In this episode, Christopher talks with Marta Finnegan, LPC-MHSP, Program Director for Norris Academy located in Andersonville, TN. She shares their story of how using Comfort vs Control has changed their work culture and relationships between staff and individuals served. In essence, putting the "treatment" in residential treatment.

Residential Treatment: The Stories They Don't Make Documentaries About

Hosts Christopher Feltner and Kim Sanders discuss Ukeru's philosophy of Comfort vs. Control and how school/organizations are benefiting from this approach. Ukeru® (Japanese for “receive”) is the first crisis intervention training program to offer a physical alternative to restraint and seclusion. The method is used across North America, Brazil and New Zealand in entities ranging from public/private schools, hospitals, psychiatric residential treatment centers, foster care agencies, forensic units, and so much more.

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Residential Treatment: The Stories They Don't Make Documentaries About

Residential Treatment: The Stories They Don't Make Documentaries About