Methods of intervention used in challenging behaviour - Restraint.

My method of intervention I have chosen for an example is; restraint, a form of physical intervention. It is an assertive approach to intervention. Dictionary description The act of restraining or the condition of being restrained. Loss or abridgment of freedom. An influence that inhibits or restrains; a limitation. An instrument or a means of restraining. Control or repression of feelings; constraint. Restraint can take many forms. It may be both verbal and physical and …

…can protect other patients and staff from possible harm. Some patients feel safer and more secure, and need not worry about falling, if they use physical restraints. The method of restraining can be beneficial for many clients, depending on state of mind/health and situation at present time. A warning though; putting a restraint on certain patients may actually worsen their condition. For example, a chronically agitated patient may become more agitated with a restraint.