Peoples’ rights as defined by law in California, abuse prevention, and mandated reporting pertaining to dependent adults and service providers training

Author

Bryn Werren

Graduation Date

2015

Document Type

Project

Program

Other

Program

Project (M.S.W.)--Humboldt State University, Social Work, 2015

Committee Chair Name

Jennifer Maguire

Committee Chair Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Keywords

Clients' rights, Recognizing abuse, Supported living service, Developmental disability, Dependent adult, Humboldt State University -- Projects -- Social Work, Abuse prevention, Humboldt County, Direct support professional, California, Regional Center, Curriculum, Training, Mandated reporter

Abstract

The abuse of people with developmental disabilities is a significant problem in California, with rates of abuse 4-10 times higher than that of the general population. In addition, there is a lack of provider training in relation to clients' rights and mandated reporting, and in 44% of cases of abuse the perpetrator is a service provider. This project is aimed at educating direct support providers about clients' rights, abuse prevention, recognizing abuse, and mandated reporting in order to address the problem of the prevalent abuse of people with developmental disabilities. This curriculum contains information specific to the Eureka/Arcata area, but can be modified for use in other parts of California.

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/cv43nz96t

Share

 
COinS