Question: I support an individual that I will call A. A is a young woman who lives in a group home setting with 5 other women.
I support an individual that I will call A. A is a young woman who lives in a group home setting with 5 other women. A is much younger than everyone else. She does not like her housemates and gets very upset when anyone glances at her. A has delusional beliefs that she is dating a married man. She goes to a day program, and when she returns, she is quite often crying. A enjoys time out of the house alone with staff or day hab but it is clear, she is not happy in her home. A has a parent who not only encourages her delusions but also refuses medications. Recently, a program was implemented where a guardian can log into our database and view their therapy logs. Staff were initially reluctant to write these reports, many think it happens every day, is it a notable behavior? The behavior therapist agreed to come to our next staff meeting. She emphasized the need to write down every behavior no matter how minor you think it is. As the medical liaison, I tracked these reports for the entire year. At the next life plan, with the help of the behaviorist, I was able to get an appointment for the individual I support with a mental health professional and her mothers blessing. By collecting these reports and showing her guardian's progression from minor crying out and swinging randomly to targeted attacks on staff and her peers with her powerchair. Without the documentation, A's frustrations may have continued to progress putting her peers in potential danger
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