necessary further action. Any employee failing to report instances of abuse/neglect are subject to discipline. Per notification must take place within two hours to DDD Stephen Komninos’ law, and caregivers. All abuse/neglect allegations will be thoroughly investigated. Employees may be suspended without pay while pending full investigation. Any substantiated abuse/neglect allegations will warrant dismissal. POLICY AGAINST ABUSE Abilities of Northwest Jersey, Inc. tries to preserve the dignity and personal safety of its program participants by adhering to the following policies and practices. Staff members are prohibited from physically abusing program participants by corporal punishment or actions, which inflict injury or pain to the persons served. Such actions as striking aggressively, twisting of limbs, pulling hair or dousing with cold water are considered abusive. The use of physical restraint as a means of responding to disruptive or violent behavior is only used based on crisis management techniques and Abilities Behavior Support Manual. Psychological abuse of program participants by staff is prohibited. No one should be yelled at, humiliated, frightened or threatened with physical abuse. Program participants cannot be exploited. Exploitation is defined as the improper use of another person for profit or advantage. Staff members are prohibited from trying to inflict their own personal values or religious persuasions on the program participants. Staff members are required to comply with State of New Jersey reporting requirements. Failure to comply with the above policies can lead to termination of employment without prior notification. It is the responsibility of all staff to report any incidents of abuse to their immediate supervisor. Reports are to be investigated immediately by questioning the individual reporting the abuse, the alleged victim of abuse, witnesses, and the accused. Care must be taken to question program participants in a non-threatening manner and to reassure witnesses that there will be no ramifications for reporting an abusive situation or incident. The Chief Executive Officer will be notified of the reported abuse and the results of the questioning immediately. Suspected or Reported Abuse Outside Abilities of Northwest Jersey, Inc. If a staff member suspects that a program participant is being or has been abused, mistreated, victimized or in danger of harm from individuals outside this agency or a program participant reports that an incident of this type has or is about to occur, that facility case manager/supervisor individual’s must be notified immediately. It will be the facility case manager/supervisor responsibility to speak to the program participant and make a determination that sufficient evidence exists in order for appropriate action to be taken.
necessary further action. Any employee failing to report instances of abuse/neglect are subject to discipline. Per Stephen Komninos’ law, notification must take place within two hours to DDD and caregivers. All abuse/neglect allegations will be thoroughly investigated. Employees may be suspended without pay while pending full investigation. Any substantiated abuse/neglect allegations will warrant dismissal. POLICY AGAINST ABUSE Abilities of Northwest Jersey, Inc. tries to preserve the dignity and personal safety of its program participants by adhering to the following policies and practices. Staff members are prohibited from physically abusing program participants by corporal punishment or actions, which inflict injury or pain to the persons served. Such actions as striking aggressively, twisting of limbs, pulling hair or dousing with cold water are considered abusive. The use of physical restraint as a means of responding to disruptive or violent behavior is only used based on crisis management techniques and Abilities Behavior Support Manual. Psychological abuse of program participants by staff is prohibited. No one should be yelled at, humiliated, frightened or threatened with physical abuse. Program participants cannot be exploited. Exploitation is defined as the improper use of another person for profit or advantage. Staff members are prohibited from trying to inflict their own personal values or religious persuasions on the program participants. Staff members are required to comply with State of New Jersey reporting requirements. Failure to comply with the above policies can lead to termination of employment without prior notification. It is the responsibility of all staff to report any incidents of abuse to their immediate supervisor. Reports are to be investigated immediately by questioning the individual reporting the abuse, the alleged victim of abuse, witnesses, and the accused. Care must be taken to question program participants in a non-threatening manner and to reassure witnesses that there will be no ramifications for reporting an abusive situation or incident. The Chief Executive Officer will be notified of the reported abuse and the results of the questioning immediately. Suspected or Reported Abuse Outside Abilities of Northwest Jersey, Inc. If a staff member suspects that a program participant is being or has been abused, mistreated, victimized or in danger of harm from individuals outside this agency or a program participant reports that an incident of this type has or is about to occur, that individual’s facility case manager/supervisor must be notified immediately. It will be the facility case manager/supervisor responsibility to speak to the program participant and make a determination that sufficient evidence exists in order for appropriate action to be taken.
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