Restrictive practices
Alternative labels
Restrictive interventions
Involuntary treatment
Description
Restrictive practices are actions or interventions that have the effect of restricting the rights or freedom of movement of a person with the primary purpose of protecting the person or others from harm. Practices can include: seclusion, chemical restraint, mechanical restraint, physical restraint, restricted access, power control, consequence control.
Report
Response to the Disability Royal Commission final report: a voice of our own
This report and its 19 position statements reflects consultation with PWDA members across Australia and the change they want to see from the government's response to the Royal Commission.
Article
Royal Commission: analysing the recommendations on restrictive practices
This article analyses the Disability Royal Commission's final report with a focus on the recommendations relating to restrictive practices.
Discussion paper
Issues facing participants with complex support needs in the NDIS
This paper is designed to give an overview of issues for participants with complex needs in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The paper discusses four main themes – the definition of complex needs, choice and control, restrictive practices, and participant voice.
Report
Reducing restrictive practices: a review of evidence-based alternatives
The Royal Commission commissioned the Social Policy Research Centre to review academic literature about ways to reduce the use of restrictive practices on people with disability. This report aims to understand the nature and extent of evidence, and evidence gaps.
Report
Restrictive practices: a pathway to elimination
This report provides guidance to the Disability Royal Commission in relation to the Commission’s objective to reduce and eliminate restrictive practices. Restrictive practices are at odds with the human rights of people with disability and represent a significant form of violence and coercion.