Are there any data that empirically show that Therapeutic Options™ is effective in increasing safety and reducing seclusion and restraint?
Glad you asked that question! In September 2000 Therapeutic Options, Inc. conducted an instructor training program at a large residential habilitation center in Washington State. As part of its ongoing risk management system, the center keeps comprehensive statistics on assaults, resident and staff injuries, workers compensation claims, etc. The center reported a 70% reduction in assaults, a 50% reduction in back injuries, and a 48% reduction in time-loss compensation claims. Because Therapeutic Options™ training was part of a comprehensive and thoughtful plan to increase staff and client safety, the huge reductions in assaults, injuries, and compensation claims cannot be attributed to the training alone, but clinical and administrative staff at the facility credit much of the improvement to their implementation of Therapeutic Options™. The state of Virginia uses Therapeutic Options™ in all of its state facilities and reports a significant reduction in seclusion and restraint across th
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