Simon is 44 years old and lives in a residential home with eight other people. Simon is
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Simon is 44 years old and lives in a residential home with eight other people. Simon is very friendly and loves going out and talking to people. He has a severe intellectual disability and can sometimes become angry and lash out at staff. The main trigger to Simon's behaviour is seeing a new worker who he does not know in his house. Troy, who works with Simon, is familiar with his needs and tries to arrange the roster so that there is at least one staff member on duty who Simon has met before. Most of the time Troy can avert Simon's behaviour before it escalates. Troy can anticipate Simon 's reaction, divert his attention to some other activity or remove him to another area of the house before he gets angry.
Q1. What appropriate responses does Troy employ with Simon to identify and respond to his behaviours of concern.
Q2. Two examples of other staff or resources that Troy could use to maximise his planned response to Simon.
Q3. When Troy responds to Simon's behaviour of concern, what organisationl policies and procedures must he be mindful of and why.
Q4. Why is it necessary for Troy to deal with Simon's behaviours of concern promptly, firmly and diplomatically in line with organisational policies and procedures.
Q5. What communication strategies does Troy need to consider when responding to Simon's behaviours of concern.
Q6. Why is it important that Troy reviews incidents with other staff and offers suggestions to others as appropriate to his job role.
Q7. Why should Troy seek advice and assistance from legitimate sources when appropriate.
Q8. Two people should Troy seek advice and assistance from when working with Simon.
Q9. How you would seek assistance from the people you listed in the previous question.
Q10. Given Simon aggression assume now he started being aggressive and thrown objects about and is yelling. There are also other clients in the room.
What is your priority in dealing with this behaviour of concern.
Expert Answer:
Q1 Appropriate responses Troy employs with Simon to identify and respond to his behaviors of concern Anticipation and familiarity Troy arranges the roster to ensure at least one staff member Simon has ... View the full answer
