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Disability safeguards. Parliamentary Inquiry into abuse in disability services February 2017. Abuse reporting measures. Existing DHHS Standards compliance DHHS Complaints process Community Visitors program Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme
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Disability safeguards Parliamentary Inquiry into abuse in disability services February 2017
Abuse reporting measures • Existing • DHHS Standards compliance • DHHS Complaints process • Community Visitors program • Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme • Other onsite review processes undertaken for registered disability services • Office for Professional Practice – oversight of restrictive interventions practice
Abuse reporting measures • New • The new Client Incident Management System (CIMS) focuses on the most serious incidents and their impact on clients. It will also improve responses and procedures to client incidents. Training activities will support community service organisations and department staff to implement the new system. • The new incident management system applies to: • All disability advocacy services subject to a funding and service agreement with DHHS • All registered disability service providers
Zero tolerance • Embedding the principle of zero tolerance in service delivery • The principle demonstrates the government's strong commitment to not tolerating or normalising abuse, neglect or exploitation in disability services, and promoting a culture that upholds the rights, dignity, welfare and safety of persons with a disability • The Disability Act 2006 is being amended to include the guiding principle of zero tolerance
Disability abuse prevention strategy • The strategy aims to: • consolidate a zero tolerance approach for Victoria • support disability services to adopt a culture of zero tolerance and to declare commitment to the principle • include a code of conduct underpinned by the principle of zero tolerance that disability workers will sign up to.
Code of conduct • A code of conduct for disability workers • A code of conduct for disability service workers aims to build a culture of zero tolerance of abuse, clearly stating the rights and obligations of disability workers to report and respond to abuse • Disability service workers in registered disability services and department run residential services will be required to sign up to the code of conduct
Disability Services Commissioner • DSC powers of investigation • DSC’s oversight role will be strengthened with own motions powers to investigate reports of abuse and neglect of both an individual and systemic nature • An annual review of deaths that occur in disability services - facilitated by a memorandum of understanding between the DSC and the Coroner
Other safety mechanisms • Vic Pol and changes to abuse reporting • DHHS is working with Victoria Police to develop guidelines for use by disability service providers and Victoria police members to improve the joint response to victims, witnesses and alleged perpetrators with a disability.
Other safety mechanisms • Disability abuse reporting – links to Family Violence initiatives • The government has committed to implement all 227 recommendations of the Royal Commission in to Family Violence – including but not limited to: • Review of the Family Violence crisis response and risk assessment in relation to people with a disability • Improved data collection • Training for service providers
Other safety mechanisms • Child Safe Standards • The Child Safe Standards (the Standards) are compulsory minimum standards that apply to organisations that provide services for children, including in disability services, in order to help protect children from abuse. They aim to drive cultural change in organisations so that child safety becomes part of everyone's everyday thinking and practice • The Standards include the safety of children with a disabilityas an overarching principle.
Other safety mechanisms • Reportable Conduct Scheme • The reportable conduct scheme is intended to commence from 1 July 2017. Under the scheme, relevant organisations, including disability service providers, will be required to report allegations of child abuse and child-related misconduct to the Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP). • Further information about the Standards and the reportable conduct scheme can be found on the DHHS website: http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/about-the-department/plans,-programs-and-projects/projects-and-initiatives/children,-youth-and-family-services/creating-child-safe-organisations
Training Training in recognising and reporting abuse • Targeted training for community visitors to be rolled out in 2017-18 • Training, resources and tools for : • Disability service workers in government run and community based services • Workers in government run residential services • People with complex communication needs • People with cognitive disability • Families and carers of children with a disability
Training cont. • Human rights training for disability workers • A human rights video based e-learning program developed by National Disability Services and funded by the Victorian and Western Australian governments - designed to be accessed for free by anyone in the community or fee for service for organisations if hosting on organisations learning management systems • The program is part of the NDS ‘Understanding Abuse e-learning suite of resources funded by DHHS • www.nds.org.au/zero-tolerance-framework/understanding-abuse
