ACTIVITIES:
- Take Quiz #1
- Attend daily report/take notes
- Attend weekly treatment team meeting
- Help facilitate Cognitive Distortions Group
- Help facilitate Art Therapy Group
- Help pass out/fill out medicaid papers
REFLECTION:
This week was also very similar to previous weeks. I had to take my quiz (on which was pretty upset with my score- I hate true/false questions!). At the agency though, things are running pretty smoothly. No major problems or concerns... No big exciting news... just another week at the hospital. I am preparing to complete my process recording, and looking foward to that- should be pretty interesting.
INTEGRATION QUESTION:
HBSE: How might your assessment of a client differ from that of another person on your team, such as a nurse, doctor, or teacher?
This is a pretty easy question for me, because I have been noticing differences like these since day one. When the interdisciplinary team (of doctors, nurses, dieticians, chaplains, social workers, psychologists, etc.) all get together, it seems that each of us are monitoring different aspects of the clients hospitalization. Doctors want to know about the medications (compliance, dosage, side effects, etc). Nurses want to know about vitals and daily health (so that they can report to the doctor, if medication or other orders are needed). Dieticians, of course, are worried about nutrition, while chaplains are more concerned with the spiritual needs of the patient. As social workers, I feel like we act sometimes as the "glue". We don't need to know the medication dosages, but we do need to observe/be familiar with the clients behavior (speech, actions, etc) after taking such medications. We may not need to know the vitals of each patient, but if someone is unhealthy physically, they will not be feeling their best mentally. Food and spirituality also play a huge role in how a person feels. Our job is to advocate (or voice) the concerns of the patient, and do whatever we can to help them on their journey through recovery.
In assessing a patient, we may want to know typical demographics, such as, addresses, phone numbers, contacts, etc. We might also ask for any family history of physical or psychiatric illnesses or treatments. Nurses may need this info as well, but what we do with this information is completely different. Nurses need to know blood pressures, heart rates, temperatures, etc. These are equally important in keeping the person alive and well. I find it interesting the ways in which our team interact, share information, and overall work together to help the patient in evrey way we know how. :)
WEEKLY HOURS: 28.5
HOURS TO DATE: 158.5
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