How do these sadistic Bullies get Jobs like this?

[Loosehead]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5148154.stm

How can it happen? How can our most vulnerable be left to these mericless bullies?

[noxlumos]

Loosehead for once I toally agree with you. There is something so sadistic and fundamentally flawed with anyone who abuses someone weaker and more vulnerable than themselves that they should ( in the same way that paedophiles are not allowed to work with children) be banned from working in the caring professions for life. I'm horrified to think that perhaps some people actually take jobs in the caring professions in the first place simply so they can abuse and denegrate if that's wehat floats their boat, which is a really dark and distrubing thought. I believe the majority of nursing staff etc are very good and I have always found most to be so that I have encountered but how can abuse be SO widespread if a lot of people who presumeably aren't sadistic nutters themselves are working there? There must have had to be an awful lot of blind eyes turned by those not directly involved and to me that makes them as culpable as the perpetrators.

[Loosehead]

Thanks, Nox. I've heard of these horror stories over the years but I always thought they where probably exagerated. It just horrifies me that there is a group of people who seem to derive some sort of sadistic pleasure tormenting these often frightened vulnerable people. Is this where school bullies get jobs when they leave school?

Anyone on AB worked in any of these establishments? Are blind eyes turned? Care to elaborate on the situation in these places.

[Beanmistriss]

I work supporting people with learning disabilities and have also worked in care homes for older people and you wouldn't believe how many people get a kick out of having a bit of power over someone who can't protest or doesn't understand that they can and have a right to complain.

This is particularly prevelent in places where the residents are older and were brought up in institutions because they don't know they can complain, for many it wouldn't ever cross their minds. Also in services for people who have "challenging behaviour". If you work somewhere that any form of physical restraint is used there tends to be higher levels of staff who bully.

I have left 3 jobs because of the way that other staff behave. Each time I have complained to managers etc and nothing has been done and if I can't change it I don't want to be one of the people who turns a blind eye. I always fill in my exit questionaires with full details and even though I was interviewed for an investigation into one of them nothing has ever changed.

[Beanmistriss]

People talk well about how people with disabilities have the same rights etc as everyone else but in reality they are rarely empowered by the staff who work with them to achieve this.

I have found the NHS to be the worst as they have so many places they will employ people who are completly incapable and don't give a toss just to fill the position.

I must add that I have worked in some excellent places, including the place I work now. It makes me sick to my stomach that people who are supposed to care behave like this and that the people who are most vulnerable are bullied and no one tries to do anything. Although as my experience proves its sometimes really difficult to do anything when no one else will back you up.

[Beanmistriss]

Sorry to post again but I just read the link (saw a diffirent article earlier on with not so much detail) and I need to say that I've never worked anywhere where people were treated like this or I would have gone to the chief executives office myself and knocked on her door. But perhaps thinking about it, I should have done that anyway.... :/

[Lonnie]

Hi Loosehead, a good link.
I have a handicapped daughter, so I feel a little bit qualified to give you an answer.

All depending on the handicap, the main rights that these people have, is to be treated with dignity, love, respect, and helped to get the most out of life that they can.

I say all depending, because some don't need as much help as others.

I'm not going to comment on this story just yet, but my daughter goes to a day centre, where she is loved, along with the other clients, but its in the private sector, we turned down the NHS centre, purely because it didn't feel right, you can tell when you go into these places.