3. What are your views on restraint?

Young people say that adults need to try and take the heat out of the situation and should refer to the child's Placement Plan to see how best to deal with them if they are out of control.

As you have seen, some young people said it was helpful for them to be held sometimes.

Before anyone is involved in any restraint they must be trained (later in this section we will look at training requirements).

Holding is... "distinguished from restraint by the degree of force required and the intention."

(Ref: DH,1997)