Assignment task: You work in a youth group home where many of the youths that live there have struggles at home, such as parents who are abusive towards them (both physically and emotionally), parents who are substance abusers and as a result, the youths have been left to fend for themselves.
Stacey is a 15 year old girl who recently came to the group home from a violent house hold. She's been at the group home for 3 weeks and during that time she has displayed agitation and anxiety. She does enjoy going to school because that is where her friends are. Stacey has some diagnosed mental health issues such as anxiety and depression and she copes by self medicating with drugs and alcohol.
Stacey comes home from school one afternoon and she is extremely agitated. She begins to destroy her room and break things. You and another worker are the only ones in the residence with Stacey and need to help calm her down. She s clearly suffering from a mental health crisis and you need to deescalate the situation before she harms herself or you.
Tasks:
Prepare an assignment on how you would respond to the person in the scenario. Answer the following questions in your assignment:
A. What de-escalation techniques would you use to calm the situation? List the techniques (3-4) and give a description of how they apply to this situation.
B. What resources or support would you put Stacey in contact with?