8 Agency management 9 Staff, recruitment, employment and training National Standards for Disability Disability Advocacy Standards Services (NSDS) DAS mapping Comments 1 Rights The service or program promotes individual rights to freedom of expression, and decision-making and actively prevents abuse, harm, neglect and violence. 1.1 The service or program, its staff and its Standard 4 overall. No further evidence should be required in the volunteers treat individuals with dignity and Fully met context of advocacy support. respect. 1.2 The service or program, its staff and its Standard 10 overall, strengthened by KPIs No further evidence should be required in the volunteers recognise and promote individual 10.2 and 3.1 context of advocacy support. freedom of expression. met 1.3 The service or program supports active Standard 3 overall and KPIs 2.3, 8.1 Agencies should ensure that any information is decision-making and individual choice, including Partly met timely and available in accessible formats to the timely provision of information in appropriate consumers. formats to support individuals, families, friends and carers to make informed decisions and understand rights and responsibilities. 1.4 The service or program provides support KPI 3.1 Legislative requirements include the DSA, in strategies that are based on the minimal Partly met which advocacy service is defined as restrictive options and are contemporary, essentially the minimal restrictive pathway, evidence-based, transparent and capable of however this is not captured fully in standards. review. Advocacy agencies should ensure that evidence is available to demonstrate transparency, the capacity to review and that support strategies are contemporary. This could extend to review processes for all advocacy models. In the context of advocacy support, strategies may include such measures as (individual) risk management plans and duty of care/dignity of risk processes.
8 Agency management 9 Staff, recruitment, employment and training National Standards for Disability Services (NSDS) Disability Advocacy Standards DAS mapping Comments 1 Rights The service or program promotes individual rights to freedom of expression, and decision-making and actively prevents abuse, harm, neglect and violence. 1.1 The service or program, its staff and its volunteers treat individuals with dignity and respect. Standard 4 overall. Fully met No further evidence should be required in the context of advocacy support. 1.2 The service or program, its staff and its volunteers recognise and promote individual freedom of expression. Standard 10 overall, strengthened by KPIs 10.2 and 3.1 met No further evidence should be required in the context of advocacy support. 1.3 The service or program supports active decision-making and individual choice, including the timely provision of information in appropriate formats to support individuals, families, friends and carers to make informed decisions and understand rights and responsibilities. Standard 3 overall and KPIs 2.3, 8.1 Partly met Agencies should ensure that any information is timely and available in accessible formats to consumers. 1.4 The service or program provides support strategies that are based on the minimal restrictive options and are contemporary, evidence-based, transparent and capable of review. KPI 3.1 Partly met Legislative requirements include the DSA, in which advocacy service is defined as essentially the minimal restrictive pathway, however this is not captured fully in standards. Advocacy agencies should ensure that evidence is available to demonstrate transparency, the capacity to review and that support strategies are contemporary. This could extend to review processes for all advocacy models. In the context of advocacy support, strategies may include such measures as (individual) risk management plans and duty of care/dignity of risk processes.
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