Sensory modulation implementation and practice issues: learnings from research
Publication date: 14 February 2012
This resource is a summary of the learnings from the qualitative study Sensory modulation in acute mental health wards: A qualitative study of staff and service user perspectives (Sutton & Nicholson, 2011).
It provides important information for services in implementing the sensory modulation approach including:
- the set-up of the room and use of specific equipment
- how staff members can best support service users to access and benefit from sensory modulation
- what organisations need to consider when developing and maintaining a sensory approach within an inpatient service.
Downloadable assets
Other resources
Sensory modulation in acute mental health wards: A qualitative study of staff and service user perspectives
This report describes the results from a qualitative study that looks at the use of sensory modulation in four acute inpatient units.
- Sensory modulation in acute mental health wards
(511KB, pdf)
The delivery of sensory modulation by persons other than registered nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists or social workers
This resource looks at using other health workers to deliver sensory modulation within sensory rooms.
Initiatives
Reducing seclusion and restraint
Evidence based tools are available to support in-patient services to reduce seclusion and restraint, developed by Te Pou with support from the Ministry of Health.