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residents with a psychologist is ensured through ad hoc and incidental assistance
under a contract of mandate, e.g.: once a month143, on call144, on a quarter-time
basis145, or pursuant to an agreement with an external clinic146. However, certain
establishments did not comply with § 6(2) (2) of the Ordinance at all, as they had
no psychologist among personnel147. In the opinion of the representatives of the
NPM, it is reasonable to employ a psychologist on a full-time basis, so he/she can
conduct both individual activities, i.e. in the form of support conversations or therapy, and group activities, e.g. in the form of cognitive or relaxation training. The
representatives of the Mechanism believe that this would also help integrate the
community of residents and could help encourage them to participate in activities
offered by the centre.
3. Employees of the centre acting as legal guardians
It must be noted that some employees of the centres visited act as legal
guardians of incapacitated persons. The situation raises doubts of the representatives of the NPM, as one of the tasks of a legal guardian should be monitoring
whether a charge is provided with adequate care in an establishment and whether
conditions he/she is held in do not violate his/her dignity. However, SCC employees may happen not to be objective in assessing the centre’s care offer. Moreover,
as a result of this dual role, SCC personnel are provided, de facto, with additional
obligations at the expense of their free or private time, without additional compensation. As a result, they can lack adequate motivation to properly and reliably
perform their duties.
4. Installing a CCTV system in SCCs
The visitors found that some centres were equipped with a monitoring system. Cameras were installed mainly in passageways, hallways, near SCC exits and
in a parking lot148. The existing legal framework lacks regulations governing monitoring in social care centres. At present, legislative work in this respect is ongoing.
5. Lack of regulations on persons drinking alcohol in SCCs
On 11 May 2013, Article 56 of the Act of 12 March 2004 on social assistance149 was provided with item 7, stipulating a new type of a centre for persons adSCCs in: Słupia Pacanowska, Świecie.
SCC in Bartoszyce.
145
SCC in Płaza.
146
SCCs in: Pęcławice Górne, Skarżysko-Kamienna.
147
SCCs in: Pińczów, Poznań together with its branch, Słupsk.
148
SCCs in: Bielsko-Biała, Warsaw, Nowy Miszew.
149
Dz.U. of 2015, item 163, as amended.
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