Department of Public Welfare (DPW) leaders met with provider representatives and other stakeholders to launch the statewide residential restraint initiative. Secretary of Public Welfare Estelle Richman pledged the department’s support and acknowledged that the state would need to find and commit resources to this important effort. DPW will now hold regional forums to continue to promote this initiative.
Regional
Forms
Residential restraint initiative events will be held in:
- Northeast Region – April 3, Northeastern Intermediate Unit, Archbold,
- Central Region – April 5, Child Welfare Training Center, Mechanicsburg,
- Southeast Region – April 10, Chester County Intermediate Unit, Downingtown, and
- Western Region – April 12, Midwestern Intermediate Unit, Grove City.
For registration and agenda information, contact Carolyn Snyder at the Office Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (carsnyder@state.pa.us or 717-705-8289).
Alternatives
to Coercive Techniques Web Site
DPW, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania CASSP Training and Technical Assistance
Institute, has established a web site to provide information and resources
supporting the residential restraint initiative. This site, http://pacassp.psych.psu.edu/DPWACT/home.htm,
will enable providers to download handouts from the statewide forum, an annotated
bibliography, articles, and resources as they become available.
For additional information or questions, contact Connell O'Brien.
