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Seclusion & Restraint Reduction

Teleconference

As a follow-up to the Thirteenth Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health hosted a teleconference in April 2006, featuring a presentation by Ms. Kevin Ann Huckshorn, RN, MSW. Ms. Huckshorn is Director of the National Technical Assistance Center of the National Association for State Mental Health Program Directors. As part of her job, she oversees the National Coordinating Center to Reduce and Eliminate the Use of Seclusion and Restraint.

In her presentation, Ms. Huckshorn discussed ways that agencies can reduce their use of seclusion and restraint and outlined six core reduction strategies. She also provided valuable examples of appropriate interventions and debriefing sessions.

Ms. Huckshorn's presentation may be viewed or downloaded as a PowerPoint file.

Ms. Huckshorn's reference list and her Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Plan template may be viewed or downloaded as a PDF file. To download or view the PDF files, Adobe Acrobat Reader is required.

The entire teleconference was recorded and is available as a WAV audio format file. To listen to the teleconference, an audio player such as Real Player, Quick Time Player, or Windows Media Player 10 is required.

Listen to the teleconference. It is 1 hour and 22 minutes. (38 MB)