Shawyer, Frances ^a   Graham, Annette L ^a   Chan, Jeffrey ^c   Meadows, Graham ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Yooralla   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability sector; Mindfulness; Residential services; Restrictive interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919947711     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0306-2     Document Type: Article

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