Frontline Episode 3: Duty of Care v Dignity of Risk

About this episode

This episode discusses the balance between supporting risk-taking and fulfilling duty of care obligations for people with disabilities.

We all take risks and want to be the boss of our own lives. But how can providers and support workers strike a balance between supporting people to take risks and meeting their duty of care obligations? In this episode of Frontline, Sara speaks to people with disability about the value of risk-taking and the mindset shift from asking ‘Is this safe?’ to ‘How do we make it safe?’ Shownotes: DSC newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DSC Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DSC training TRANSCRIPT

People in this episode

Host: Sara

Topics covered

• risk-taking
• duty of care
• dignity of risk
• support workers
• people with disability

Keywords

• risk
• duty of care
• disability
• support workers
• safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DSC

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