Masterclass Developing Professional Opinion Restrictive Practices

1 Day Masterclass Developing Professional Opinion Restrictive Practices – context led decision making

Sharon Paley is a seasoned Behaviour Support Practitioner with extensive experience in reducing restrictive practices and promoting ethical, person-centred decision making. She specialises in guiding organisations and practitioners to implement strategies that prioritise dignity, safety, and positive outcomes for people with disability and complex support needs. Sharon is passionate about building professional capability, supporting reflective practice, and fostering confident, context-led decision making in challenging situation. She is the author of Ethical Principles and good practice in reducing restrictive practices (2014) & A Framework for Ethical Decision Making (2025).

This one-day masterclass equips Behaviour Support Practitioners and allied professionals with the advanced thinking skills required to form clear, defensible, and ethically grounded professional opinions in Restrictive Practices. Across the day, you will explore how to reduce and eliminate unnecessary restrictive practices by strengthening your clinical reasoning by applying a consistent decision-making process in complex situations. Using a published ethical decision-making framework, practitioners will be guided to explore evidence-based decision making. This practical workshop supports practitioners to build confidence, ensure quality practice, and articulate their professional opinion with clarity and authority. Increase your confidence and understanding of:

• Foundations of professional opinion
• Context led ethical decision making
• Developing evidence based clinical opinion.
• Approaches for clear, defensible and transparent decision making