Handle With Care Behavior Management System® Bringing Crisis Into BalanceTM
Legislative Alert A bill has been introduced requiring all school staff that use restraint be trained in restraint H.R. 4247 and S. 2860   The documents below are in Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Office 2003: Power Point and Word.  If you have trouble viewing contact us.   FREE power point on the laws governing restraint use in schools. Restraint Law v. 2007.  Call us for MS Office 2003 version. FREE white paper submitted to States on the therapeutic use of physical intervention.  White Paper v. 2007; White Paper v. 2003 FREE talking points HWC submitted to Congress on February 12, 2010 regarding proposed bills H.R. 4247 and S. 2860. Talking Points v. 2007; Talking Points v. 2003  Feel free to distribute the above documents freely.  We just ask that you keep the document intact under HWC's cover page.
	Established in 1984, Handle With Care® (“HWC”) has created safer human service environments in over 1000 organizations and schools in all 50 states and internationally.
Welcome to our website: Handle With Care has been providing crisis intervention, behavior management and restraint training services and resources to schools, special education classrooms, human services staff, healthcare providers, community and juvenile programs, families and educators for almost 30 years.  Established in 1984, HWC is committed to helping schools and organizations create and maintain safer and more caring environments.  We are dedicated to the reduction of workplace and school violence through the use of preventative actions that result in a decrease in the need for the use of physical restraint.  Our core philosophy is premised upon the belief that the least restrictive intervention should be used and there is no dignity in allowing a child or adult to hurt himself or someone else.    Handle With Care's program is used by schools, ADA/504 and IDEA classrooms, JCAHO accredited and Medicare/Medicaid participating facilities.  HWC complies with JCAHO policies, CMS regulations and HHS rulings and the Children's Healthcare Act regarding safety and restraint.  HWC's founder, Bruce Chapman regularly provides consultations, answers and advice on the entire spectrum of behavior management, crisis intervention and restraint.  Bruce is qualified as an expert on such topics as the proper and improper use of physical and therapeutic (mechanical) restraint and self-defense.  We appreciate you visiting our site and look forward to helping your family, organization or school create and maintain a safe, therapeutic and caring environment. HWC teaches a full spectrum of interventions including the best and most effective standing, seated and floor restraint along with a verbal de-escalation program.  Handle With Care's program and physical intervention techniques are appropriate for and very effective with autistic and DD children/clients.    HWC’s program is fully documented in a Participant’s Manual, Instructor’s Manual, Power Point and Video.   Handle With Care's training program consists of verbal de-escalation (including theoretical models and role plays) and nonviolent physical intervention.   Training
For additional information, call or email us at:  Tel: 845-255-4031 ; Email: Info@handlewithcare.com