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CHC08 Disability Behaviour Support Skill Set
Facilitator Guide
Cerebral palsy
Chemical restraint
Client
A group of disabilities that affect movement, posture and
balance. The condition occurs when areas of the brain that
control movement and posture do not develop correctly or are
damaged.
The use of medication for the specific purpose of controlling or
influencing behaviour, mood or level of arousal.
Refers to the person with a disability and clearly defines their role
in the relationship with a worker. Clients may include:
Individuals living in a residential aged care environment.
Individuals living in the community.
Prospective individuals to the service or services.
Individuals living in government funded services.
Job seekers.
Children and young people.
People seeking advice and assistance.
Children and families using children’s services.
Complex needs
People who have multiple health, functional or social conditions
where one condition affects the other conditions.
Consent
Containment
Crisis response
Permission given by a client or someone who has capacity to do
so on behalf of them. To be valid consent must be voluntary,
informed, specific and current. A person must be free to exercise
genuine choice about whether or not to give or withhold consent.
A practice used to support a person to regain personal control,
by preventing access to events, conditions or environments that
stimulate behaviour of concern.
A response in situations where the client is engaging in
behaviour of concern and risk intervention is necessary.
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