Abuse, Harassment and Exploitation Sample Clauses

Abuse, Harassment and Exploitation. Everyone has a right to be free from abuse, coercion, exploitation and harassment. People with disabilities are recognized as one of the most victimized group in society, with those providing care the primary abusers. People with disabilities must be made aware of their rights to a safe place to live and to be supported by respectful New Leaf staff. They must also learn how to understand and report abuse. New Leaf will provide education and support through the curriculum to the people we support and to New Leaf staff to address potential abuse, harassment and exploitation. Additional resources and services will be accessed if necessary. 7. Staff-Individual Contact/Boundaries Touch and informal conversation may be easily misinterpreted by the people directly involved and/or observers. Understanding physical and emotional boundaries helps to ensure that people will develop and maintain effective relationships. This understanding also helps people recognize potentially unsafe contact and avoid behaviour that may be misinterpreted. People providing services will model socially acceptable touch and speech in every situation. Sexual contact between those providing and those receiving services is prohibited at all times. New Leaf will provide education and support through curriculum. Additional resources and services will be accessed if necessary.