RESOLUTION AGAINST THE PHYSICAL RESTRAINT OF CHILDREN

Unanimously passed by the

National Association of Social Workers
Delegate Assembly

August 7, 2005

WHEREAS, Children have died as a result of physical restraint; and

WHEREAS, Some individuals and organizations have advocated the use of physical restraint as a so-called intervention; and

WHEREAS, Numerous organizations have formally denounced the physical restraint of children for purposes other than safety; and

WHEREAS, States have passed or proposed legislation banning the restraint of children for purposes other than safely; and

WHEREAS, The physical restraint of children for purposes other than safety violates the NASW Code of Ethics, which prohibits physical contact that may be harmful; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the National Association of Social Workers is opposed to the physical restraint of children for purposes other than safety.

Submitted by:

Western Coalition
Farrina Coulam, President, Utah Chapter
Alan Misbach, President-Elect, Utah Chapter