Safeguarding and Restrictive Practices Policy
A safeguarding and restrictive practices policy that sets out how your organisation protects participants from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. It also covers the use, oversight and reduction of restrictive practices.
What is inside:
- Definitions of abuse, neglect, exploitation and each type of restraint and seclusion
- Indicators of physical, emotional, sexual, financial and domestic abuse and of neglect
- Five-step reporting process, from immediate safety to police or child protection
- Reportable incident timeframes of 24 hours and five business days
- Child protection contacts for each state and territory, and whistleblower protections
- Practices that are never permitted, and conditions for regulated restrictive practices
- Worker obligations and NDIS Commission restrictive practice reporting
- State and territory authorisation frameworks, records and evidence
Good to know: authorisation of restrictive practices is a state or territory process, so follow the rules where supports are delivered. The Commission reporting obligations apply to registered providers.
- 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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