Social Interview Paper
Introduction
This paper will provide information regarding the personal interview with Mrs. S. B, a social worker who works in one of the long-term care facilities in Ca. She has been working with the company for almost ten years now. She has an associate’s degree in Human Services, which she earned from a community college. At present, she works as one of the department heads in charge of the social services department.
What type of agency do you work for? Mrs. S B works in one of the long-term care facilities located in , Ca. She is one of the department heads that run the social services department. The facility she works at has a total of 299 beds and houses mostly the elderly. It is divided into three stations. Stations one and two are the SNF (skilled nursing facility) stations and station three is the sub-acute station. Residents who are ambulatory, mobile, or need short-term or long-term care, go to station one or two. Residents who are on a ventilator or have tracheostomy go to station three. As mentioned earlier, most of the residents are elderly but they also have younger …show more content…
Sai face is when the family tries to get involved or tries to make changes with the clients advance directive or the living will. For example, accepting or refusing medical care for their parent, organ and tissue donation, DNR or DNI orders. It’s a big challenge to explain and elaborate each itemized issues mentioned on these between the patient and family to help them to come up with an acceptable and realistic decisions. Another issue that Mrs. Sai face is when an individual tries to manipulate the system in getting what she wants and use it for her own personal desire and not due to medical condition, for example medical supplies, medication, wheel chair, improper use of disability parking card, etc. It is also a challenge for my professionalism ethics and respecting their choices and still going along with their personal
This paper will provide information regarding the personal interview with Mrs. S. B, a social worker who works in one of the long-term care facilities in Ca. She has been working with the company for almost ten years now. She has an associate’s degree in Human Services, which she earned from a community college. At present, she works as one of the department heads in charge of the social services department.
What type of agency do you work for? Mrs. S B works in one of the long-term care facilities located in , Ca. She is one of the department heads that run the social services department. The facility she works at has a total of 299 beds and houses mostly the elderly. It is divided into three stations. Stations one and two are the SNF (skilled nursing facility) stations and station three is the sub-acute station. Residents who are ambulatory, mobile, or need short-term or long-term care, go to station one or two. Residents who are on a ventilator or have tracheostomy go to station three. As mentioned earlier, most of the residents are elderly but they also have younger …show more content…
Sai face is when the family tries to get involved or tries to make changes with the clients advance directive or the living will. For example, accepting or refusing medical care for their parent, organ and tissue donation, DNR or DNI orders. It’s a big challenge to explain and elaborate each itemized issues mentioned on these between the patient and family to help them to come up with an acceptable and realistic decisions. Another issue that Mrs. Sai face is when an individual tries to manipulate the system in getting what she wants and use it for her own personal desire and not due to medical condition, for example medical supplies, medication, wheel chair, improper use of disability parking card, etc. It is also a challenge for my professionalism ethics and respecting their choices and still going along with their personal