Assignment
Brief summary of the client's history
Joe is a client /patient who live in a rural/ regional area. He is suffering with Parkinson's disease since 6 years having progressive deteriorating motor skills resulting in lack of performing the activities of daily living (ADLs) himself. The specialized health care services are not accessible. He is fully dependent on his wife and children for meeting the ADLs due to his high dependency for ADLs, himself-esteem is significantly affected as a result his personality traits is getting arrogant like extreme paranoia, not accepting himself as a patient, sitting reserved being extrovert; does not express his feelings, does. However, he needs specialist doctors' consultation for Parkinson's disease and progressing signs of psychosis and depression. On the other hand, he and his wife are getting pension benefits from the government and her daughter Talia is earning for the family expenses too. His family is family supportive family and financially medium. The family members have the feeling of love and responsibilities towards each other. But he needs some conducive environment to ventilate his feelings, emotions and including psychological counselling as soon as possible. Nevertheless, he needs extra love support and care. Even though Parkinson is not a disability but he needs other Insurance Scheme for the proper due to the costly health facilities. Hence, the community /area need some government hospital for the facility of the people.
Task
1) What are two examples of information or resources you provided for your client to assist them in their health and wellbeing?
2) Outline any client outcomes or goals achieved during the time you worked with the client including relevant referrals mad.
What specific goals were made for the following areas of wellbeing:
a) Physical
b) Social
c) Emotional
d) Cultural/spiritual
3) Describe the process you used in seeking further information from additional stakeholders - what sort of information did you receive and how was it used to benefit your client?
4) What policies and procedures did you use when working with this client?
5) Discuss legal and ethical considerations for working with this client and how the following applied with your client:
a) Dignity of risk
b) Duty of care
c) Informed consent
d) Mandatory reporting
e) Privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
f) Records management
6) Reflecting on why feedback is important for workers in this field, how did you receive feedback from your client, supervisor or host service and how you can use this feedback to improve your work in the future?
7) Summarise what was covered during your trauma informed supervision / debrief session with your workplace supervisor.
8) Complete the following - present to your workplace supervisor and record below: (your answer can include screenshots if appropriate).
a) Review the services and policies that your organisation offers and identify any areas that may require change to minimise potential issues.
b) Provide two sources of information that promotes trauma informed principles and practices in your organization.