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Independent published evaluations of CALM Training

Lindsay, M., & Hosie, A (2000) The Edinburgh Inquiry. The Independent Evaluation Report. The University of Strathclyde and the former Centre for Residential Child Care. (on website:- City of Edinburgh Council - Child Care - Recommendation 55.)

Perkins, J., & Leadbetter, D. (2002) An Evaluation of Aggression Management Training in a Special Educational Setting. Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties. Vol. 7(1) 19-34

Child welfare League of America (2004) - 3 year federally funded restraint reduction evaluative project - As Site E CALM Training "was the most successful at reducing and maintaining low rates of child injury......." (CWLA 2004:13)

Child Welfare League of America (2004) - Achieving Better Outcomes for Children and Families - Reducing Restraint & Seclusion - CWLA, Washington DC


Publications by the Programme Co ordinator

1990 - Leadbetter, D. & Phillips, R . - Violent Sessions in the Classroom, Social Work To- Day ,1 Feb. 1990

1993 - Leadbetter, D.- Trends in Assaults on Social Work Staff, the experience of one Scottish Authority, British Journal of Social Work, Vol. 23 No. 6 Dec 1993

1994 - Leadbetter, D. -`Need for Care over methods of restraint' , Community Care , 18-24 August ,13

1994 - Paterson, B. Stark, C. & Leadbetter, D. - Guidelines on Purchasing Training in the management of Aggression and Violence , Multi Sectoral Special Interest Group in Aggression and Violence Management and Training,

1994 - Video Training Pack - Managing Violence in Residential Child Care - Moray House Institute - Heriot Watt University

1995 - Paterson, B. & Leadbetter, D..- Dealing with a Hostage situation. Nursing Times Jan 18 , Vol. 91, No.3

1995 - Trewartha, R. & Leadbetter, D. - Safety First , Care Weekly, 23 March

1995 - Leadbetter, D. & Trewartha, R. - A Question of Restraint, Care Weekly 18 May

1995 - Leadbetter, D. Technical Aspects of Physical Restraint, in Physical Restraint Practice, Legal, Medical & Technical Considerations.  The Centre for Residential Child Care, Practice Paper No 2, June 1995, University of Strathclyde

1995 - Leadbetter, D. & Paterson, B . - De - Escalating Aggressive Behaviour - in,  Kidd, B. & Stark, C. (Eds), Management of Violence in Health Care, Gaskell/Royal College of Psychiatrists

1996 - Leadbetter, D. & Trewartha, R. - Managing Violence at Work, a Training Manual, Russell House

1996 - Leadbetter, D. & Paterson, B. - Pressing need for physical restraint evaluation - Professional Social Work - February 1996

1997 - Paterson, B.; Leadbetter, D. McComish - De escalation in the Short Term Management of Violence - A Process Based Approach, Nursing Times, 93, 7 pp58-61

1997 - Paterson, B. & Leadbetter, D. - Managing Physical Violence - in, Turnbull, J. & Paterson, B ( Ed ) - Aggression and Violence: Approaches to Effective Management, MacMillan publications

1998 - Paterson, B. & Leadbetter, D. - Restraint & Sudden Death from Asphyxia, Nursing Times, 94,44, pp 62-64

1999 - Paterson, B. & Leadbetter, D., Bowie, V. - Supporting Staff Exposed to Violence at Work: The Role of Psychological De briefing.   International Journal of Nursing Studies, 36,6 pp 479 - 486 

1999 - Paterson, B. & Leadbetter, D. - De escalation in the Management of Aggression and Violence, Towards Evidence Based Practice in, Turnbull, J. & Paterson , B. ( Ed ) - Aggression and Violence: Approaches to Effective Management, MacMillan publications

1999 - Paterson B., Leadbetter D.& Tringham C. -Critical Incident Management - in, Mercer, D., Mason, T., McKeown, M., McCann, N. ( Eds) - Forensic Mental Health Care Planning, Directions and Dilemmas, Churchill, Livingstone, Edinburgh

2000 - Paterson, B. & Leadbetter, D. - Restraint & Sudden Death from Asphyxia, Journal of Safe Management of Disruptive and Assaultative Behaviour Volume VIII/ Issue III, Winter 2000.

2000 - Leadbetter, D. - Care & Control - A Healthy Paradigm ? (An Aetiology & Treatment in 4 Parts); in Barlow, G ( Ed) - Safe Caring: Issues of Care, Control and Sexual Abuse in Residential Child Care Settings - International Perspectives on Residential Child Care -The Centre for Residential Child Care

2000 - Jamieson, J., Leadbetter, D., Paterson, B. - Coping with Physical Violence: some suggestions - Emotional and Behavioural difficulties journal- Vol. 5 No 3

2001 - Paterson, B., Leadbetter, D. - Standards for Violence Management, in Violence at Work , Gill, M, Fisher, V., Bowie, V, ( Eds. ). Willan publishing

2002 - Leadbetter, D. - Anger Management - in Davies, H. (Ed) - Blackwell Companion to Social Work

2002 - Leadbetter, D - BILD Bulletin, Good Practice in Physical Interventions - Editorial, 2002, No 12 Summer  2002

2002 - Leadbetter, D. - Good Practice in Physical Interventions - Editorial, BILD Bulletin No 125 Summer 2002

2003 - Leadbetter, D. - Good Practice in Physical Interventions - in Allen, D (Ed), Behaviour Management in Intellectual Disabilities: Ethical Responses to Challenging Behaviour. British Institute of Learning Disabilities (in print)

2003 - Paterson, B., Stark, C., Saddler, D., Leadbetter, D., Allen, D., - Deaths Associated with Restraint Use in Health and Social Care in the United Kingdom : The Results of a Preliminary Survey, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing , Vol 10, No 1 Feb 2003

2003 - Leadbetter, D., Budlong, M. - Safe Practice in Physical Restraint: A Transatlantic Perspective. Residential Group Care Quarterly, Vol 3, No 3 Winter 2003

2003 - Paterson, B., Bradley, P., Stark, C., Saddler, D., Leadbetter, D., Allen, D., - Restraint - related deaths in Health and Social Care in the UK: Learning the lessons, Mental Health Practice, June 2003, Vol  6, No 9 pp 10-17

2003 - Leadbetter, D. - Action is Needed - Scotsman 27 June

2003 - Paterson, B., Bradley, P., Stark, C., Saddler, D, Leadbetter, D., Allen, D - Restraint Related deaths in Health and Social Care - UK and US experience.     British Medical Journal (forthcoming)

2004 - Leadbetter D - Foreword to - Brook. J & Powell. S, (Eds) - Good Practice in Physical Interventions; A Guide for Staff and Managers - BILD (forthcoming)

2004 - Paterson, B, Leadbetter, D. - The Bennet Inquiry: Reflections on the recommendations of the inquiry with particular reference to the management of acutely disturbed behaviour, Mental Health Practice, Vol 7 no 7, April
2004, pp12 - 15


2004 - Leadbetter D, Paterson, B - Exploring safe physical interventions - Nursing & Residential Care, May 2004 pp232 - 234

2004 - Leadbetter D, Paterson, B - Developing an agency approach to safe physical intervention. Nursing & Residential Care, June 2004 pp280 - 283


In Press
Paterson B, Miller G and Leadbetter D, A public health perspective on the total organisational response to violence in the health and social care workplace, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing