Discussion Ethical Considerations for Restraint and Physical Management

Behavior analysts work hard to ensure that they have carefully and ethically performed the required tasks to determine an intervention that offers the greatest potential for successfully dealing with a behavior. With most behaviors, interventions can be developed that are reasonable and less stressful for the individual to participate in. But what do you do if the individual is getting physical and injuring themselves or others?

In circumstances like this, potentially problematic interventions need to be considered, such as physically restraining or secluding the individual. When these serious interventions are considered, it is absolutely crucial to evaluate and re-evaluate ethical considerations as painstakingly as possible to ensure that the intervention can be implemented with the lowest risk for negative consequences.

For this Discussion, you will think about a situation involving restraint or another physical management technique, and you will discuss methods for implementing the technique in the most ethical manner possible.

To prepare:

• Review the Learning Resources for this week, including the required weekly media programs, to gain an understanding of restraint and physical management. Note: It will be critical for you to review all the media for this week to complete this Discussion.
• Consider a situation where restraint or physical management was necessary for this Discussion

Post a description of a situation where restraint or physical management was necessary. How can this situation be implemented in the most ethical manner?

Be sure to support your postings with specific references to the Learning Resources and identify current relevant literature to support your work.