Yes Imogen, I really like your analysis on this..."risky behaviour" rather
than inherent risk because of disability status. Thank you for this.
ATB
Claire
--On 02 November 2004 15:30 +0000 Imogen Bowers <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> I agree with Claire and certainly risk assessment for students with
> mental health needs(I am a mental health adviser for a University)are a
> very contentious issue. Predicting risk to self or others is impossible
> to determine, is not agreed upon in the literature and is pseudo science
> at best. For example, a students, without a disability, may be at great
> risk of harming themselves when they leave the union bar on a friday
> night at 2a.m, from being mugged, run over, harrassed, etc. The notion
> of risk attached to only certain sections of the community makes me very
> uncomfortable indeed. Aren't we ALL risky to a certain extent? Is risk
> not more about "risky behaviour" anyway, rather than diagnosis or
> disability status i.e. if a female student walks home late at night,
> every night on her own, is she not more at risk than a student with
> disability who does not? Anyway, I could go on forever on this one....!
> think I'll leave it there for others to comment.
>
> Imogen
> Imogen Bowers
> Mental Health Adviser
> Equality and Diversity Office
> The University of Salford
> Tel: 0161 295 2152
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Claire Wickham, Centre for Access and Communication Studies
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 02 November 2004 14:42
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Risk Assessments
>
>
> To be controversial (?)
>
> Why are disabled students any more risky than other students? Are they
> liable to spontaneously combust? Personally I think that to have forms
> that are for particular impairments is not appropriate and one INCLUSIVE
> risk assessment form for all students (all = disabled and others) should
> suffice.
>
> And if you have one, inclusive form then it won't be your responsibility
> to complete it and you will have saved yourself a tedious task!
>
> ATB
>
> Claire
>
> --On 02 November 2004 14:20 +0000 Paul Smyth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> I have recently been asked to complete risk assessment forms for the
>> disabled students at our college and wondered whether there are fairly
>> standard templates available for this purpose, i.e. for visually impaired
>> students, hearing impaired etc.
>>
>> This is not because I am too lazy to complete the form but more to do
>> with not wanting to miss anything out (okay yes, maybe it would save me
>> some time!).
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone else had to do a risk assessment for their disabled students?
>> If so, any advice? Or any useful websites you could suggest?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Paul Smyth (Disability Officer, Richmond College).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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> Claire Wickham,
> Director: Centre for Access and Communication Studies
> University of Bristol
> Union Building
> Queen's Road
> Clifton
> Bristol BS8 1LN
>
> Tel: 0117 954 5710/5705
> Textphone: 0117 954 5715
> Fax: 0117 954 5714
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University of Bristol
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Bristol BS8 1LN
Tel: 0117 954 5710/5705
Textphone: 0117 954 5715
Fax: 0117 954 5714
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