Pathways to Better Living Pty Ltd – Participant Rights Policy
Introduction
Participant rights set a clear context for how our supports and services are provided
All participants have the right to:
- Receive person-centred supports
- Have individual values and beliefs respected
- Privacy and dignity
- Independence and informed choice
- Be free from violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation or discrimination
- Applies to support and services provided to all participants
- Applies to all representatives including key management personnel, directors, full time workers, part time workers, casual workers, contractors and volunteers
Person-centred supports
- Each participant can access supports that promote, uphold and respect their legal and human rights
- Each participant is enabled to exercise informed choice and control
- Supports provided promote, uphold and respect individual rights to freedom of expression, self-determination and decision making
Individual values and beliefs
- Each participant can access supports that respect their culture, diversity, values and beliefs
- Each participant’s autonomy is respected, including their right to intimacy and sexual expression
Privacy and dignity
- Each participant can access supports that respect and protect their dignity and right to privacy
Independence and informed choice
- Each participant is supported to make informed choices, exercise control and maximise their independence in relation to the supports provided
Freedom from violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination
- Each participant can access supports free from violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination
