@ghost-of-a-duke saidRoll your eyes until they go to the back of your head for all I care goad.
Yes sir, only Psychiatrists and Psychologists work in mental health.
(Eye roll).
You still haven't said exactly what you do with the mental health patients to help them....I figure you babysit them. 😉
-VR
@very-rusty saidI've told you precisely what I do, at least 3 times.
Roll your eyes until they go to the back of your head for all I care goad.
You still haven't said exactly what you do with the mental health patients to help them....I figure you babysit them. 😉
-VR
Due to your memory issues, should I put you on the waiting list?
@ghost-of-a-duke saidout reach work which tells me and everyone else absolutely nothing.
I've told you precisely what I do, at least 3 times.
Due to your memory issues, should I put you on the waiting list?
Yea, try a list of what you really do, don't put me on it, I woldn't send by cat to you if I had one!!!! 😛 😉
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@very-rusty saidGathering personal information again, hey?
out reach work which tells me and everyone else absolutely nothing.
Yea, try a list!!!
-VR
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@ghost-of-a-duke saidYour the one said you worked with mental health patients in an outreach program. I am just asking you a follow up question on your statement you made....which YOU are are trying to avoid.
Gathering personal information again, hey?
-VR
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@handyandy saidLOL@ Andy, not bad!!!! 😛 😉
I sincerely hope not.
More on your game today! 😉
-VR
@very-rusty saidThat you think people struggling with their mental health require 'babysitting' is actually rather offensive and ignorant.
You still haven't said exactly what you do with the mental health patients to help them....I figure you babysit them. 😉
-VR
We prefer to enable independent living in the community and avoiding hospital admissions.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidAnd I wasn't Politically correct, but basically you babysit adults correct?
That you think people struggling with their mental health require 'babysitting' is actually rather offensive and ignorant.
We prefer to enable independent living in the community and avoiding hospital admissions.
-VR
@very-rusty saidNo. Again you are being offensive to people struggling with mental health issues.
And I wasn't Politically correct, but basicly you babysit adults correct?
-VR
But it doesn't surprise me.
@very-rusty saidWhy, do you need one (a babysitter, presumably for yourself)?
And I wasn't Politically correct, but basically you babysit adults correct?
-VR
@ghost-of-a-duke saidSo you still haven't said quite what it is you do....I take it you are just offended because that is EXACTLY what you do.
No. Again you are being offensive to people struggling with mental health issues.
But it doesn't surprise me.
You should be proud of it not offended by it.
I spent some time looking after people confined to wheel chairs one lady in particular.....They called each other cripples when they would meet. What do you think of that???? Are they offensive when they have the same issues, they use to call me a "Walkie for now".....Everyone has their ways of coping....laughing about it or making fun of it is much better than sulking about it.
-VR
@very-rusty saidOkay, let's see if your repugnant babysitting comparison holds water.
And I wasn't Politically correct, but basically you babysit adults correct?
-VR
A Psychiatrist or Clinical Psychologist will refer a client to our outreach team following their diagnosis and initial treatment (which may or may not have involved medication or time on a mental health ward). Such a diagnosis will vary from depression to schizophrenia and a plethora of conditions in between. The team I manage will allocate an outreach worker and they will work with the client towards agreed outcomes in the community, which will range from social inclusion, managing anxiety, finding employment or education, maintaining a stable mental health etc. My team rarely do home visits and are more likely to engage with a client in a coffee shop or college.
As well as managing the team I also carry a small caseload of clients and specialize in assisting people to reduce social anxiety specifically using a strategy of habitualization and extinction, which I'd be happy to elaborate on if you have a genuine interest, and of course acknowledge your crass babysitting error.
@very-rusty saidGoad is working with people suffering mental health issues - is there more to stay about it? People who struggle with such issues often have a difficult time and they need professional help.
So you still haven't said quite what it is you do....I take it you are just offended because that is EXACTLY what you do.
You should be proud of it not offended by it.
I spent some time looking after people confined to wheel chairs one lady in particular.....They called each other cripples when they would meet. What do you think of that???? Are they offensive when th ...[text shortened]... ways of coping....laughing about it or making fun of it is much better than sulking about it.
-VR
@ghost-of-a-duke saidActually I am quite interested....I know a person who you speak of who is Schizophrenia which is kept under control with meds...He told me some about it and that he doesn't have feelings like we do, he seemed very nice, there are times I see him and it is like he doesn't know me, and other times he engages in conversation. I am thinking it has to do with is condition....He was very proud of the fact he had a job now working 2hrs a the hospital a week. His uncle was with him one day, but didn't get a chance to talk to his uncle without him there. I had lots of questions about the condition. I know he drinks at leasst 6 large coffee one right after the other, can't seem to get enough. He seems like he is fairly intelligent to me, but quiet and doesn't say much unless you get him engaged in conversation.
Okay, let's see if your repugnant babysitting comparison holds water.
A Psychiatrist or Clinical Psychologist will refer a client to our outreach team following their diagnosis and initial treatment (which may or may not have involved medication or time on a mental health ward). Such a diagnosis will vary from depression to schizophrenia and a plethora of condition ...[text shortened]... elaborate on if you have a genuine interest, and of course acknowledge your crass babysitting error.
-VR