Objectives Freedom of choice impacts quality of life. Expressed through dignity of risk (DoR),
nursing home (NH) residents should be afforded the dignity to take risks to enhance well …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between clinicians' and
managers' risk aversion and a range of variables related to the implementation of the …

This article explores two key societal developments that in different, yet related, ways are
encouraging national policy changes to Australia's state-and territory-based adult …

Since the late twentieth century, health and welfare policy in Australia and the UK has
focused on enhancing the freedom, life choices and participation of service users. Public …

Background Coroners are tasked with the investigation of unnatural and unexpected deaths.
In Australia, the coroner's role also includes making recommendations for promoting …

In social policy debates and research over recent years,'risk','social inclusion'and 'the life
course'have become influential topics. In this themed section we will revisit these concepts …

It is frequently asserted that pressures to assess and manage risk have eroded the
therapeutic, rights‐based foundation of the human services profession. Some argue that …

Since the advent of deinstitutionalization and the shift to communitybased models of care,
Australia, and many other Western countries, have seen distinct and marked changes in …

Victorian State Disability Plan 2002-‐12 (VSDP) was developed. This was a fascinating
moment in social policy reform in Victoria and Australia. Broader trends reshaping disability …

Submission note: A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy to the Living with Disability Research Centre, School of Allied Health …