POWER & CONTROL WHEEL: PEOPLE WITH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS

VIOLENCE al Se sic xu hy a P AND l THREATS: Threatening to hurt the person; : withold basic support and Raising a hand or using rights; terminate relationship looks, actions, or gestures and leave the person unattended; to create fear. Destroying report noncompliance with the property and abusing pets. program; use more intrusive Mistreating service animals. equipment. Using consequences Displaying weapons. and punishments to gain compliant behavior. Pressuring the person to engage in fraud or other crimes. CAREGIVER PRIVILEGE: Treating person as a child, servant. EMOTIONAL : Making unilateral decisions. Punishing or ridiculing. Refusing Defining narrow, limiting roles and to speak and ignoring requests. responsibilities. Providing care in a Ridiculing the person’s culture,

way that accentuates the person’s traditions, religion, and personal dependence and vulnerability. Giving tastes. Enforcing a negative an opinion as if it were the person’s reinforcement program or any opinion. Denying the right to privacy. behavior program the person Ignoring, discouraging, or prohibiting POWER

doesn’t consent to. the exercise of full capabilities. &

ECONOMIC ABUSE: ISOLATION: Using person’s property and Controlling access to friends, money for staff’s benefit. Stealing. CONTROL family, and neighbors. Using property and/or money Controlling access to

as a reward pr punishment in a phone, TV, news. Limiting behavior program. Making financial employment possibilities decisions based on agency or family because of caregiver schedule.

needs. Limiting access to financial Discouraging contact with the information and resources case manager or advocate. resulting in unnecessary

impoverishment. WITHHOLD, MISUSE, MINIMIZE, JUSTIFY,

OR DELAY NEEDED AND : SUPPORTS: Denying or making light of Using medication to sedate the abuse. Denying the physical and person for agency convenience. emotional pain of people with

Ignoring equipment safety disabilities. Justifying rules that requirements. Breaking or not limit autonomy, dignity, and

fixing adaptive equipment. relationships for program’s opera-

Refusing to use or destroying tional efficiency. Excusing abuse

communication devices. as behavior management or as

Withdrawing care or equipment due to caregiver stress. Blaming

to immobilize the person. the for abuse. Saying Using equipment to the person is not a “good

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