Annie in wonderland

    So I was starting to talk about restrictive practices but let’s get down to what they are as this is where people start to get stuck I will add in where to get accurate information as this is the thing getting accurate information about what they are and how they need to be used as there it two major categories and they are approved restrictive practices and then we have unapproved restrictive practices and this is where it needs to be reported as this is where it can cause trauma as having a disability or neurodiversity, can be inherently traumatizing as the world is constantly gaslighting and we are behind everyone else in some areas and ahead in others and this isn’t normal and we need to be aware of that. So, the approved restrictive practices are in a couple of categories and they are chemical restraint,   this is the use of medications to control behaviour  and this is where you need to be able to prove they are needed as the medications that are used hav

 There has been a lot of talk around restrictive  practice   s since the royal commission and we have had a lot of well meaning but under-informed advocates advocating for the abolition of these practices but this shows me that they haven’t worked with clients that have behaviour’s of concern.  That can cause extreme harm to others, or distress. As behaviours are a form of communication, and it serves a purpose as it might be attention seeking, it might be the result of a mental illness and intellectual disability, or the result of a brain injury and the frustration of being able to remember that you once could do things but now you can’t. A  frustration that I experience on a regular basis as I have to be reminded to keep in touch with friends and family and that ghosting isn’t ok, and to make the doctor's appointments and  to look after my health, both physical and mental. But what I am advocating for is having support worker trained in behaviour’s of concern and the next l