Client Rights & Responsibilities – Kootenay Society for Community Living

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Rights

Your rights as a person receiving our services at the Kootenay Society for Community Living are:

To be treated fairly
To have a job
To health care
To see your client binder
To safe places
To a home
To get the information you need to make choices

To choose:

Where to live
What to do in a day
Your own goals
What to eat
How to spend your money
Where to worship
Who to marry
Your own friends
How to have fun
To have your own things
To have someone to love
To marry
To parent
To vote
To get legal advice
To speak up
To say NO if you want
To an education

Responsibilities

To respect others
To be honest
To be a trustworthy person
To show love
To be a good daughter/son
To be a loving father/mother
To be a caring sister/brother
To care for my children
To ask for help when I need it
To be kind to the people helping me
To be thankful
To learn to speak up
To say NO
To have courage
To fight prejudice

To stop hurt
To take care of myself
To participate in planning my services
To make good, safe, informed choices
To be a good friend
To give people their personal space
To educate myself
To be a good learner
To look for a job
To be a good employee
To take care of my home
To vote
To be good citizen