Agency Demands Risk-Taking: Applying Dignity of Risk and Consumer Choice in Adult Care Settings

Volume 17, № 8

Description

This training explores the critical concept of dignity of risk in adult care settings, arguing that true compassion requires honoring individuals’ right to make choices, even risky ones, to preserve their autonomy and identity. Through real-world scenarios, this training provides practical frameworks for balancing safety with self-determination, emphasizing documentation, creative problem-solving, and proportional safeguards.

Categories

This training covers the following categories.

  • General Categories
    • General Caregiving
  • In Wisconsin
    • Dignity of Risk (as defined in Article I.C.15)