A carer who climbed into the bed of a vulnerable teenage service user claimed he may have been"sleepwalking".
The Scottish Social Services Council said the 17-year-old girl returned to a housing support service under the influence of alcohol and went to bed. She then woke up and was"shocked" to find Danny Ryder beside her.He was unable to explain how he came to be in the bed and that"it may have been as a result of sleepwalking".
The care watchdog reported that the teenager thereafter felt unsafe in the service and did not wish to stay there anymore.region where it occurred - concluded that the behaviour caused the service user"emotional harm".Finding Ryder's fitness to practise impaired, the SSSC stated:"The behaviour was serious and demonstrated a significant breach of professional boundaries.
"Your actions amounted to a serious exploitation of the position of trust you were in and raise concerns as to your values."Such behaviour is fundamentally incompatible with professional registration and calls into question your suitability to work as part of a caring and responsible profession."