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Understanding the projectAll audiences

A short overview that can be included in most custom handbooks.

Holding Differently, Containing Distress explores the use of physical restraint in Scottish residential child care and supports learning about emotional holding, reflective practice and restraint reduction.

For care workersCare worker

Practice-facing prompts for workers using the handbook.

Use this section to gather practice prompts, reflective questions and links that support day-to-day work with children and young people.

  • What helps a young person feel emotionally held?
  • What early signs of distress can be noticed?
  • What alternatives to restraint are already working?
For managers and leadsCare manager

A section for team leads, service managers and practice development roles.

Use this section for governance, team learning, reflective supervision and resource planning notes. It can include questions for reviewing patterns, recording practice learning and planning dissemination.