The Struggle Against Restraint  (1 DAY)
5 June 2008
Time: 9.00 – 16.00 hrs
Facilitator: Frances Murphy
Cost: €100 (Lunch & light refreshments provided)
Aim: This workshop provides participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes
necessary to provide physical and sensory stimulation for older people in various care
settings
Objectives: Participants will:
• Explore definitions of restraint.
• Engage in a review of the research into the use of chemical and physical restraint.
• Reflect on perceptions and rationale for the use of restraint
• Understand the legal and ethical issues, consequences and effects of restraint.
• Engage in creatively seeking alternatives to restraint
Target Audience: Nurses, Doctors, Allied Health Professionals, Health Care Assistants.

Our Lady’s Hospice Limited
Education and Research Centre
Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6
T 01-4068 810 / 806
F 01-4068 856
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