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May 29

Understanding the Studio 3 Approach to Physical Interventions: Part 3 - Pseudo Martial Arts

In effect, we have created an industry of ‘pseudo martial arts’ when in reality, crisis situations are not about self-defence.

Nov 16, 2023

Pain Compliance and the Judge Rotenberg Education Center: Campaigning for Better Practice

This article will look briefly at the long history of abusive practices at the Judge Rotenberg Center and electric shock treatment.

Nov 16, 2023

Understanding the Studio 3 Approach to Physical Interventions - Terminology

This article is the first in a series of discussions around physical interventions training in the crisis management industry.

May 3, 2023

Research in Education: Improving Provision for Pupils with Special Education Needs and Disabilities

In this article, we would like to highlight some recent research and their findings in the area of education. Firstly, we look at the...

May 3, 2023

Family Perspectives on Education

In this article, two families share their experiences of education and applying the Low Arousal Approach with young people, and the...

Mar 29, 2023

Lived Experience of Restraint - Children in Schools

This short educational video describes the real, lived experience of a young person who has witnessed physical restraint in a school setting

Mar 29, 2023

Whorlton Hall - What is the Learning?

In this article, Professor Andrew McDonnell comments on the court case against 9 members of staff from Whorlton Hall exposed by BBC Panorama

Oct 12, 2022

Book Review: 'Unbroken' by Alexis Quinn

Alexis Quinn is an autistic author whose book ‘Unbroken: Learning to Live Beyond Diagnosis’ shares some of her experiences within mental...

Oct 12, 2022

Practitioner Article: Restraint and Seclusion in Irish and UK Schools

The following extract from a recent practitioner article from key Studio 3 practitioners highlights the growing issue of restrictive...

May 20, 2021

Physical Interventions: Reducing Restrictive Practices in Schools Using the LASER Approach

This extract describes how the LASER Programme approaches the difficult topic of reducing physical interventions in schools.

Mar 25, 2021

Excerpt: Freedom from Restraint and Seclusion

An excerpt from the upcoming book on Restraint and Seclusion Elimination: The Studio 3 Approach by Professor Andrew McDonnell, coming soon!