H and Social Dip 3

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1.1 Legislation currently in place such as; The National Care Standards HMI 2001, Human Rights Act 1998 and The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 enable my working practice to promote positve behaviour through using these as a basis for forming policies and procedures for staff to follow when working. They help to promtoe positive behaviour by maintaining equality of opportunity - This enables my service users to be treated fairly and ensure they are able to be autonomous to the best of their ability whilst enabling a high standard of safety at all times, this promotes positive behaviour as they are able to be independent and make choices as appropriate. 1.2 & 1.3 Restrictive Intervention: the act of any intervention which restricts a person’s right and freedom of movement. Restrictive intervention can be in forms such as; • Social intervention – where harmful or destructive behaviour can be contained and moderated with the use of language including facial expressions and words, this intervention may be and should be used as a primary action. • Mechanical intervention – the use of devices to prevent or contain a person’s movement such as highchairs, stair gates, barrier erection, locked doors. • Physical intervention – using actual bodily contact which should only be used with clear justification and in guidance of the settings policies and procedures and staff training. Physical intervention may only be used upon ensuring safeguards are in place for the member of staff and also the person involved and when social and mechanical intervention is not sufficient . Moderate risk to prevent danger to others should be expected but physical intervention may not be used if there is a substantial risk of injury or it conflicts with any individual care plans in place. • Planned Intervention - using evidence from observations, assessments, care plans and risk

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