Abuse Prevention

Abuse, neglect and mistreatment will not be tolerated by any agency receiving funds from the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA).

Unfortunately, people with disabilities are abused, sometimes by the very people who are there to support them. It is your right to live, work and have fun in a safe environment and to be treated with respect. It is against the law for someone to abuse or hurt you.

Abuse

Abuse means the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment resulting in physical harm, pain or mental anguish. Actions considered willful include, but are not limited to physical abuse; verbal abuse/mental abuse; sexual abuse, and or involuntary seclusion. The failure to witness or to report an allegation of abuse, neglect, mistreatment or misappropriation of property does not relate (disprove) that it happened. (e.g. If a direct care staff witnesses an act of abuse but fails to report the incident, the failure to report does not support a conclusion that the abuse did not occur. If an individual is abused, the individuals inability to provide information about the incident is irrelevant when the abuse is substantiated by other supporting evidence.

Physical Abuse

Physical contact, which may include but is not limited to hitting, pinching, kicking, biting, strangling, pushing, shoving, or otherwise mishandling an individual. Physical contact that is not necessary for the safety of the individual, which causes discomfort or the handling of an individual with more force than necessary. An incident involving physical contact or alleged contact between two or more individuals that results in moderate to severe injury.

Sexual Abuse

Any sexual activity between an individual receiving DDA funded services and an employee, intern, volunteer, or contractor of an agency who provides care or support, or has the responsibility of supervision of a vulnerable individual, whether consensual or not, is considered to be sexual abuse and is prohibited. Sexual activity between individuals receiving funded services is considered abuse unless the involved individuals are consenting adults and have the cognitive abilities to make judgements. Any touching or fondling of an individual directly or through clothing for the arousing or gratifying of sexual desires and/or causing an individual to touch another individual for the arousing or gratifying of sexual desires.

Psychological Abuse

Psychological abuse, also referred to as emotional or mental abuse is a sustained and repetitive form of mistreatment to cause mental or emotional anguish by threat, intimidation, humiliation, isolation, other verbal or non verbal conduct in order to systematically diminish another. It can include bullying, rejecting, degrading, terrorizing, isolating, corrupting, exploiting and denying emotional responsiveness. Emotional abuse includes verbal abuse such as yelling, name calling, blaming and shaming. Abusive statements are intended to humiliate or infantilize and include insults, threats of abandonment or institutionalization and other controlling, dominant, or jealous behavior.

Use of Adverse Techniques & Seclusion

The application of painful or noxious stimuli to the body which is intrusive upon an individual's physical, mental or emotional well being in order to terminate challenging behavior. Seclusion is keeping an individual involuntarily apart from others in a separate room or space - e.g. The involuntary placement of an individual alone in a room.

Inhumane Treatment, Violations of Rights & Neglect

Inhumane treatment is defined as:

any deliberate act of cruelty that endangers the physical, mental or emotional well being of an individual
the deliberate and willful determination of an agency to follow treatment practices that are
- contradicted by the individual plan
- that violates an individual's human rights
- do not follow accepted treatment practices and standards in the field of developmental disabilities

Violation of Individual Rights consists of any action or inaction that deprives an individual of the ability to exercise their legal rights as articulated in state and federal laws.

Neglect is known as:

the failure to provide proper care and attention to an individual resulting in significant harm or jeopardy of harm to the individual's health, safety or well being
failure to provide necessities such as food, clothing, essential medical treatment, adequate supervision, shelter or a safe environment.

Abuse, neglect and mistreatment will not be tolerated by any agency receiving funds from the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA).

Abuse

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Psychological Abuse

Use of Adverse Techniques & Seclusion

Inhumane Treatment, Violations of Rights & Neglect

Inhumane treatment is defined as:

any deliberate act of cruelty that endangers the physical, mental or emotional well being of an individual
the deliberate and willful determination of an agency to follow treatment practices that are
- contradicted by the individual plan
- that violates an individual's human rights
- do not follow accepted treatment practices and standards in the field of developmental disabilities

Violation of Individual Rights consists of any action or inaction that deprives an individual of the ability to exercise their legal rights as articulated in state and federal laws.

Neglect is known as:

the failure to provide proper care and attention to an individual resulting in significant harm or jeopardy of harm to the individual's health, safety or well being
failure to provide necessities such as food, clothing, essential medical treatment, adequate supervision, shelter or a safe environment.

Define Abuse

List the Types of Abuse

There are four basic feelings of happy, sad, mad, and scared. Individuals we serve are the experts on how they feel and should be encouraged to consult a trusted individual or staff member if they feel uncomfortable at any point. An individual's entire body is private unless the client says otherwise. Client's bodies should be respected and consent obtained for every action. Abuse can be, verbal , physical, emotional, mental or sexual.

In the next section you will be given scenarios and will identify the type of abuse present and provide examples of people who can be consulted by abuse victims or their advocates.

Select some examples of advocates for individuals

Someone yelling at you or calling you names

Taking your money or using it for themselves

Someone making you do things you don't want to

Not letting you use the phone

Hitting,punching, shoving or slapping

Touching private areas of an individual

Reporting Abuse

If you believe someone is being abused tell someone - keep telling someone until someone listens and helps you get out of the situation (staff should encourage individuals to report)
If you witness or suspect abuse or neglect of an individual receiving services you are required to report it.
If you are found to be abusing or neglecting an individual you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
If you see something say something.

Ground Rules for Individuals

Everyone is valuable - show this by listening to everyone
It's ok to disagree - it is never ok for someone to force you to do something you don't want to or use physical force.
Everyone needs a chance to participate - doing so makes them feel valued and good.
There are times when people don't feel like talking - if an individual says they don't want to talk about it, staff should give them space and let them know they are available if they need to talk.
What happens here is private - individuals do not have to share information, some information is private.
It's ok to be Me, it's not ok to be Mean - individuals can do things to block out mean things and mean people

What We Want for Our Individuals

to be the masters of their own destiny
to feel safe
to have power without fear
to have fun without anxiety

Reporting Abuse

If you believe someone is being abused tell someone - keep telling someone until someone listens and helps you get out of the situation (staff should encourage individuals to report)
If you witness or suspect abuse or neglect of an individual receiving services you are required to report it.
If you are found to be abusing or neglecting an individual you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
If you see something say something.

Ground Rules for Individuals

Everyone is valuable - show this by listening to everyone
It's ok to disagree - it is never ok for someone to force you to do something you don't want to or use physical force.
Everyone needs a chance to participate - doing so makes them feel valued and good.
There are times when people don't feel like talking - if an individual says they don't want to talk about it, staff should give them space and let them know they are available if they need to talk.
What happens here is private - individuals do not have to share information, some information is private.
It's ok to be Me, it's not ok to be Mean - individuals can do things to block out mean things and mean people

What We Want for Our Individuals

to be the masters of their own destiny
to feel safe
to have power without fear
to have fun without anxiety

If you see abuse what should you do?

Leave it for someone else to deal with

Say something and report it immediately

What do We Want for our Individuals?

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