Supported Living

Risk Management

 

Living with risk is an ordinary part of day to day life. At C-Change we believe that managing risk is a fundamental aspect of the support we provide. Click here to view our Guide to Risk Management.pdf

We view risk management as a balance between happiness and safety.  It is possible to be extremely safe and very unhappy and less safe, but extremely happy; which is more desirable?  Think for example of the person who chooses sky diving or mountaineering for a hobby.

The most important thing to consider when looking at an issue of risk is the views of the people who may be affected; the individual, their family and the community. It is also important to view risk as a broader concept that considers the risks of harm associated with social isolation, of damage to self esteem, or how a person's opportunity to be involved in their community as an active citizen is enabled or restricted.

We sometimes use this diagram to help us figure out what to do:

 

The Diagram is from Peter Kinsella’s Article on Person-centred risk Assessment
He also uses ideas from Michael Smull who developed Essential Lifestyle Planning.