In November 2016, New Zealand took a historic step to better ensure the safety of its children by eliminating the use of seclusion as an acceptable form of behavioral management in its schools. In the country’s Grisborne Herald, Ukeru President Kim Sanders shared why this is an example that other countries should follow.
Ukeru President, Kim Sanders, responds to statistics released by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) citing a significant increase in complaints involving restraint and seclusion of children with disabilities.
Sometimes the best ideas come from those who have been in the weeds the longest. With a history of using traditional, physical, crisis-management tactics, Grafton Integrated Health Network, a Winchester, Va.-based not-for-profit behavioral health and special education services provider, found it could no longer advocate for the approach.
It was only the third day of first grade — Aug. 26, 2015 — that my child was involuntarily committed to a hospital more than two hours from my home.
Allegations emerge of the seclusion of autistic children in a South Carolina public school. Ukeru President Kim Sanders explains the long-term trauma associated with this type of treatment and how better alternatives exist.
New troubling numbers on restraint and seclusion in Ohio public schools prompted a response by Ukeru President Kim Sanders to call on legislators to reassess the state’s training procedures. The same release also appears in the state’s Galion Inquirer.
Recent media coverage and several “caught on cell phone” videos have given the world a frightening glimpse of the trauma inflicted in the classroom as teachers and others use physical restraint on students.
You have a teenager deep in the midst of puberty, with the strength to boot, who is upset. Additionally, the kid is big and, oh yes, autistic. Quick: What do you do?
Parents with your typically functioning child and those with autism can do things together that would benefit the wellbeing of our children and that would enable all of our children to grow up to be their very best.