With several videos, The mother of a disabled girl in Piedecuesta, Santander, reported the therapist who was caring for her 13-year-old daughter for assault.
The minor’s family compiled clips from the home’s security cameras to express their dismay.
“He brutally hit my daughter on the head with a wooden chair. That was the first video I saw, then I started watching more. I was truly left with sadness and anguish in my heart,” said Sandra Patricia Carrillo Jaimes.
They report aggression in Piedecuesta.
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According to Carrillo, the therapist had been taking care of the girl for a year: “She was hitting me.”
Upon learning of the complaint, IPS Health and Safety rejected what it described as “inappropriate conduct” by one of its workers, claiming that “it did not meet the institution’s standards of quality and professionalism.”
“It is essential to emphasize that what happened does not in any way reflect the fundamental values or ethical principles that are the pillar of Health & Safety IPS,” he said in a statement.
The entity assured that when it was notified of the complaint it proceeded to internally investigate the case, as a result of which it made a decision: “The psychologist involved no longer works at our institution. and the corresponding complaint was made to the Prosecutor’s Office who will take the appropriate actions towards it.”
Health & Safety IPS Statement.
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The IPS will reinforce its “professional conduct policies” and will conduct training for its staff “to prevent similar situations in the future,” he added in the statement.
Piedecuesta authorities speak out after complaint of abuse
“We strongly reject the child abuse suffered by Jennifer Paola, a minor with a disability, at the hands of her therapist,” the Mayor of Piedecuesta stated in a message on its X account.
The Administration, Family Police Station, Children and Adolescents Police and Municipal Persons’ Office activated a route to assist the minor and her parents. Among the actions, it was announced that the Ombudsman’s Office will advise them with a lawyer in the criminal process.
“The social team has begun verification of rights guarantees, and the path has also been initiated so that through the EPS, the minor and her parents can be immediately attended to,” stated Jaime Andrés Rodríguez, Family Commissioner.
The Ministry of Health will also provide them with psychosocial care.
SEBASTIÁN GARCÍA C.
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