Consent

When you provide consent, you give your permission or say that it is okay for something to happen. You must always fully understand why a person requires your consent. If you have any doubt about this, you should ask our Practice Manager, or your advocate, for help.

You can withdraw your consent at any time. For example, the withdrawal of consent means if you are taking part in a particular program and decide that you do not like the program, you can tell us that you no longer want to participate in that program.

iSeekSupport will need your consent to:

● read the information that service providers have about you and for us to provide any information about you to other service providers, your family or advocate

● collect data relating to you for funding bodies

● ask people to attend your person-centred planning meeting

● carry out any training programs or behaviour change programs we want to put in place for you

● assist you to see a doctor or a dentist

● provide appropriate services and supports

● provide you with medication.

Usually, consent will be documented in your support plan. However, we will ask you to sign a consent form to release your personal information. We will always ask for your permission and explain the reasons for accessing your information when providing it to Support Workers or another service provider. If you are unsure during this process, you should ask your advocate for help.

If you feel that you cannot consent about issues in your life, we can talk to your family or advocate and ask them to assist. If you do not have family who can make decisions for you, we will help you apply to the court, or other government bodies, to appoint a Guardian who can legally help you make these decisions.