Learning Experience #10Outcomes of an Ally

Outcomes of an Ally

Objectives Participants will review the three

traditional outcomes associated with behavior management.

Participants will be introduced to the five key areas that an Ally uses to help people thrive.

Traditional Thinking

Has caused staff to… Control Coerce Fix Overpower Punish Restrain Hurt And even cause Death…

Jonathan Carey

Age 13 Died 2/15/2007 Restrained in a

van, while staff were running errands. While in the bank parking lot, staff felt the need to subdue him when he tried to get out of his seat.

Angellika “Angie” Arndt

Age 7 Died 5/07/2006 During one month, she

was restrained 9 times for 1-2 hours at a time & put in timeout 18 times. The day after she was restrained for “gargling milk,”, she stopped breathing after being placed in a prone restraint position.

Candice Newmaker

Age 10 Died 4/18/2000 During a 70-minute

attachment therapy session to allegedly treat reactive attachment disorder. The treatment used that day included a rebirthing script, during which Candace was suffocated.

Gareth Myatt

Age 15 Died 4/2004 Restrained by three

members of staff after refusing to clean the sandwich toaster. He tried to tell them he couldn't breathe, but they did not release him. As they held him down, Gareth asphyxiated.

Kevin Colindres

Age 18 Died 1/05/2007 Restrained by police

when they responded to a family disturbance in their home. When Kevin moved from the couch, police put him in a prone restraint and he stopped breathing.

Joey (Giovanni) Alteriz

Age 16 Died 2/04/2006 Cause of death

was asphyxia due to prone, face-down restraint because he wanted to wear his hooded sweatshirt.

Corey Foster

Age 16 Died 4/18/2012 Four staff

members restrained Corey when he refused to leave the basketball court at his school.

Charlie McGillivary

Age 46 Died 8/01/2011 When Charlie, a

non-verbal man, was taking a walk he was tackled and arrested by police, because he wouldn’t respond to them when asked.

Cedric Napolean

Age 14 Died 3/11/2002 A special-education

teacher laid on top of Cedric, using a "therapeutic floor hold" to keep him from struggling during a disagreement over lunch.

Robert Saylor

Age 26 Died 1/13/2013 Asphyxiated after

being restrained and hand cuffed by police officers when he refused to leave a movie theater. 

While these cases are Extreme…

3 Roles still exist from traditional plans Developmental Disabilities Cop Compliance Agent The Enforcer

Developmental Disabilities Cop Gives orders &

directions Don’t touch! Stay quiet! Get back here now! You can’t touch

that! Points & shakes

finger Listens for what is

wrong

Compliance Agent

Expects compliance You need to! I told you – NOW! Hurry up! Lunch is

over at noon! Fold that neatly with 3

folds! Uses threats &

consequences Listens for

challenging words or non-compliance

Enforcer

Uses force to make things happen Grabs arm or

hands! Uses hands or body

to enforce rules! Hands are forceful!

Does not listen, only focused on physical control

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

http://youtu.be/0zMGA1HmAN0

What roles can you identify?

Who played the DD Cop?

Who played the Compliance Agent?

Who played the Enforcer?

Let’s play a game!

5 Key Areas in Helping People Thrive

What did they do to Build Trust?

5 Key Areas in Helping People Thrive

How did they Develop Good Self-Esteem?

5 Key Areas in Helping People Thrive

How were Supporting Connections With Friends & Allies

made?

5 Key Areas in Helping People Thrive

How did they Offer Supports To

Decrease Physical & Emotional Harm?

5 Key Areas in Helping People Thrive

How did they Provide

Emotional First-Aid?

Emotional First-Aid

Build Trust

Decrease Fear

Decrease Emotional

Injury

Decrease Physical Injury

Preserve the Relationship