The Way It Is: Restraint-Free Residential Intervention
Session April 25, 2024
In June of 2012, Youth Development Institute (YDI) embarked on a quest for the “holy grail” of restraint elimination. From an average of over 30 restraints per month, YDI attained the goal of restraint elimination in July of 2017. YDI staff who lived the transition will tell the story of YDI’s experience: our failures, our successes, our innovations, our continuing challenges and the lessons learned along the way.
Have questions about this session? Email trish.cocoros@ydi.org.
Presenters
David Cocoros
Co-Founder , Youth Development Institute (YDI)
Sarah Drummond, LPC
General Mental Health Program Clinical Director , Youth Development Institute (YDI)
Sean Hennessy
Milieu Coordinator and ACRC Albert E. Trieschman Award Winner 2015 , Youth Development Institute (YDI)
Charlie Molina
Student Advisory Board Sponsor and Director of Milieu Development, YDI Youth and Family Representatives , Youth Development Institute (YDI)