There seems to be some confusion over the word restraint. It seems that many of you experienced restraint devices where you were tied down, etc. During my time at SAFE, we did not use anything like that. I believe the name of the certification/training we received was ACT. I am not 100% sure, so please dont run my up a flag pole if I am wrong. It was simply a way of physically subdoing (sp?) a client. Also, per policy and procedure, an incident report was completed by the exec. staff in charge for every restraint, whether an injury occured or not.
Also, there is not test for "drug addiction" or "problem", like a blood test. There is a 14-30 day evaluation period. If a child met the criteria for admission, during that time, they were discharged. While I was at SAFE, it did happen where a child was discharged for not meeting the admission criteria. Please consult the DSM-IV, so you will have a better understanding of what criteria a child needed to meet. Without a diagnosis from this manual, no one can be admitted to SAFE.