Policies and procedures
Centre ProspectusDisability Services Queensland has developed the following resources to assist service providers to meet the transitional and full requirements of the legislation:
Policies and procedures
Under the Act, service providers must keep and implement policies and procedures on the use of restrictive practices. These need to be consistent with Disability Services Queensland's policies and procedures.
New Disability Services Queensland policies and procedures have been developed, in consultation with the disability services sector, to assist services provided and funded by the department to meet the requirements of the legislation.
Service providers are able to adapt these minimally to help them meet the requirements and ensure consistency with the department’s policies and procedures.
The policies provide a general statement of the important principles and practices that service providers must consider when using or proposing to use restrictive practices.
For example, the policies must emphasise the need to:
- meet human rights obligations
- follow contemporary practice
- only consider the use of restrictive practices as the least restrictive way of preventing harm.
The procedures detail the processes that service providers should follow to meet the legislative requirements in line with the policy's principles and practices.
Disability Services Queensland policies and procedures cover requirements for both the transitional period and for the full legislative scheme.
Information sheets
Disability Services Queensland has developed a series of information sheets for service providers.
These provide explanations about the new requirements and cover a topics, such as:
- each type of restrictive practice
- assessment and planning
- authorisation
- monitoring and review
- contemporary practice
- working with an adult’s support network
- respecting the adult’s rights.
Forms and templates
Disability Services Queensland has developed two types of forms to assist service providers with the legislative requirements, including:
- an approved form which is specifically required to be used under the legislation
- a form for optional use.
The approved forms include:
- Form 16-1 — Notification of containment or seclusion of an adult (transitional period only)
- Form 10A-1 — Application for the review of a decision (transitional period and full requirements) — available soon
- Form 10A-2 — Notification of approval for the use of restrictive practices (transitional period and full requirements only) — available soon.
Further resources will be developed to assist with the full requirements of the legislation.
Quality improvement resources
Disability Services Queensland is committed to continuous improvement in service delivery as part of the Disability Sector Quality System.
If you have any suggested changes to the policies, procedures, information sheets or approved forms, please submit a Specialist Response Service document improvement form.
The Specialist Response Service Implementation branch will consider suggestions each month to determine if the proposed change will improve services. Feedback will also be provided.
Last updated July 2008