Physical Intervention. Physical Proximity - Staff may support a youth by placing a hand on their shoulder, arm, or wrist to gently redirect them. Physical Restraint - The use of physical restraints is limited to circumstances where any delay in restraining or moving a youth will likely result in one or more of the following: • Imminent risk of physical harm to self or others. And in addition, for use within the Youth Justice Services related to: · An attempted escape from custody or detention; or • Significant property damage. Following an incident of physical restraint, staff will then debrief the incident with the youth to ensure the youth is aware of why they used a physical restraint and to set up a plan of how staff can support the youth to maintain control if a similar situation arises. Follow-up: staff will write an Incident Report, the Supervisor will be notified, the report reviewed and significant adults and/or agencies are notified of the use of restraints.
Physical Intervention. Physical Proximity Staff may support a youth by placing a hand on their shoulder, arm, or wrist to gently redirect them. Physical Restraint The use of physical restraint is limited to circumstances where it is determined that other, less intrusive interventions are not possible or would be ineffective in maintaining safety. Physical restraint is a last resort, facilitated by staff who have specific training to do so. These interventions can only be used under the following conditions: • There is a clear and imminent risk that a client will be physically injured or will cause physical injury to others, • A youth will escape a place of open or secure custody or detention, • A youth in a Youth Justice Services program will cause significant property damage and there is imminent risk the damage will cause harm to themselves or others. Following an incident of physical intervention, staff will debrief with the youth to gather their perspective, explore how they felt about the physical intervention, ensure they are aware of why a physical intervention was used and to discuss how staff can support the youth in future situations. Follow-up: staff will write an Incident Report, the Supervisor will be notified, the report reviewed and significant adults and/or agencies are notified of the use of a physical restraint.
Physical Intervention. 11.1 The Provider shall if it is reasonable (given the nature of the services to be provided by the Provider and the range of potential management problems presented by the Service Users)’s present, ensure that it operates policies and procedures relating to physical intervention that are in accordance with ????, copies of which shall be provided to the Authority in advance of the Commencement Datereasonable standards in the application of Physical Intervention and that such standards are set out in policies and standard operating procedures made available to staff. In addition the Provider shall make available appropriate training to any staff member who may be called upon to apply Physical Intervention in relation to a Service User. The Provider shall supply a copy of its policies and standard operating procedures to the Authority together with documentary evidence of any training undertaken by staff in this regard. The Authority may require the Provider to provide training including additional and refresher training for any members of its staff who in the reasonable opinion of the Authority have not been adequately trained in Physical Intervention techniques.
Physical Intervention. A physical intervention is when staff limit the student’s freedom of movement to include limiting the movement of their limbs. Physical intervention may only be deployed by trained staff. Only the amount of physical intervention necessary to prevent serious bodily harm may be used. Emergency responders may be called in situations where staff feel that they are unable to safely use physical intervention. Physical interventions are a last resort emergency measure to prevent serious bodily injury and shall not be used to protect property.
Physical Intervention. Staff may make legitimate use of physical intervention if all non-physical interventions have been exhausted and a student is: physically assaulting another student or staff member; or posing an immediate danger to him/herself or to others. Appropriate physical intervention may be used to ensure that Sarina State High School duty of care to protect students and staff from foreseeable risks of injury is met. The use of physical intervention is only considered appropriate where the immediate safety of others is threatened and the strategy is used to prevent injury. Physical intervention can involve coming between students, blocking a student’s path, leading a student by the hand/arm, shepherding a student by placing a hand in the centre of the upper back, removing potentially dangerous objects and, in extreme situations, using more forceful restraint. It is important that all staff understand: physical intervention cannot be used as a form of punishment; physical intervention must not be used when a less severe response can effectively resolve the situation and the underlying function of the behaviour. Staff personal safety is paramount Physical intervention is not to be used as a response to: property destruction; school disruption; refusal to comply; verbal threats; and leaving a classroom or the school, unless student safety is clearly threatened. Any physical intervention made must: be reasonable in the particular circumstances; be in proportion to the circumstances of the incident; always be the minimum force needed to achieve the desired result; and take into account the age, stature, disability, understanding and gender of the student.
Physical Intervention. 11.1 The Provider shall if it is reasonable (given the nature of the Services to be provided by the Provider and the range of potential management problems presented by the Service Users), ensure that it operates reasonable standards in the application of Physical Intervention and that such standards are set out in policies and standard operating procedures made available to staff. In addition the Provider shall make available appropriate training to any staff member who may be called upon to apply Physical Intervention in relation to a Service User. The Provider shall supply a copy of its policies and standard operating procedures to the Authority together with documentary evidence of any training undertaken by staff in this regard. The Authority may require the Provider to provide training including additional and refresher training for any members of its staff who in the reasonable opinion of the Authority have not been adequately trained in Physical Intervention techniques.
