Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council

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People with Behaviour that Challenges Services
The last PIP said:
• we said we would review the services that are provided for people with
Behaviour that Challenges Services.
What have we done?
• we are supporting more people in the community
• the whole service is being reviewed and there will be more services to help
people to stay in their own house
• we have proposals for the development of specialist community support
services.
What do you think?
• people with behaviour that challenges services should not be excluded from
the community. This can be achieved if they have the support and resources
they need
• services must promote the safety and well being of a person with behaviour
that challenges services. Service providers need to give their staff more
understanding and training about people with behaviour that challenges
services
• the need to protect people with behaviour that challenges services must
be balanced with the needs of the community. Members of the public must
also be protected from the actions of people with behaviour that challenges
services
• there is a need to improve back-up services and support as behaviour that
challenges services can be quite stressful
• training is needed in formal risk assessment and risk management and in how
to respond to violence and aggression is needed both in the statutory and
voluntary sectors
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