Question I
Interviewing a participant or care provider can be an effective way to gather additional information about a participant's functioning, especially if you will not or do not have the opportunity to observe the participant in the situation, e.g., at home. When a new participant is coming into a residence, vocational training center or educational setting, an interview is particularly important.
Meet Robert. Robert is a twenty-seven-year-old gentleman with an intellectual disability. He has just moved to Saskatoon. He and his mom, Julia, have set up a time to meet with you because he wants to be a part of your agency. Your agency provides people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to become employed part-time in the community. You are scheduled to meet with Robert and his mom at 9 a.m., Monday morning.
i. What steps do you need totake so the interview is a success?
ii. What facts would you use to show that the interview was a success?
Question II
You are working as a Disability Support Worker at a recycling plant with a twenty-six- year-old man, diagnosed with an intellectual disability. Part of your job is to assist David with recycling and other small jobs like sweeping the floor, mopping the floor, taking out the garbage and general clean-up duties. David works part-time at the recycling plant form 9 a.m. to 12 noon. David works with one other person at a sorting table. It is David's job to take newspaper from a large box on a pallet and sort it into smaller boxesarranged on a long table.
David's supervisor at the recycling plant is concerned about David's work ethic - particularly that he will lose concentration and not engage in his work. You inform the agency supervisor and she recommend you observe David for a one-hour duration of his shift
i. How would you apply the anecdotal observation method to observe David for onehour?
ii. What wouldyou do to ensure that you are not includingpersonal feelings in your observations of David?
Question III
You are working as a DisabilitySupport Worker in a group home for people living with an intellectual disability. There are four residents in the home - all male. You have been working with this agency for approximately three months. During this time, you have created some very positive working relationships with the participants and with the staff. Today, Sunday, your shift was from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. You, and your three co-workers and especially the residents had a great day today! It was a beautiful day outside as you all enjoyed many activities. You had tremendous fun doing all the activities that a typical Sunday would bring. There were a few minor incidents along the way, but you and the staff were able to handle them. As your twelve-hour shift ends, you are sitting at thedining room table thinking about what you need to include in your shift report.
i. Write a shift report for today
ii. What would be the result if your shift report was unclear?
Question IV
You are working as a Disability Support Worker in a group home for young men diagnosed with intellectual disabilities. The group home has six residents. The residents enjoy daily tasks such as chores, cleaning their rooms, sweeping the kitchen area, tending to the yard, and taking out the garbage. One of the residents, Jack, does not enjoy doing any of these daily tasks. Jack gets quite angry with you when he is asked toclean his room, forexample. He threatens to hit you and he calls you names. During this time, Jack will slam his bedroom door in your face. You have been advised by your co-workers that it is best for Jack to be left alone in his room playing videogames.
The group home manager has set up a meeting with you, two of your co-workers, and of course, Jack. The purpose of the meeting is to create a SMART goal for Jack.
i. How do you and your team decide what Jack's goal is?
ii. Write a SMART goal for Jack.