Restraint Reduction Network

Today the Scottish Government published ‘Included, Engaged and Involved – a relationships and rights-based approach to physical intervention in Scottish schools’ The RRN welcomes the new guidance as a positive step. Scotland is the first nation in the UK to review and update guidance on the use of restraint in schools, with a clear focus on children’s human rights. However, more work is needed to better protect children and young people in schools. Read our full response at https://lnkd.in/efjwJwJM #RestraintReduction #UNCRC #HumanRights

📣 Speaker announcement! We are excited to announce that Dr Daniel Taggart with be speaking at Driving Change Towards a Culture of Care, the Restraint Reduction Network Conference 2024 bit.ly/RRNConf24 Daniel is senior lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Essex. He is a psychologist and academic who worked at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. He does research and clinical work with people impacted by non-recent child abuse and other forms of institutional harms. View the programme and book your place here: bit.ly/RRNConfProg24 #RRNConf24 #RestraintReduction #HumanRights

📣 Speaker announcement! Leanne Gelder will be speaking at Driving Change Towards a Culture of Care, the Restraint Reduction Network Conference 2024 Leanne is Head of Quality Transformation, NHSE. She is a registered mental health nurse working for NHS England and leading on reducing restrictive practice and culture change across mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient services. Her clinical background includes over 20 years’ experience in leadership and operational roles across both inpatient and community mental health settings with most of her career being focused on supporting children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties. She is passionate about relational care being the key ingredient to improving outcomes for people using services. View the full programme and book your place: bit.ly/RRNConfProg24 #RRNConf24 #RestraintReduction #HumanRights

In person tickets for Driving Change Towards a Culture of Care, the Restraint Reduction Network Conference 2024 have now sold out. But don't worry, there are still tickets available to join us online on 27-28 Nov: bit.ly/RRNConf24 Organisational environments are complex systems of people, laws and policies, shaped and sustained by culture. This year’s conference will highlight aspects of positive cultures that support the reduction of restrictive practices. Sharing evidence-based information and tools, the event will promote effective practice, open discussion, and dialogue. Hear from policy and practice leaders, people with lived experience and academics who will stimulate discussion over two days in Newcastle. Implementation of any initiative to reduce restrictive practices is determined by shared ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving. By exploring latest thinking on all forms of restrictive practice within the context of your organisation, you can learn practical ways to navigate systemic barriers that impact people’s lives and can result in institutional forms of oppression. Find out more and book your tickets here: bit.ly/RRNConf24 #RRNConf24 #RestraintReduction #HumanRights

The Restraint Reduction Network is proud to offer a fantastic range of FREE resources. From webinars to infrographics, we have a wonderful library of material available for anyone to make use of. View all our resources here: bit.ly/RRNRest Our webinar on the Role of a Human Rights officer from earlier this year is available to watch on demand: bit.ly/HumRigRec #RestraintReduction #HumanRights

📣 Speaker announcement! And now for something a bit different. We are pleased to announce that Richard Boggie will be performing at Driving Change Towards a Culture of Care, the Restraint Reduction Network Conference 2024 bit.ly/RRNConf24 Richard Boggie is a performance poet, playwright and disability activist from Newcastle. After a successful first play, ‘Chop, Dissolve, Burn’, written with author Lisette Auton and performed at Alphabetti Theatre, ‘You Need to Calm Down’ is his first solo full-length play. His work is informed by his own lived experience of sight loss and disability, and often challenges audiences about societal attitudes to disability, equality and social justice. View the full programme and book your place: bit.ly/RRNConfProg24 #RRNConf24 #RestraintReduction #HumanRights

📣 Speaker announcement! Emma Condliffe will be speaking at Driving Change Towards a Culture of Care, the Restraint Reduction Network Conference 2024 bit.ly/RRNConf24 Emma Condliffe is an Educational Psychologist currently working as a SENCo in a Spanish International School. Emma qualified as a secondary teacher almost 20 years ago and has held a range of positions within UK mainstream schools as well as internationally. Emma’s main areas of interest are person-centred practice and positive psychology which she incorporates within her SENCo responsibilities as well as Local Authority statutory work. Emma’s research focus has been experiential with an emphasis on ‘giving voice’ to marginalised young people. She completed a thesis exploring young people’s experience of isolation rooms/booths in UK secondary schools in the hopes that adding to the evidence base might influence school policy. View the full programme and book your place: bit.ly/RRNConfProg24 #RRNConf24 #RestraintReduction #HumanRights

Join us in Newcastle or online on 27-28 Nov for Driving Change Towards a Culture of Care, the Restraint Reduction Network Conference 2024 bit.ly/RRNConf24 Organisational environments are complex systems of people, laws and policies, shaped and sustained by culture. This year’s conference will highlight aspects of positive cultures that support the reduction of restrictive practices. Sharing evidence-based information and tools, the event will promote effective practice, open discussion, and dialogue. Hear from policy and practice leaders, people with lived experience and academics who will stimulate discussion over two days in Newcastle. Implementation of any initiative to reduce restrictive practices is determined by shared ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving. By exploring latest thinking on all forms of restrictive practice within the context of your organisation, you can learn practical ways to navigate systemic barriers that impact people’s lives and can result in institutional forms of oppression. Find out more and book your place: bit.ly/RRNConf24 #RRNConf24 #RestraintReduction #HumanRights

📣 Speaker announcement! We are delighted to reveal that we will be hearing from Dr Lade Smith CBE at Driving Change Towards a Culture of Care, the Restraint Reduction Network Conference 2024 bit.ly/RRNConf24 Lade is a Consultant Psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Visiting Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London. She is also the Lead for the Acute Forensic Pathway of the South London Partnership and Clinical Director of the Forensic Services at SLaM. View the full programme and book your place: bit.ly/RRNConfProg24 #RRNConf24 #RestraintReduction #HumanRights

Restraint Reduction Network membership is FREE! The Restraint Reduction Network is an international network committed to eliminating the use of unnecessary restrictive practices. Our members work to influence and improve practice through their commitment to reducing restrictive practices. Membership is open to everyone who shares this commitment. Joining the network is completely free and you can join as an individual, as an organisation, or both. Our members get access to great benefits, including discounts on events and training, webinar recordings right to your inbox and updates on the most important news in #RestraintReduction Find out more about how you can get involved: bit.ly/RRNMembership