Frequently Asked Questions Why does APRAIS seek to eliminate the use of aversive procedures, seclusion, and non-emergency restraint?
• Aversive procedures, seclusion and non-emergency restraint are now recognized to be dangerous; leading to injury, death and trauma. • These procedures are still being used as part of treatment plans though no evidence exists for therapeutic value. It is widely accepted that restraint is not treatment; it is the failure of treatment. • The use of restraint, with the exception of brief physical intervention when someone is at imminent risk of hurting himself or others violates 8th and 14th amendment protections. • Statutes and regulations are outdated, confusing, uncoordinated, and protect some while others remain at risk.
