Duty of Care and Dignity of Risk Policy and Procedure
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A duty of care and dignity of risk policy and procedure for NDIS providers. It shows workers how to balance their duty to prevent foreseeable harm with each participant's right to make choices that carry some risk.
What is inside:
- Definitions, including reasonable care, informed risk and paternalism
- The core principle of upholding both duty of care and dignity of risk
- Duty of care obligations: individual risk assessment, competent service delivery, safe environments and medical emergencies
- Steps for supporting a risky choice, from giving information to documenting the decision
- What to do when a choice creates serious risk of harm
- What workers must never do, including imposing restrictions without proper authority
- Documenting risk discussions and decisions in the participant's file
- Reviewed against the current NDIS Rules, Practice Standards and Commission guidance
- Editable DOCX with a placeholder legend, so you enter your details once
- Instant download
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