Restraint and Seclusion

Resources

Policy resources for schools

• Building Code Vic D2.21 operation of latch statement by school template (DOCX)
• Chemical restraint: administering PRN medication to control behaviour (DOCX)
• Guidance on behaviour support, restrictive practices and contacting Victorian government schools: for NDIS practitioners (DOCX)
• Essential safety measures and seclusion (DOCX)
• Fact sheet: Staff intervention in physical altercations between students (DOCX)
• Locks, coded locks, and door handles guidance (DOCX)
• Mechanical restraint guidance (DOCX)
• Mechanical restraint transition plan template (DOCX)
• Physical restraint and vaccinations guidance (DOCX)
• Responding to self-injurious behaviour (DOCX) (staff login required)
• School Boarding Services, physical restraint and seclusion (DOCX).

Support resources for schools

• Within-school procedure for reporting physical restraint and seclusion (DOCX)
• Work-related violence in schools post-incident checklist (PDF)
• Guide for conducting a school-based review meeting (DOCX)
• Case studies (DOCX).

Professional development

• Restraint and Seclusion in Victorian Government schools (staff login required) eLearning module available to all school staff through LearnEd
• Professional Development
• Arc Digital Hub professional development event PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
• Arc Digital Hub Learn about the Restraint and Seclusion Policy participant questions (DOCX)
• Fact sheet for Student Support Services and Visiting Teachers (DOCX).

Information for students and parents/carers

• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for students (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers (DOCX).

Information for parents/carers – translations

• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Arabic (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Arabic (PDF)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Assyrian (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Assyrian (PDF)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Chin Hakha (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Chin Hakha (PDF)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Dari (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Dari (PDF)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Karen (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Karen (PDF)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Khmer (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Khmer (PDF)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Mandarin (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Mandarin (PDF)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Persian (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Persian (PDF)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Turkish (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Turkish (PDF)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Vietnamese (DOCX)
• Restraint and Seclusion Policy information for parents/carers – Vietnamese (PDF).