| What is RES-PECT |
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| Written by Administrator |
| Saturday, 25 October 2008 00:33 |
What is RES-PECT?RES-PECT stands for Restraint Elimination System - Practical Effective Control Techniques. The mission of the RES-PECT Program is to provide health agencies, schools, hospitals and youth facilities with tools to significantly reduce the need for physically restraining clients. The desire to integrate a philosophy of no restraint in conjunction with a program of body mechanics which does not rely upon “force against force” prompted the development of RES-PECT by co-creators Montie Ford and Larry Wick. Montie Ford has over 30 years experience in the mental health care field. He is currently the substance abuse counselor for Family Centered Services of Alaska. Mr. Ford has served as the Executive Director at the Alaska Youth Village in Juneau, Alaska. Mr. Ford has worked as a caregiver, supervisor, and counselor in therapeutic foster homes, group homes, youth and adult correctional facilities. Mr. Ford has over 30 years of experience in the areas of de-escalation, crisis management, anger management, and physical control techniques. Larry Wick has been active in the martial arts community for the past 40 years. He is an International Master Instructor and a 5th degree black belt in World Tang Soo Do Karate. Master Wick also sits on the World Tang Soo Do Karate Board of Directors. He is well known internationally through his martial arts studio, as creator of Split Second Survival Self Defense Program, and a Body Mechanics program called Wick’s Body Logic. He was inducted into the World Tang Soo Do Martial Arts Hall of Fame. The short-term goal of mental health professionals is to create an environment where the client can succeed. Training in RES-PECT will alter the way staff members routinely interact with clients to control inappropriate behaviors including verbal and physical aggression. The physical techniques are based upon the philosophy of no pain or harm to the client and reducing the potential for injury to staff. Aggressive clients will be treated with RES-PECT in an effort to de-escalate without injury, reduce inappropriate outbursts with the ultimate objective of opening a channel for appropriate verbal communication. Our challenge is to change behaviors in both client and staff. We do not hold with the conventional approach that teaches restraint techniques to control inappropriate behaviors. Dr. Haim Ginot summed it up when he wrote: . . . it’s my approach that creates the climate . . . I possess tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous . . . I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a person humanized or de-humanized. People learn best by example. RES-PECT blends a verbal and physical approach where trained staff model appropriate interactions for clients. The management of aggressive behaviors requires an understanding of multiple factors such as family involvement, cultural understanding, community support, teamwork and on-going training. The RES-PECT Program is dedicated to building teamwork among staff members coupled with on-going training and will play an integral part in your clients’ successful re-entry into their families and community. Montie Ford and Larry Wick  |
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