SPRAG annual reporting videos
In 2019, Dr Laura Steckley, Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Strathclyde, led a plenary presentation session at the Scottish Institute of Residential Child Care Conference (SIRCC) aimed at exploring some of the complexities around the practice of physical restraint.
Since then the conversation has continued. These videos contribute to the story of the progress of SPRAG, detailing the journey from the initial conversation through to the establishing and growth of SPRAG and the work it is doing to reduce the use of physical restraint in residential child care and wider care settings.
SPRAG - Review 2024
In 2024, members of SPRAG met in person as a group for the first time since the COVIC-19 pandemic. Members reflected that this supportive group allowed people to consider more in-depth discussions around the impact of restraint and restrictive practice.
Watch the videoSPRAG - Review 2023
In 2023, with funding from The Promise Partnership, SPRAG further developed the Reflection and Action Learning Forum (RALF), a reflective and safe space for practitioners and managers to come together to focus on practice relating to restraint.
Watch the videoSPRAG - Looking back and forward
Filmed for SIRCC 2022, members of SPRAG reflected on the progress and action of the group over the previous year and outlined the group’s aspirations for the year ahead.
Watch the videoSPRAG - the next steps
This video, from SIRCC 2021, expressed hopes and aspirations for SPRAG and challenged SPRAG to think about next steps.
Watch the videoUnderstanding the complexities of physical restraint
In this video from SIRCC 2020, key members of SPRAG discuss the complexities of physical restraint.
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