Category: Restraint & Seclusion

TASH Conference takes aim at Restraint and Seclusion
December 6, 2011
TASH Conference takes aim at Restraint and Seclusion

By Pat Amos, TASH Board Member The 2011 TASH No Excuses Conference was an experience to remember, a week of...

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Why Our Children Can’t Wait……Congress, Keep Our Children Safe
November 29, 2011
Why Our Children Can’t Wait……Congress, Keep Our Children Safe

Related: APRAIS Seeks Passage of Long Awaited Legislation on Restraint & Seclusion The end of the year always offers a...

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Restraint and Seclusion in Louisiana Schools
September 19, 2011
Restraint and Seclusion in Louisiana Schools

The Advocacy Center is interested in information on the use of restraint or seclusion in Louisiana schools. They suspect numerous...

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APRAIS issues recommendations on restraint and seclusion resource
August 30, 2011
APRAIS issues recommendations on restraint and seclusion resource

TASH's Executive Director, Barb Trader, led representatives of APRAIS (Alliance to Prevent Restraint, Aversive Interventions and Seclusion) in a productive meeting last...

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What issues matter most to you? Poll
August 16, 2011
What issues matter most to you? Poll

Thank you for participating in this TASH Blog Reader Response Poll. Be sure to check back as we announce the...

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Problems Persist at Texas Institution
August 9, 2011
Problems Persist at Texas Institution

The Austin State Supported Living Center is “still struggling to protect residents, provide adequate nursing care and accurately document restraints,”...

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Massachusetts to hold hearings on regulations to ban aversive therapy
July 18, 2011
Massachusetts to hold hearings on regulations to ban aversive therapy

The Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services has scheduled two public hearings on proposed regulations that would ban the practice of...

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Private companies using questionable techniques to train California schools
July 11, 2011
Private companies using questionable techniques to train California schools

California schools are using training programs and physical restraint protocols create by private companies that, in many cases, appear to...

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Emotionally exhausting but the best medicine for my soul
July 11, 2011
Emotionally exhausting but the best medicine for my soul

Cami Fawzy (right) is a faculty assistant at the University of Maryland University College and the mother of two sons,...

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TASH Leads Advocacy Effort on Restraint and Seclusion
July 5, 2011
TASH Leads Advocacy Effort on Restraint and Seclusion

On June 28, 2011, TASH held its fifth annual Capitol Hill Day in Washington, D.C., with the board of directors...

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