Dignity
Also called: respect, treating clients with dignity
Definition
The standard that every person receiving services is treated with respect for their worth, privacy, choices and autonomy — in how they are spoken to and about, in how procedures are delivered, and in what goals are chosen. It is one of the core principles of the ethics code, and it is the reason assent, choice and avoiding compliance-for-its-own-sake belong in a program rather than outside it.
In plain language
Treating the person as a person: with respect, privacy and real choices. It shapes how you talk to them, how you talk about them, and what goals get chosen.
Example
A technician offers a choice of two activities, uses the learner's name rather than a label, and waits for the learner's response before starting.
Not dignity
Discussing a learner's toileting accidents in front of them and other families in the waiting room.
See also
Written from
- bacb-ethics-code-2022 — Core principles
Written from the ethics code's core principles, in our own words. No text reproduced.
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