Port St. Lucie: ASA of the Treasure Coast Meeting / Restraint Documentary viewing

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Please join us at the ASA of the Treasure Coast's meeting on Restraint & Seclusion. There will be a private viewing of the new documentary:

Real Danger: Restraints and Our Children.

This is the first viewing being held in Florida. My son, Isaiah & I are a part of this must see Documentary!

Director's Statement: My vision for the film was two-fold. First, to instill a burgeoning hope that the use of seclusion and restraints will grow increasingly less frequent. The second goal was to inspire decision makers and practitioners to reconsider this issue and relegate these interventions to their rightful place as highly scrutinized or prohibited practices in child settings. Real Danger introduces an array of programs in the USA where alternative interventions, including sensory rooms and other approaches have drastically reduced or entirely eliminated the use of restraints.

When: Thursday, May 27, 2010

6:30pm-8:30pm

Where: FAU Campus

500 NW California Blvd

Port St Lucie, FL 34986

Room #: MP 101

Website: http://www.autism-society.org/treasure_coast

Email: asa.treasurecoast@...

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, SEATING IS LIMITED

Register at the email listed above.

Real Danger: Restraints and Our Children

Website: http://www.restrainingchildren.com/

Restraint and seclusion: Is it torturing or teaching your child?

Over the past decade, three GAO reports have shocked the nation. The May 2009 Government Accountability Office's shocking report on “selected cases of death and abuse” was not about some detention facility for terrorists, but rather about schools, juvenile justice and psychiatric treatment sites caring for America’s children. Real Danger: Restraints and Our Children illuminates the controversial practice of using physical and chemical restraints in a variety of settings. Parents of children killed or injured in restraint, former consumers, treatment staff, administrators on many sides of the debate, and visionary thinkers who offer evidence-based alternatives all contribute to this complex conversation. First person accounts assert that restraints can be abolished as the culture moves from problem solving via force to creating trauma-sensitive environments. An original score, lively animation, archival footage, (Walter Cronkite) intimate interviews, home movies, and live action shots taken inside these facilities deliver an unexpectedly uplifting portrayal of great, personal strength in the midst of despair.

Written, Produced, Directed & Edited by anne Galvin for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health

Executive Producer: Dr. Janice LeBel, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health