Library: Individual Support: Work Legally &amp; Ethically

Work Legally & Ethically

Abuse

Aged Care Royal Commission

Code of Conduct

Dignity of Risk & Duty of Care

Duty of Care by Fran Haarsma Productions
Call Number: 362.1 DUT (City)
Publication Date: 2003
This video demonstrates the need for awareness and commonsense in providing clients with the best possible care.

A Balancing Act: Dignity of Risk vs Duty of Care
Keeping the Person's Best Interests in Mind Starr, L (2021), 'Keeping the person's best interests in mind', Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 27(4): 35.
What is Duty of Care? Duty of Care vs Dignity of Risk
This video examines the vital differences between duty of care and dignity of risk.

Legislation

Privacy, Confidentiality & Health Records

Dignity in Care: Privacy
Confidentiality and Privacy in Healthcare-Better Health Channel
This website contains information from the Victorian Government on confidentiality and privacy in healthcare. Includes information on keeping records secure, accessing information, privacy laws and managing information.
Health Records: Privacy, Confidentiality and Access
Information from FindLaw Australia on the laws around health records and the issues of confidentiality, privacy and access.
Privacy and Confidentiality
The Law Handbook-Victoria’s most trusted practical guide to the law since 1977-looks at how law around privacy and confidentiality are applied in the medical field and how these apply to medical ethics.

Professional Boundaries

Professional Boundaries: Respecting the Feelings of Residents in Aged Care West, R (2021), 'Professional boundaries: respecting the feelings of residents in aged care', Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 27(4): 38-39.

Professional Boundaries for Workers Supporting People Living at Home by Ideas That Work
Call Number: 362.14 PRO (City)
Publication Date: 2017
This video introduces professional boundaries and includes examples which show where a boundary could be crossed between a worker and a client.

Quality Standards

Introduction to the Aged Care Quality Standards
An overview of the eight Aged Care Quality Standards (ACQS) from the consumer perspective.
Standard 1
An overview of Standard 1, consumer dignity and respect, of the ACQS from the consumer perspective.
Standard 2
An overview of Standard 2, ongoing assessment and planning with consumers, of the ACQS from the consumer perspective.
Standard 3
An overview of Standard 3, personal care and clinical care, of the ACQS from the consumer perspective.
Standard 4
An overview of Standard 4, services and supports for daily living, of the ACQS from the consumer perspective.
Standard 5
An overview of Standard 5, organisation's service environment, of the ACQS from the consumer perspective.
Standard 6
An overview of Standard 6, feedback and complaints, of the ACQS from the consumer perspective.
Standard 7
An overview of Standard 7, human resources, of the ACQS from the consumer perspective.
Standard 8
An overview of Standard 8, organisational governance, of the ACQS from the consumer perspective.

Use of Restraints