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‘Stakeholders are almost always resistant’: Australian behaviour support practitioners’ perceptions of the barriers and enablers to reducing restrictive practices

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Pages 66-82 | Received 30 May 2022, Accepted 21 Aug 2022, Published online: 01 Feb 2023

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