1. Learning Experience #10 Outcomes of an Ally

2. Outcomes of an Ally Objectives
Participants will review the three traditional outcomes associated with behavior management.
Participants will be introduced to the five key areas that an Ally uses to help people thrive.

3. Traditional Thinking Has caused staff to… Control Coerce Fix Overpower
Punish
Restrain
Hurt
And even cause Death…

4. Jonathan Carey Age 13 Died 2/15/2007
Restrained in a van, while staff were running errands. While in the bank parking lot, staff felt the need to subdue him when he tried to get out of his seat.

5. Angellika “Angie” Arndt
Age 7
Died 5/07/2006
During one month, she was restrained 9 times for 1-2 hours at a time & put in timeout 18 times. The day after she was restrained for “gargling milk,”, she stopped breathing after being placed in a prone restraint position.

6. Candice Newmaker Age 10 Died 4/18/2000
During a 70-minute attachment therapy session to allegedly treat reactive attachment disorder. The treatment used that day included a rebirthing script, during which Candace was suffocated.

7. Gareth Myatt
Age 15
Died 4/2004
Restrained by three members of staff after refusing to clean the sandwich toaster. He tried to tell them he couldn't breathe, but they did not release him. As they held him down, Gareth asphyxiated.

8. Kevin Colindres Age 18 Died 1/05/2007
Restrained by police when they responded to a family disturbance in their home. When Kevin moved from the couch, police put him in a prone restraint and he stopped breathing.

9. Joey (Giovanni) Alteriz
Age 16
Died 2/04/2006
Cause of death was asphyxia due to prone, face-down restraint because he wanted to wear his hooded sweatshirt.

10. Corey Foster Age 16 Died 4/18/2012
Four staff members restrained Corey when he refused to leave the basketball court at his school.

11. Charlie McGillivary Age 46 Died 8/01/2011
When Charlie, a non-verbal man, was taking a walk he was tackled and arrested by police, because he wouldn’t respond to them when asked.

12. Cedric Napolean Age 14 Died 3/11/2002
A special-education teacher laid on top of Cedric, using a "therapeutic floor hold" to keep him from struggling during a disagreement over lunch.

13. Robert Saylor Age 26 Died 1/13/2013
Asphyxiated after being restrained and hand cuffed by police officers when he refused to leave a movie theater. 

14. While these cases are Extreme…
3 Roles still exist from traditional plans
Developmental Disabilities Cop
Compliance Agent
The Enforcer

15. Developmental Disabilities Cop
Gives orders & directions
Don’t touch!
Stay quiet!
Get back here now!
You can’t touch that!
Points & shakes finger
Listens for what is wrong

16. Compliance Agent Expects compliance Uses threats & consequences
You need to!
I told you – NOW!
Hurry up! Lunch is over at noon!
Fold that neatly with 3 folds!
Uses threats & consequences
Listens for challenging words or non-compliance

17. Enforcer Uses force to make things happen
Grabs arm or hands!
Uses hands or body to enforce rules!
Hands are forceful!
Does not listen, only focused on physical control

18. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

19. What roles can you identify?
Who played the DD Cop?
Who played the Compliance Agent?
Who played the Enforcer?

20. Let’s play a game!

21. 5 Key Areas in Helping People Thrive
What did they do to Build Trust?

22. 5 Key Areas in Helping People Thrive
How did they Develop Good Self-Esteem?

23. 5 Key Areas in Helping People Thrive
How were Supporting Connections With Friends & Allies made?

24. 5 Key Areas in Helping People Thrive
How did they Offer Supports To Decrease Physical & Emotional Harm?

25. 5 Key Areas in Helping People Thrive
How did they Provide Emotional First-Aid?

26. Emotional First-Aid Build Trust Decrease Fear
Decrease Emotional Injury
Decrease Physical Injury
Preserve the Relationship