Journal article
Fostering trauma-free mental health workplace cultures and reducing seclusion and restraint
Social Alternatives, Vol.33(3), pp.37-45
2014
Abstract
Literature on the factors which precipitate the use of seclusion and restraint on mental health consumers is typically confined to their behaviour and/or the behaviour and attitudes of the involved clinical staff. These understandings do not sufficiently take account of workplace cultural factors and political influences within a societal context of prejudice against people with mental illness. The elimination of coercive and restrictive clinical practices is called for by mental health carer forums, national and state level mental health reports and policies, and concerned mental health clinicians. The authors argue this will require radical change by all staff in the mental health system as violence is a systemic issue which creates a culture where clinical practices are prone to reinforcing this systemic violence. A mapping template and a warrants schema are presented as examples of tools to enable trauma-informed cultural change in mental health systems.
Details
- Title
- Fostering trauma-free mental health workplace cultures and reducing seclusion and restraint
- Authors
- Dyann Ross (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessJames Campbell (Author)Alex Dyer (Author)
- Publication details
- Social Alternatives, Vol.33(3), pp.37-45
- Publisher
- Social Alternatives
- Date published
- 2014
- ISSN
- 0155-0306
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014 Social Alternatives. Reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448803902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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