Speaking about the LASER Approach, Gareth gave an overview of the core tenants of the approach, including personalisation not normalisation.

In this article, we will explain what the Saturation Model is, and how it operates in conjunction with the Low Arousal Approach.

This excerpt from a recent practitioner article looks at some of the issues residential services can face, including toxic working environments, safeguarding violations and abusive practices, and attempts to discuss the wider implications of poor practice for care services across the UK. Toxic cultures can grow in many care environments, including residential services and schools Introduction At Studio 3 Clinical Services and Training Systems, we have worked with a wide range

Dr. Daniel Rippon, a lecturer at the University of Northumbria, writes about his recent research into the effects of restrictive practice on the stress and well-being of frontline mental healthcare staff. There has been much debate about the use of restrictive practices to de-escalate the distress of care recipients in healthcare settings. In 2017, figures from 40 mental healthcare trusts were released showing that there were 59,808 reported incidences in which care recipient