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• Has SAMS audits where an outside agency comes in and talks with the people we
support and their families to check that they are happy with their support.
• We have policies and procedures (e.g. privacy and confidentiality policies) that support
the Code of Rights.
Learning Partnerships
IF THE PERSON YOU SUPPORT AGREES, THIS NEXT QUESTION CAN BE COMPLETED IN
YOUR SUPPORT TIME.
Talk with the person you support explain to them about the question and then discuss with them how
you could answer the question.
Don’t forget to put your conversation and learning on your time/tasksheet – note the book number
and question number. See the Learners’ Website for the amount of time you can claim.
Please look at the Code of Rights now. To do this you can go to the Health
and Disability Commission website (http://www.hdc.org.nz/ or look on the
Learners Website under RESOURCES) or you can get a pamphlet from your
Community Connections office.
1. Putting the Code of Rights in to Practice.
a) Please give an example of something you would say to a person you support that shows you
understand their right to dignity.
I would say to the person I support,
“Please let me know if I do or say anything that makes you feel unhappy,
uncomfortable or worried”.
b) Please give an example of something you would do in your support that shows you understand
that person’s right to services of an appropriate standard.
When supporting a person I would make sure that I followed Community Connections’
policy and procedure in the correct way and that the person I support was satisfied
with my support.
c) Please give an example from your support work where you have shown you have understood the right for
the person you support to be fully informed.
When I support ‘B’, I ask her if she has any questions about how her support is
provided. ‘B’ is receiving medical treatment so I often remind her that she can ask
questions about her treatment.
Assessor Use Only:
Accepted responses (assessor name):
Verification Provided (yes/no and date if known):
Question signed off (date):
Unit Standard and Elements: n/a
Evidence: n/a
Judgement: The learner has shown an understanding of how the Code of Rights looks when it is put in to
practice.
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