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)
• Child Safe Standards (DOCX) – physical restraint and seclusion
• 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)
• 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) e-learning module available to all school staff through LearnEd.
• Video presentation on the Restraint and Seclusion Policy, updated 2021 – This 15 minute presentation is for all Victorian government school staff and anyone providing advice or consultation to schools about physical restraint and seclusion. The video is for individual or group use.
• Professional development and consultation services (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)