Purpose

This policy describes the process for ensuring participants are involved and participate as fully as possible in the decisions about the support they receive.

Applicability

When

• when a participant provides us sensitive personal information 

• when providing supports and services to participants 

• before a participant begins a planned activity 

• before a participant undertakes a health assessment 

• if we intend to share a participant’s personal information with a third party 

• before planning the use of any of the participant’s funds 

• when images or video of the participant is to be used for promotional purposes 

• when a forensic procedure is required for a police investigation

• first aid treatment 

• (if possible) when urgent medical treatment is required to save the person’s life, to prevent serious damage to a person’s health or to alleviate significant pain or distress.

Who

• applies to all representatives including key management personnel, directors, full-time workers, part-time or casual workers, job candidates; student placements, apprentices, contractors, volunteers.

Documents relevant to this policy

• Decision Making and Consent (easy read)

• Referral

• Service Agreement

• Pre-exercise Screening Tool

Risks

Choice and control are fundamental values underpinning the NDIS and reflect the participant’s right to autonomy. In practice, many things may interfere with the decision making process and reduce the level of autonomy exercised. The obstacles are too numerous and specific to analyse effectively. The organisation should foster a general sensitivity to the values of choice and control and continually re-evaluate and improve assessment processes. 

Policy

• Sparrow Collective is committed to ensuring all participants are involved in making decisions and choices about all aspects of the support services they receive from the organisation.

• participants should be the person making informed decisions and choices with regard to themselves and the services they receive.

• All people have the right to maintain their personal, gender, sexual, cultural, religious and spiritual identities, and the right to dignity of risk.