Office of the Senior Practitioner
The Disability Act 2006 created the position of the Senior Practitioner. The Senior Practitioner is generally responsible for ensuring that the rights of people who are subject to restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment are protected, and that appropriate standards are complied with in relation to restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment. The Senior Practitioner has extensive powers to set standards and guidelines, and to monitor direct disability service providers in relation to the use of restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment.
Functions of the Senior Practitioner
- Lead best practice in behaviour management strategies and develop standards and guidelines for behaviour management and restrictive interventions
- Monitor restrictive interventions and the requirements of the Disability Act 2006
- Provide specialist expertise and secondary consultations to disability support providers in relation to behaviour management and restrictive interventions
- Develop guidelines and share best practice for supporting people who are subjected to restrictive interventions or compulsory treatment
- Oversee the Independent Person program
- Develop partnerships with researchers, professionals and others to undertake research to inform contemporary practice and policy.
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Office of the Senior Practitioner
Department of Human Services
Level 7, 50 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Telephone 03 9096 8427
Email seniorpractitioner@dhs.vic.gov.au