Publications
Independent published evaluations of CALM Training
Lindsay, M., & Hosie, A (2000) The Edinburgh Inquiry. The Independent Evaluation Report.
The University of Strathclyde and the former Centre for Residential Child Care. (on website:City of Edinburgh Council - Child Care - Recommendation 55.)
Perkins, J., & Leadbetter, D. (2002) An Evaluation of Aggression Management Training in a
Special Educational Setting. Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties. Vol. 7(1) 19-34
Child welfare League of America (2004) - 3 year federally funded restraint reduction
evaluative project - As Site E CALM Training "was the most successful at reducing and
maintaining low rates of child injury......." (CWLA 2004:13)
Child Welfare League of America (2004) - Achieving Better Outcomes for Children and
Families - Reducing Restraint & Seclusion - CWLA, Washington DC
Annual CALM Audits 2001 – 2008 (available from CTS)
+ Several unpublished studies by user agencies, all demonstrating positive outcomes.
Publications by the Programme Co ordinator
Publications
1990 - Leadbetter, D. & Phillips, R. - Violent Sessions in the Classroom, Social Work To- Day,
1 Feb. .1990
1993 - Leadbetter, D.- Trends in Assaults on Social Work Staff , the experience of one
Scottish Authority , British Journal of Social Work, Vol. 23 No. 6 Dec 1993
1994 - Leadbetter, D. -`Need for Care over methods of restraint `, Community Care, 18-24
August , 13
1994 - Paterson , B. Stark, C. & Leadbetter, D. - Guidelines on Purchasing Training in the
management of Aggression and Violence , Multi Sectoral Special Interest Group in
Aggression and Violence Management and Training, Paisley
1994 – Video Training Pack - Managing Violence in Residential Child Care - Moray
House Institute - Heriot Watt University
1995 - Paterson, B. & Leadbetter, D..- Dealing with a Hostage situation .
Nursing Times Jan 18, Vol. 91, No.3, 54-56
1995 - Trewartha, R. & Leadbetter, D. - Safety First, Care Weekly, 23 March
1995 - Leadbetter, D. & Trewartha, R. - A Question of Restraint, Care Weekly,18 May
1995 - Leadbetter, D. Technical Aspects of Physical Restraint , in Physical Restraint
Practice , Legal , Medical & Technical Considerations ., The Centre for Residential Child
Care , Practice Paper No 2 , June 1995 ,University of Strathclyde
1995 - Leadbetter, D. & Paterson, B. - De - Escalating Aggressive Behaviour, in ,
Kidd, B. & Stark , C. (eds) , Management of Violence in Health Care , Gaskell/Royal College
of Psychiatrists
1995 - Turnbull J. ; Patterson b. ; Leadbetter D. ; Hitting back at the bullies, Nursing times
vol. 91, no3, pp. 24-27
1996 - Leadbetter, D. & Trewartha, R. - Managing Violence at Work, a Training
Russell House, Lyme Regis
Manual,
1996 - Leadbetter, D. & Paterson, B. - Pressing need for physical restraint
evaluation - Professional Social Work - February 1996
1997 - Paterson, B, Leadbetter, D, McComish -De escalation in the Short Term
Management of Violence – A Process Based Approach, Nursing Times, 93,7 pp58-61
1997 - Paterson, B & Leadbetter, D - Managing Physical Violence - in, Turnbull, J.
& Paterson, B (Ed) -Aggression and Violence: Approaches to Effective Management,
MacMillan publications,
1998 - Paterson, B & Leadbetter, D - Restraint & Sudden Death from Asphyxia
Nursing Times, November 4, 94, pp 62-64
1999 - Paterson, B & Leadbetter, D, Bowie, V - Supporting Staff Exposed to
Violence at Work: The Role of Psychological De briefing, International Journal of Nursing
Studies, 36, 6. pp 479 - 486
1999 - Paterson, B & Leadbetter, D – De-escalation in the Management of Aggression
and Violence, Towards Evidence Based Practice in, Turnbull, J & Paterson, B (Ed) Aggression and Violence: Approaches to Effective Management, MacMillan publications,
1999 - Paterson B, Leadbetter D, & Tringham C, -Critical Incident Management: in
Mercer D, Mason T, McKeown M, McCann N ( Eds) – Forensic Mental Health
Care Planning, Directions and Dilemmas, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh
1999 - Paterson, B & Leadbetter, D – De-escalation in the Management of Aggression
and Violence, Towards Evidence Based Practice in, Turnbull, J & Paterson , B
(Ed) - Aggression and Violence: Approaches to Effective Management, MacMillan
publications
2000 - Paterson, B & Leadbetter, D - Restraint & Sudden Death from Asphyxia, Journal of
Safe Management of Disruptive and Assaultative Behaviour Volume VIII/ Issue III, Winter
2000.
2000 - Leadbetter, D. – Care & Control – A Healthy Paradigm? (An Aetiology &Treatment in 4
Parts); in Barlow, G (Ed) - Safe Caring: Issues of Care, Control and Sexual Abuse in
Residential Child Care Settings – International Perspectives on Residential Child Care -The
Centre for Residential Child Care
2000 - Jamieson, J., Leadbetter, D., Paterson, B. - Coping with Physical Violence:
some suggestions – Emotional and Behavioral difficulties journal– Vol 5 No3
2001 – Paterson, B., Leadbetter, D. & Bowie, V, Zero in on Violence, Nursing
Management Vol 8, Part 1. pp16 - 22
2002 - Paterson, B., Leadbetter, D. – Standards for Violence Management,
in Violence at Work , Gill, M, Fisher, V., Bowie, V, ( Eds ),Willan publishing
2002 - Leadbetter, D. Anger Management – in Davies, H. (Ed) – Blackwell
Companion to Social Work
2002 - Perkins, J. & Leadbetter, D – An Evaluation of Aggression Management
Training in a Scottish Special Educational Setting – Emotional & Behavioural difficulties.
Volume 7 Number 1 February 2002
2002 - Leadbetter, D –, Good Practice in Physical Interventions – Editorial, BILD
Bulletin No 125 Summer 2002
2003 – Paterson, B., Bradley, P., Stark, C., Saddler, D, Leadbetter, D., Allen, D
Deaths Associated with Restraint Use in Health and Social Care in the United Kingdom. The
Results of a preliminary survey, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Vol 10, No
1 Feb 2003
2003 - Leadbetter, D., Budlong, M – With Restraint, Community Care, 13 – 19 Feb
2003 - Leadbetter, D., Budlong, M – Safe Practice in Physical Restraint; A Transatlantic
Perspective. Residential Group Care Quarterly, Vol 3, No 3 Winter 2003
2003 - Leadbetter, D. - Good Practice in Physical Interventions – in Allen, D (Ed),
Behaviour Management in Intellectual Disabilities: Ethical Responses to Challenging
Behaviour. British Institute of Learning Disabilities
2003 - Paterson, B., Bradley, P., Stark, C., Saddler, D, Leadbetter, D., Allen, D
Restraint – Related Deaths in Health and Social Care in the UK: learning the lessons, Mental
Health Practice, June 2003, Vol 6, No 9 pp 10 - 17
2003 - Leadbetter, D. – Action is Needed – Scotsman 27 June
2003 - Paterson, B., Bradley, P., Stark, C., Saddler, D, Leadbetter, D., Allen, D – Restraint
Related deaths in Health and Social Care - UK and US experience British Medical Journal
2004 - Leadbetter D - Foreword to - Brook. J & Powell. S, (Eds) - Good Practice in
Physical Interventions; A Guide for Staff and Managers - BILD
2004 - Paterson, B, Leadbetter, D. - The Bennet Inquiry: Reflections on the recommendations
of the inquiry with particular reference to the management of acutely disturbed behaviour,
Mental Health Practice, Vol 7 no 7, April 2004, pp12 - 15
2004 - Leadbetter D, Paterson, B - Exploring safe physical interventions - Nursing &
Residential Care, May 2004 pp232 - 234
2004 - Leadbetter D, Paterson, B - Developing an agency approach to safe physical
intervention. Nursing & Residential Care, June 2004 pp280 - 283
2004 - Leadbetter D and Paterson B, The Safe Practice Jigsaw-Developing an Agency
Approach to Safe physical Intervention - Nursing & Residential Care (March
2005 - Paterson B, Miller G and Leadbetter D , (2005) Beyond Zero Tolerance a
varied response to workplace violence, British Journal of Nursing, 14(15),811-815
2006 - Paterson B, Leadbetter D, Miller G – Preventing Violence in Residential Care
A Public Health Perspective, Child Welfare League of America, Residential Group Quarterly,
Volume 7, Number 1, Summer 2006, pp 11-13
2006 - Leadbetter, D & Holden, M. Should Prone Restraints be Eliminated from
Practice? - Point /Counter Point Debate, Child Welfare League of America Residential Group
Quarterly (Winter 2006)
2006 – Leadbetter, D - The Millfield Charter - A Dialectic – British Institute for
Learning Disability (website)
2006 - Leadbetter, D. Anger Management – in Davies, H. (Ed) – Blackwell
Companion to Social Work, Second Edition
2006 - Paterson, B, Leadbetter, D, Miller, G – Preventing Violence in Residential Care: A
Public Health Perspective , Residential Group Care Quarterly, Vol 7, No 1, Summer 2006,
Child Welfare League of America, Washington DC
2007 - Leadbetter, D. - The Millfields Charter ; finding the middle ground, Learning
Disability Practice, Vol 10 No 3 , April 2007, pp 34- 37
2007 - Leadbetter, D. Anger Management – in Davies, H. (Ed) – Blackwell Companion to
Social Work 3rd edition
2007 – Leadbetter, D - Challenging Behaviour and Physical Restraint, Head to Head,
June 2007, pp 20 – 21, Journal of the Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland
2007 – Leadbetter , D – Challenging Behaviour , Whose Problem is it ? - Nursing &
Residential Care, September 2007, Vol 9, No 9
2007 – Leadbetter , D , Challenging Behaviour – Confounding the Confounding Factors,
Nursing & Residential Care, October 2007
2007 – Leadbetter, D – A shared crisis Learning the lessons from US restraint reduction
initiatives, Community Care, October
2008 - Paterson B, Miller G, Leadbetter D and Bowie V. - Discourse, rhetoric and
failure. Zero Tolerance and violence in services for people with mental health needs. Mental
Health Practice
2008 - Paterson B. Leadbetter D., Crichton J., and Miller G., (2008). Adopting a
Public Health Model to Reduce Violence and Restraints In Children’s Residential Care
Facilities In M. A. Nunno, L. B. Bullard & D. M. Day (Eds.), For our own safety: Examining the
safety of high-risk interventions for children and young people. Washington, DC: Child
Welfare League of America
2008 - Paterson, B , Miller, G, Leadbetter, D , Bowie , V ( 2008) – Zero Tolerance and
Violence in Services for People with Mental Health Needs – Mental Health Practice , May
2008, vol 11, No 8 .
2008 - Stubbs, B., Leadbetter, D, Paterson, B, Yorston, G, Knight, C Davis, S – Physical
Interventions: a review of the literature on its use, staff and patients views and training,
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2008 – Paterson, B, Leadbetter, D, Bradley, P, Allen, D – Restraint Related Deaths: Lessons
for Policy and Practice from Tragedy?, European Network of Trainers in the Management of
Aggression, Book of Proceedings
2008 - Paterson, B, Leadbetter, D. McKenna, K - The Organization and Workplace
Violence Prevention, European Network of Trainers in the Management of Aggression, Book
of Proceedings
2008 – Leadbetter, D – Restraint Reduction, in Allen, D (Ed) - Ethical Approaches to Physical
Intervention, Second Edition, , BILD, Kidderminster
2008 - Leadbetter, D, Paterson, B – Towards Restraint Free Care – in Hughes, R
(Ed) - A Balance of Care: Practice and Policy Perspectives on Reducing Restraint in Health
and Social Care, Kings College, London
Forthcoming
Leadbetter, D, Paterson B - A Public health Approach to Violence Reduction, Jessica
Kingsley Publications (forthcoming)