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Here is some sample content from Restraint and Seclusion - Staff Training and Competency Requirements:

	PURPOSE: To ensure that direct care staff can demonstrate competence in minimizing and implementing the use of restraint and/or seclusion. POLICY: In accordance with Facility's philosophy on restraint and seclusion which espouses the creation of an environment that minimizes circumstances that give rise to restraint and/or seclusion use and that maximizes safety when they are used, initial and ongoing education for direct care staff is heavily supported and provided. All physicians and other LIPs authorized to order restraints or seclusion by Facility policy and in accordance with state...
Second excerpt:
	...required periodic recertification Staff are trained on the appropriate documentation regarding restraint and/or seclusion in the medical record The viewpoints of patients who have been restrained or secluded are included in staff education to help the staff understand all aspects of restraint and seclusion Training for individuals authorized to conduct the face-to-face evaluation of a restrained or secluded patient used to manage violent or self-destructive behavior include: The...