House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2020-06-18 Daily Xml

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Residential Care Workers, Psychological Testing

Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (14:19): My question is to the Minister for Child Protection. Has the minister been informed by any psychologists of any people who have failed mandatory psychological testing to work in residential care homes but who continue to work in disability and aged-care services? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Ms STINSON: On ABC 891 this morning, Luke Broomhall, a forensic psychologist with PsychCheck, whose company conducts the mandatory psychological testing of all residential care workers, stated:

I do know that there are people who have been found to be unsuitable to work with children in residential care who are still currently working in the disability and/or aged care sector.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection) (14:20): That is clearly a question for the Minister for Human Services, who is in the other house. I can take it on notice and find out for you, if you would like.

The SPEAKER: I have given the opposition three. It has only been two minutes in. I am going to give them one more.