Ethical & Legal Issues Pertaining to Physical Restraint

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Physical Restraint: Ethics and Law for people with leaning disabilities Introduction The following paper focuses on the ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of physical interventions with people who have learning disabilities and behavioural disorders. This will be achieved by briefly describing the situation being written about and highlighting any ethical or legal issue which have or may arise. I shall then analyse these issues and discuss the implications for my future professional practice give with my recommendations and finally conclude. Throughout the essay I shall be reflecting on practise, I have spoken to the individual and his advocates concerned, regarding the possibility of writing about his condition they approved of this, and I explained to them that the study would be confidential. In order to maintain confidentiality, to comply with the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health visiting's code of conduct, clause’s nine and ten, (UKCC, 1992), I have chosen to call the patient David Brown. David is an eleven-year-old boy who has autism, a learning disabilities and behavioural problems, he lives at home with his parents and attends my current placement area for respite care approximately three times a month for five hours a visit. David has recently shown disruptive and aggressive behaviour towards other individuals and the environment, it was felt that he needs help in calming down when this behaviour puts himself or others at risk. Following a multidisciplinary meeting, and approval form David's parents, a "behavioural/physical intervention plan" was put in place. The issues that arose during the process of implementing the intervention plan include the questions: ← What evidence is there that physical interventions work? ← Are the rights of other individuals being affected by not restraining
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